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04.21.2008 3:06 pm

Tax break for aircraft firm flies through House

Rex Sinquefield’s objections notwithstanding, the House gave final approval in a jiffy today to a bill offering mega-tax breaks to a Canadian aircraft firm.

The vote was 125-16. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it is having more…

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04.18.2008 1:26 pm

Sinquefield: Some tax credits are bad

In a missive sent out today, mega-political contributor Rex Sinquefield offers his thoughts on the mega-tax break bill moving through the Legislature.

He doesn’t like it.

Sinquefield’s article, co-written with University of Missouri-Columbia economist Joe Haslag, takes aim at the…

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04.16.2008 6:21 am

Slay old story: Rex gives big again

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If Mayor Francis Slay is looking to secure his foothold on Room 200, he picked the perfect time to meet millionaire Rex Sinquefield.

Meanwhile, Sinquefield showed once again that when it comes to supporting candidates who share his views on school…

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04.15.2008 1:24 pm

PAC man: Rex helps Hubbard recoup refund

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Who says refunds are forever?

After the state Supreme Court reinstated the cap on campaign contributions, State Senate hopeful Rodney Hubbard was one of several candidates forced to return thousands in big checks.

But, thanks to the magic of political action…

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04.14.2008 6:14 am

Check it out: Sinquefield’s chess club coming along

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Opponents of educational vouchers have circled finance whiz Rex Sinquefield - whose prolific campaign contributions have altered the state’s political landscape - as enemy No. 1.

But soon they’ll have a chance to take on the spry millionaire at his…

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04.11.2008 3:34 pm

Many absent from vote on tax-credit scholarships

There were a lot of empty chairs in the House on Wednesday night when legislators killed the proposal to use tax credits to finance scholarships for special-needs children.

The school-choice movement had campaigned hard for the proposal, dubbed “Bryce’s Law”…

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03.13.2008 10:55 am

Sinquefield expects to get involved in gov’s race, to open chess hall

Multi-millionaire Rex Sinquefield, joined by aides and two professors who’ve done studies for his Show-Me Institute, stopped by the Post-Dispatch this morning to lay out some of his views to members of the paper’s Editorial Page.

Yours truly and cohort…

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03.07.2008 4:24 pm

Teachers file ethics complaint against Sinquefield

Four Missouri teachers, all affiliated with the Missouri NEA, say they filed a formal complaint Friday with the Missouri Ethics Commission against multimillionaire Rex Sinquefield.

At issue: 76 of the Political Action Committees (PACs) he created. The complaint contends that…

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01.24.2008 11:34 am

First degree: Divide deepens between Troupe, El-Amins

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Political friction in the city’s First Ward has exploded into a textbook St. Louis power struggle after a war of words earlier this month.

In one corner, there is Alderman Charles Q. Troupe, who served over 20 years in the State…

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01.17.2008 6:02 am

Sinquefield, Schnucks come through for Slay

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Has Mayor Francis Slay’s recent troubles helped his fundraising?

As noted many times already, Slay has been the target of ire since the ouster of ex-Fire Chief Sherman George, the only African-American to ever lead the department.

But, if nothing else, the…

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