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09.16.2009 5:29 pm

House panel to investigate Sam Graves

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A U.S. House committee is investigating whether Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri violated House rules in connection with testimony in front of another committee, Washington bureau chief Bill Lambrecht reports in this story on the mother ship.

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08.19.2009 10:20 am

Farm team: Missouri State Fair doubles as political stage

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nixon and wife Georgeanne at the state fair

Nixon and wife Georgeanne at the State Fair

With the typically tranquil town hall forums turning into political carnivals, it’s no surprise Missouri politicians are searching for a more hospitable setting to peddle their partisan wares.

Look no further than the annual…

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01.08.2009 12:49 pm

Sarah Steelman eyes Bond’s Senate seat in 2010

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sarah Steelman

Sarah Steelman

Outgoing Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman, who lost a bruising Republican primary for governor to Kenny Hulshof, said this afternoon she will take a look at running for the seat vacated by Sen. Kit Bond in 2010.

Bond announced in the Missouri House…

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12.06.2008 12:10 am

Mo Dems outspent state GOP overall, but Repubs closed in at end

Special to the Post-Dispatch

The Missouri Republican Party usually handily outspends its Democratic counterpart in major statewide elections, but that wasn’t true — to a point — on Nov. 4.

The 30-day-after-election reports filed this week by both parties paint a portrait of state…

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11.03.2008 8:23 am

Roe: Diner patrons turned Graves against federal bailout

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s good to be a bellwether state. Yet another national publication filed an election story from Missouri this weekend. This time it’s the Wall Street Journal taking a look at the lure of the diner in election cycles.

The story is…

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10.14.2008 4:57 pm

Jeff Roe jumps gun on outing Montee as fraudulent voter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Roe

Roe

In what can only be described as a nasty, personal feud between two Northwest Missouri political rivals, political operative Jeff Roe took aim through his blog The Source at Auditor Susan Montee today, suggesting the Democrat is voting fraudulently.

Only problem is,…

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