Missouri

The Kansas City Star’s Prime Buzz Blog is reporting that Missouri is leaning towards Republican John McCain for president against either Democratic rival in the latest Rassmussen Report. McCain edges out Hillary Clinton 50-41 percent…

Senate Bill 830 & Senate Bill 1036 Senator Maida Coleman thinks the best way to say “thank you to the brave men and women from Missouri who have answered this nation’s call to duty” is…

Governor candidates (left-to-right) Kenny Hulshof, Sarah Steelman and Jay Nixon. The Columbia Tribune’s Politics Blog reported Thursday that the talk of the governor’s race is taxes. Both Republican candidates are promising not to raise taxes.…

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.…

Ring up a big union endorsement for aspiring Missouri Attorney General Rep. Margaret Donnelly (D-Richmond Heights) and State Treasurer candidate State Rep. Clint Zweifel (D-Florissant). The Missouri State Council of the Service Employees International Union…

The latest in a YWCA Racial Injustice series will tackle a controversial initiative proposed to end Affirmative Action programs in Missouri Tuesday. Fronted by California businessman Ward Connerly, this latest push is part of an…

Reporters at Congressional Quarterly Online are taking a peak at some Missouri Republican strongholds that may be ripe for the picking by Democrat insurgents. CQ singles out two prime House races in the sixth district,…

It’s the fight against the flood. A gaggle of bipartisan politicians are throwing down the gauntlet on the US Army Corps of Engineers who plan to go ahead with a man-made flood on the Missouri…

Taking a crack at cronyism, gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) has a proposal that would end the patronage system in Missouri’s fee offices. The old, controversial system involved about 183 privately run offices that…