2008

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From the Missouri Democratic Party… The Missouri Democratic Party today preliminarily awarded 36 delegates each to Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton following their thrilling performances in Tuesday’s Missouri Presidential Primary. By virtue of…

Gov. Matt Blunt is putting more money in the pot to fight underage drinking. The announcement came today that the Department of Public Safety was awarded more than $188,000 to combat underage drinking across Missouri.…

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, a supporter of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, today issued the following statement on what he calls push-polling by supporters of Mike Huckabee: “Governor Mitt Romney has a proven record of bringing…

First the New York Times, now the Associated Press via the Boston Herald. From yesterday’s Herald: Few brotherhoods are as strong as the one among firefighters, who depend on one another just to stay alive.…

Aldermanic President Lewis Reed was in Jefferson City yesterday asking the Missouri Ethics Commission to let him keep his over-the-limit campaign contributions. From the Kansas City Star’s Prime Buzz blog: Reed was elected president of…

Gov.-elect Jay Nixon today announced his intention to appoint Mr. Kelvin L. Simmons, a Kansas City businessman, as the head of the Office of Administration beginning in January. Mr. Simmons, who has managed multiple state…