Letter to Jay Nixon: What do you want him to do first?
Today’s the day Missouri gets a new governor, after Gov. Matt Blunt opted against running for a second term and Jay Nixon defeated Kenny Hulshof in November.
Nixon’s inauguration is today. Political Fix blogger and former Post-Dispatch political reporter Jo Mannies has her poetic take on that event on the Fix blog over here.
Suppose you knew Jay Nixon would read your letter after he settles into the governor’s mansion this afternoon. What would you suggest he should take on as his first order of business?


Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor.
they need to change the laws in nursing homes and make it a requirement for those homes to HAVE to carry liability insurance. Also they need to look into closing some of the homes like the one where my 46 yr. old husband was in and he was neglected and died and a month later so was another man and they were just on the news for leaving a 95 yr old lady out in the cold and rain. Those people can’t help themself in those places!