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At yesterday’s committee hearing on Governor Matt Blunt’s economic development package, which includes the controversial Land Assemblage Tax Credit, State Rep. Rodney Hubbard* offered an amendment to require any redevelopment plan to be approved by…
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BREAKING NEWS - READ IT HERE FIRST Sources in the Missouri State Senate have told PubDef that the President Pro Tem of the Senate, Michael Gibbons, has relieved Senator John Loudon of his position as…
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JEFFERSON CITY – Still receiving criticisms and praises alike, State Sen. John Loudon spoke with PubDef today about his passion for the controversial issue of midwifery and the fallout from his stealth legalization of the…
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Undeterred by record high gas prices, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is taking a road trip this weekend. Following the national outrage over the conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, the Missouri Senator…
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When a group of local lawmakers lead a tour of some of north St. Louis’ most blighted areas Thursday, they’ll do so to call attention to the need for development and state investment in those…
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The Kansas City Progressive Women’s Coalition is throwing a party to celebrate the start of the campaign season. Their invitation promises “a stimulating evening” filled with art, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. It will be hosted…
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On Wednesday Gov. Matt Blunt approved the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s nomination of Omar Davis to serve as the new director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Davis, of Jefferson City, is…
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Call it taking care of their own. Or perhaps, an investment in their own futures. Whatever you call it, state legislators buried a nest egg in the controversial MoHELA bill signed into law last week.…
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Later this morning, in the chambers of the Board of Aldermen, Mayor Francis Slay will deliver his sixth State of the City address. This is an open thread. What do you think is the state…
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