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Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission : C111205 05/16/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR James Vaughn 83 River Rd. West Newbury MA 01985 Self Solar Project Developer 5/16/2012 $20,000.00 C111205 05/16/2012 SPENCE FOR GOVERNOR Douglas Albrecht 16 Upper Ladue Rd. St Louis MO 63124 Bodley Group Chairman 5/15/2012 $5,000.00 C001135 05/16/2012 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI Michael Ponder 715 N. Clark Street...
Show Me Progress - 2:47 p.m. - 7 clicks 
From an editorial in today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch : Editorial: Missouri Speaker's legacy: It's El Rushbo's House now ....Mr. Tilley forever will be known as the man who turned what lawmakers like to call "The People's House" into Rush's House. On Tuesday, Mr. Limbaugh repaid the favor, lavishing praise on Mr. Tilley to his national radio audience and replaying clips of his induction spee...
Show Me Progress - 7:10 a.m. - 11 clicks
The situation: As per Think Progress , a staffer for climate denialist, big-oil loving James Inhoffe actually told the truth - and made a few oil lobbyists uncomfortable. The staffer wrote to "top oil and gas lobbyists" to express the Senator's displeasure with the industry's collaboration with the Obama White House on fracking regulations. The email didn't pull any punches when it came to de...
Show Me Progress - Tue 9:42 p.m. - 16 clicks
By @BGinKC So Rush Limbaugh is now in the Hall of Famous Missourians, right alongside Harry S Truman, Walt Disney, Mark Twain and General Jack Pershing, but there was something different about this induction. General Pershing didn't make it into the hall until 1995 , 47 years after he died and 75 years after he whipped together a two-million-man army and brought World War I to an end within se...
Show Me Progress - Tue 8:06 a.m. - 16 clicks
The Mellman Group conducted a survey [pdf] of 600 likely voters in Missouri on the 2012 U.S. Senate race for Majority PAC from May 8-10, 2012. The margin of error is 4.0%. The poll memo was released yesterday: McCaskill Continues To Lead The Missouri Senate Race Against All Comers [....] Despite being subjected to over $5 million dollars in negative attack ads from her Republican opponents...
Show Me Progress - Tue 5:53 a.m. - 13 clicks
Projection, with absolutely no sense of irony, in the republican controlled House chamber. Rush Limbaugh (r) spoke in the House chamber today on the occasion of his bust being placed in the Hall of Famous Missourians by Speaker Steve Tilley (r). By all accounts the ceremony was closed to the public. Rush Limbaugh (r): ....I'm sorry I, I take it for granted but in, the Speaker whe...
Show Me Progress - Mon 6:50 p.m. - 16 clicks
Previously: Truman Days in Kansas City - 2012 - photos (May 12 2012) Truman Days in Kansas City - 2012 - photos - part 2 (May 13, 2012) Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) at Truman Days in Kansas City - 2012 (May 13, 2012) "...Somebody needs to stand up for people who are being pushed down. And organized labor has done it and the Democratic Party has a history of standing up for people who are b...
Show Me Progress - Mon 10:02 a.m. - 13 clicks
Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission: C001135 05/12/2012 JAY NIXON FOR MISSOURI The Boeing Company Political Action Committee 1200 Wilson Boulevard Arlington VA 22209 5/10/2012 $10,000.00 [emphasis added] ...
Show Me Progress - Sun 6:10 p.m. - 16 clicks
The St. Louis Business Journal just released its 2012 list of the region's top 25 chambers of commerce. Nowhere on the list will you find the City of St. Louis. Why? Because there is no such thing as the "St. Louis Chamber of Commerce". Chambers of Commerce serve as business associations for area businesses. They are by and large membership organizations, with businesses making up the m...
STL Rising - Apr 26
The second round of community meetings for sustainability planning for the City of St. Louis has been set. More info is available by visiting this page: : ...
STL Rising - Apr 25
Today at 3:00 pm, MoDOT will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed lid over the depressed lanes in downtown St. Louis, now referred to as the "Park over the the Highway". Here is the official MoDOT announcment: MoDOT St. Louis District Press Releases Page Prepared by Andrew Gates 314/453-1808 April 02, 2012 MoDOT to hold public meeting on Park over the Highway alternatives ST. LOUIS ...
STL Rising - Apr 10 - 2 clicks
When it comes to economic development, it's important for all members of our community to be part of the picture. Sal Martinez and George Robnett, two long-time St. Louis leaders, have co-founded the "Minority Contractor Initiative" (MCI). The MCI is located at 1712 Macklind, at the north entrance to the famous Hill neighborhood , sharing office space with state-of-the-art printing company, ...
STL Rising - Mar 18
