Missouri

updated 10:45 p.m.

Rick Santorum (r) in Lee's Summit, Missouri

Rick Rantorum (r) was about a half hour late for the scheduled 7:30 p.m. event. While we waited and as the crowd was still showing up a young student reporter talked with a representative of the old media on the press riser. Rick Santorum (r) made a few stops in Missouri today - from Hannibal, to Fulton, to Columbia, to Lee's Summit - all in a prelude to the beauty contest primary on February.....
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Mitt Romney odds-on favorite in Nevada. How about nationally?

Things that appear certain, based on polling: Mitt Romney is on his way to a relatively easy win in tomorrow's caucuses in Nevada. Romney is also in pretty decent shape in the two late February primaries in Arizona and Michigan, two states that (on paper) set up pretty well for him. Gingrich's national standing, at least in the Gallup tracking polls, has taken a mighty dive. What...
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PPP: Gov. Jay Nixon (D), er (r), er (D) easily takes everyone else

Public Policy Polling [pdf] released even more results from from their survey of 582 Missouri voters interviewed between January 27th and 29th. The margin of error for the poll is 4.1%. Everyone, with the possible exception of a chunk of the Democratic Party base, loves Governor Jay Nixon (D): Nixon is aided by a positive job approval rating. 44% of voters approve and 31% disapprove. He enjoys.....
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Be afraid, be very afraid

From a comment at Youtube: Skynet went online at 2:14AM, January 31, 2012. Human decisions were removed from strategic defense. Thanks a lot, assholes. Then again, they might be using some of the same components as electronic voting machines. ...
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McCaskill's right on the money when it comes to Komen

As of this afternoon at least 26 senators had signed a leter urging the Susan B. Komen Foundation for the Cure to reverse its decision to stop grants to Planned Parenthood. And guess what? Claire McCaskill is one of the latest signatories.  It's a pretty blunt letter - here's a sample of its message: It would be tragic if any woman - let alone thousands of women - lost access to these... ...
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PPP: Obama (D) and Romney (r)

Public Policy Polling [pdf] released additional results from from their survey of 582 Missouri voters interviewed between January 27th and 29th. The margin of error for the poll is 4.1%. Interesting results: Q8 If the candidates for President this year were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, who would you vote for? Barack Obama - 45% Mitt Romney - 45% Undecided - 9% Why would....
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Why not? Everyone else has tried.

Via our good friends at Fired Up!: @tonymess Tony Messenger Just asked state auditor Tom Schweich if he is still considering running for Republican nomination for governor. His answer: "No comment." 7 hours ago ...
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Could be talking about Missouri

The statement below is taken from Washington Monthly blogger Ed Kilgore's commentary on the passage of right-to-work-for less legislation in Indiana: But as someone who grew up in the right-to-work Deep South, I can assure Indianans that from a psychological point of view they are about to enter a brave new world where an ever-neurotic desire to keep corporations happy always seems to trump any.....
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Bill Randles: Holy shades of Jim Lembke!

A recent news article about Bill Randles, one of the not-so-fab GOPers vying for the gubernatorial nomination, reminds me of a story I heard somewhere about the Nicaraguan Dictator, Anastasio Somoza. According to the story, which works metaphorically though I can't swear to its accuracy, Somoza opposed letting a charity distribute shoes to barefoot Nicaraguan peasants - he claimed they maintained....
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MO-Sen: Claire McCaskill ties the Republican opposition

Claire McCaskill Public Policy Polling (PDF). 1/27-29. MoE ±4.1%. Missouri voters ( 9/9-12 results ): Claire McCaskill (D-inc) : 43 (43) Sarah Steelman (R) : 43 (42) Undecided : 13 (16) Claire McCaskill (D-inc) : 43 (45) Todd Akin (R) : 43 (43) Undecided : 14 (12) Claire McCaskill (D-inc) : 43 (46) John Brunner (R) : 43 (37) Undecided : 13 (17) Missouri's first-ter...
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PPP: Claire McCaskill, not particularly liked

The main numbers are... Claire McCaskill 43, Todd Akin 43 Claire McCaskill 43, John Brunner 43 Claire McCaskill 43, Sarah Steelman 43 Claire McCaskill's job approval? 42% approve, 49% disapprove. So, how did this come about? Let's go to the numbers. I personally prefer to combine the very/somewhat totals for Liberals and Conservatives on PPP polls to create a wider sample. The realities of....
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Komen dumps Planned Parenthood - Score one for anti-choice zealots

I bet you all know what the Susan G. Komen for the Cure is - only one of the biggest breast cancer charities, the very avatar of "pink ribbon culture," not to mention a fund raising powerhouse that pulled in over $400 million in 2010. The organization has an active affiliate in St. Louis, which sponsors a yearly "race for the cure" along with other fundraising events. Today the organization... ...
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Campaign Finance: where to start?

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission: C121046 02/01/2012 MISSOURIANS FOR ED MARTIN Missourians for Matt Blunt PO Box 144 Jefferson City MO 65102 2/1/2012 $10,000.00 [emphasis added] Decisions, decisions. Do we leave the e-mail jokes for later in the campaign? ...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: The Florida postgame show

So ... that was kind of decisive for Mitt Romney, wasn't it? The bad news for Mittens, though, is that polling released today hints at the fact that he might not have it quite so easy in the near future. Three polls were released today, the Gallup national tracker, plus new polls in Ohio and Missouri (where PPP wisely polled both the caucuses and the primary because ... well ... Newt, y'kn...
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SB 722: promoting wind turbine development in Iran

You think? Introduced today: SB 722 Bars entities that invest in the energy sector in Iran from contracting with the state and political subdivisions Sponsor: Lamping LR Number: 5353S.03I Fiscal Note not available Committee: Last Action: 1/31/2012 - S First Read--SB 722-Lamping Journal Page: Title: Calendar Position: 97 Effective Date: August 28, 2012 Current Bill......
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Is voter ID a necessity or a nuisance?

Once again the forces of evil are trying to get themselves reelected. This time those who say they are defenders of our Constitution are stabbing that document in the heart by trying to deny people their right to vote. Like Jason Voorhees in some bad 'Friday the Thirteenth" movie, voter ID has been resurrected.  No matter how often the courts and good and decent people shoot it with a... ...
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Roy Blunt's on the Keystone XL gravy train

Yesterday, GOP Senator Roy Blunt's office sent out a press release touting his co-sponsorhip of legislation that would permit congress to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline: This project would create 20,000 American jobs, generate $20.9 billion in new private sector spending, reinforce America's energy security, and benefit 1,400 American job creators - all without costing... ...
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Rep. Chris Kelly (D): response on HJR 43

Previously: The GOP approach to government finance vs. reality. (January 16, 2012) We had a lively exchange about HJR with Representative Chris Kelly (D) two weeks ago. As WillyK, the author of the original post, wrote in a comment: ...I have tried to present arguments to show that this is a wrong-headed approach to the state's financial problems, though I would gladly entertain your counter... ...
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Teresa Hensley (D) - 4th Congressional District: the paperwork is in, and it's on

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Meanwhile in Polling

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Take action: Tax fairness now!

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Campaign Finance: if that was carpet bombing, this is a low yield nuclear device

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Lid or No Lid, Boulevard Plan Comes Full Circle

With the Arch connector plan finalized, proponents of highway removal are wondering what happens next with the boulevard plan? Is the idea of removal of the I-70 barrier between downtown and the riverfront dead? Not really. The truth is, it's in about the same place it was three years ago when the idea first started getting serious attention. Linking highway removal with the changes to the Arc...
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Santorum Alert issued for St. Charles County, MO

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Campaign Finance: carpet bombing with cash

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Ed Martin's Neverending Campaign

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Costs of climate change vs. costs of higher energy in Missouri

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It's not the drugs, it's the guns

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Occupy Monsanto January 24, 2012 GMO Labeling

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Elizabeth Warren (D) on Willard's 14%

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Buying guns anonymously online...we really have come to this point.

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What WHO is really behind the Daily Caller's attacks on Eric Holder?

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HB 1550: fighting the good fight in the "War on Capitalism"

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Campaign Finance: Let Voters Decide - growing the pie higher or smaller...

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(Near North) City to River?

With the depressed lanes in front of the Arch apparently a permanent fixture downtown as part of the City Arch River 2015 plan, does it make sense to look to the near northside and the elevated lanes of I-70 for removal and replacement with an at-grade boulevard? The elevated lanes create a major barrier between the Bottle District, the near north side, and the riverside areas including and...
STL Rising - Jan 27

They have their priorities, doncha know

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Campaign Finance: Let Voters Decide - January 2012 quarterly report

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SC92282: House redistricting suit is rejected by the Missouri Supreme Court

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HB 1520: on repealing the death penalty

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Of the NRA, a strained-to-the-breaking-point Army, suicides and the question that must not be asked

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Attorney General: Ed Martin (r) is running for one thing or another

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HJR 70: antidisestablishmentarianism

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82 degrees of difference

If you're a weather fan (like we are), today might be the most impressive day on the STL calendar. For this date, January 25th, the spread between the record high temperature (75 degrees on 1/25/50) and the record low temperature (-7 degrees on 1/25/40) is an amazing 82 degrees! There are not a lot of places that can make that claim. On the downside, such wild temperature swings are what gi...
STL Rising - Jan 25

Senator Roy Blunt (r): on the State of the Union

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Sustainability Planning in STL

There are two major sustainability planning initiatives currently underway in our region. One is being led by East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the second by the City of St. Louis. What sorts of things would you like to see come from such plans, and would you be interested in participating in any public events to help shape the final product? More importantly, have you heard of either of...
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We never get out of junior high school

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This is not good

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Missourians spending big bucks to keep Wisconsin safe for Scott Walker

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SB 694: See where sucking up to them gets you?

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Five School Programs Feeding America’s Children

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet . Beyond the traditional lessons on reading, writing, and math, schools across America are now teaching their students about another crucially important subject that will build the foundation for the rest of their lives: nutrition. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 17 percent...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Jan 24

HCR 15: If that paper money is worthless why aren't you leaving Krugerrands when you tip?

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): one issue, and one issue only

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): picking a wedge (issue)

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Tell Dave Murray that climate is bigger than today's weather.

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Campaign Finance:

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Rep: Vicky Hartzler (r): doubling down

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Pass the freakin' popcorn

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): we don't need no stinkin' objective reality

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Gigabit Challenge Is a Gigabust for KC

The Gigabit Challenge was an interesting contest for business plans that take advantage Google’s upcoming 1 gigabit fiber optic network in Kansas City. Unfortunately no local companies won, and the most of the prize money is flowing of town and … Continue reading → ...
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Gigabit Challenge Is a Gigabust for KC

BlogKC - Jan 21

Memorize it, tell your neighbors, repeat it, shout it from the rooftops

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Campaign Finance: out of the woodwork

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Campaign Finance: Susan Montee (D) - Lt. Gov. - January 2012 quarterly report

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President Obama: first campaign ad

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Campaign Finance: piling on

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Streetcar advances with approval of special taxing district

Today the City Council approved a plan to pay for the Downtown Streetcar with a mix of taxes on sales, property, and parking lots adjacent to its route along Main Street. Downtown residents will likely vote in April to approve … Continue reading → ...
BlogKC - Jan 19

Senator Claire McCaskill (D) on PIPA

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Teresa Hensley (D) to challenge Vicky Hartzler (r) in the 4th Congressional District

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Streetcar advances with approval of special taxing district

BlogKC - Jan 19

Brad Lager and the New World of Missouri Campaign Finance

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Campaign Finance: State Treasurer - January 2012 quarterly reports

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SB 676: someone didn't get the Ninogram

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Why can't Missouri be more like Michigan?

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Missouri GOP 7-1 map: Cracking Kansas City

Last year Republicans in the Missouri state legislature, along with the help of a few turncoat Democrats and governor Jay Nixon's lack of effort to the contrary, passed a congressional map that eliminated Dem Russ Carnahan and locked in a 6-2 split in favor of Republicans.  This diary examines what Republicans could do if they actually held the trifecta in Missouri and wanted to eliminate D...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Jan 18 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Odds Against the Avalon

It's been maybe ten years since the Avalon Theater on South Kingshighway showed its last movie. Since that time, the building has gone through a slow decline until its demolition which started yesterday. In the meantime, the building and its ownership have played out a long struggle in the court system, the building division, the newspaper, and in plain sight, with many negative impacts visited ...
STL Rising - Jan 18

Campaign Finance: Dave Spence (r) - Governor - January 2012 quarterly report

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Two bills

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Wisconsin: any way you count it, recall

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Campaign Finance: ALEC, ALEC, they can write bills for you! - part 2

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Giant Wrench thrown into 2012 State Senate Elections

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Campaign Finance: Cynthia Davis (Con) - Lt. Gov. - January 2012 quarterly report

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Martin Luther King Day: Post-Script

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The GOP approach to government finance vs. reality.

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HB 1294: it'll never make it through the republican controlled General Assembly

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Campaign Finance: Jason Kander (D) - Secretary of State - January 2012 quarterly report

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The states to watch on Election Night 2012: Six months later

Pennsylvania: The new #1! In the summer of 2011, here on Sunday Kos, I attempted to quantify the level of interest we could expect in the 2012 elections for each state. The top three states were largely where you would expect: Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. But Montana cracked the top 10, as well. Clearly a lot has changed since July. The redistricting process has been completed in...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Jan 15

Oil and Water in the Classroom?

Faith is a tricky subject with me. See I would like to think I am a deep thinker but in all reality I am a flit. I flit from thing to thing, learning a bit of this and that and not an expert of anything. Blame my ADHD, or blame my Gemini nature, or what. My personal view, my beliefs would damn me to hell by some..... ...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Jan 15

Campaign Finance: what happens in Vegas?

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Campaign Finance: ALEC, ALEC, they can write bills for you!

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NY Times pisses off KC vegans and vegetarians with lame BBQ stereotypes

A. G. Sulzberger, son of New York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, is doing some time in the provinces, working at the Times’ Midwest bureau here in Kansas City.  Since before moving here he’s been freaked out about being vegetarian in … Continue reading → ...
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NY Times pisses off KC vegans and vegetarians with lame BBQ stereotypes

BlogKC - Jan 14

Getting official maps into Dave's Redistricting App

Now that a lot of redistricting maps at all levels-- Congress, State Legislatures, local-- are complete I thought it would be a good idea for the redistricting community here to work on getting the official maps into the tool of our choice-- Dave's Redistricting App. I started a GDocs folder to collect these maps, but I'll put the links to the maps themselves in this diary as well, and upd...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Jan 14

Campaign Finance: by degrees

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Todd Akin earns A+ from the Koch Brothers.

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You're not helping...

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): projection, not just for movie theaters

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Charles Pierce, for the win

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): no, no, bad EPA

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Rep. Shane Schoeller (r): reading comprehension isn't a strong point

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Dave Spence (r): making the republican establishment pine for the good old days of Peter Kinder (r)

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SJR 45: Sen. Brian Nieves (r) - same tune, different concert hall

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Gov. Jay Nixon (D) appoints Luke Scavuzzo (D) to the Cass County Commission

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Will Paul Curtman continue to waste legislative time with his Anti-Sharia bill?

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"Gonna need a new bulb, Dave"

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HB 1225: Dude, where's my bill?

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HJR 49: when bowling balls are outlawed, only outlaws will have bowling balls

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Rep. Jason Kander (D) in Higginsville

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Todd Akin may find that Greeks wield a two-edged sword

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"Well, Home Economics is a kind of Economics"

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Akin-Steelman debate: There's something interesting going on here

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Here's the problem, Willard

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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) in Higginsville

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Missouri GOP health care tantrum continues in new legislative session

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Lafayette County Democrats: Emanuel Cleaver, Jason Kander and Holmes Osborne in Higginsville

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SJR 29: because the General Assembly always gets its work done on time...

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Campaign Finance: alphabet soup

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Campaign Finance: hoist a few for Jay

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HB 1146: still not too bright

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HB 1141: the ultimate in teabagger automotive accessories

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Campaign Finance: the payday loan campaign contribution broken record continues...

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Did Surface Parking Save (Downtown) Cardinal Baseball?

The abundance of surface parking lots in downtown St. Louis is the bane of most urbanists. But is it possible that because there was that huge surface parking lot right next to old Busch Stadium, that downtown St. Louis is the place for Cardinal baseball today? All the complicated financing aside, if it wasn't for the availability of a buildable downtown location for a new stadium, the Car...
STL Rising - Jan 6

Campaign Finance: the legislative session begins, and so do more of those 48 hour reports

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They Must Be Stopped

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SB 590: "Your papers, please."

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Sen. Roy Blunt (r): let us wring our hands

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Sen. Roy Blunt (r): let us wring our hands

Via the Twitterverse: @RoyBlunt Senator Roy Blunt For those noting that recess appts are common practice under past presidents, this is unprecedented bc the Senate is not currently in recess 5 hours ago So, if the Senate is actually in session was Senator Blunt (r) there? Isn't that the opposite of recess? Just asking. ...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Jan 4

A losing win

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HCR 3: not wasting any time wasting time

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Missouri Dem 4-3-1 map

Since Missouri political data was recently corrected for Dave's app, I revised my map that attempted to find the limits of a VRA-compliant Democratic gerrymander of Missouri.  Because Missouri is not a VRA section 5 state and it is impossible to draw a majority black district in Saint Louis under the Gingles criteria requirements, it is my belief that minor retrogression is allowable and th...
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Iowa republican Caucus Results: truly insane - 61%, desperate - 25%, grifter - 13%, other - 1%

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A calling to Kansas City Kossaks!

A calling to all Kossaks who reside in or around the Kansas City area! I have begun a new group to act as a rally point for all news or activity in the KC area. It is my hope that the page can become a hub for discussion, calls to action, volunteerism, GOTV, news, and everything else relating to our little corner in the middle of nowhere! The groups name is Kansas City Kossaks, so if you are i...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Jan 3

What republicans are voting for in Iowa tonight

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Campaign Finance: it's spread around...

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Give a Gun for Christmas -- it's the perfect gift to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace!

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Do Rick Santorum and Cynthia Davis go together like a GOP horse and carriage?

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Why we're doomed

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We call the conductor "maestro" because he only stands in front of the orchestra to wave his hands

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Campaign Finance: the end of year big bucks flow into republican committees

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This

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): when you wish upon a star

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Campaign Finance: just under the wire for 2011

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Back home again in Indiana: a modest solution to our universal school funding crisis

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Convention centers and hotels are expensive white elephants everywhere, not just KC.

BlogKC - Dec 31

Convention centers and hotels are expensive white elephants everywhere, not just KC.

BlogKC - Dec 31

Our top 20 traffic generating stories of 2011

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Campaign Finance: Add big contributions, stir, voila, instant campaign! - part 2

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Your almost the end of the year moment of Zen

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Claire McCaskill needs a little help with Keystone XL basics

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Campaign Finance: it's the most wonderful time of the year...

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The Political Year in Pictures - 2011

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Iowa: don't everyone start campaigning all at once

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McDonalds getting discharged from Truman Medical Center?

BlogKC - Dec 28

McDonalds getting discharged from Truman Medical Center?

It looks like Truman Medical Center CEO and respected community leader John Bluford might finally be rectifying the incredibly embarrassing situation with a McDonald’s in the hospital lobby. In special piece in the KC Star, Bluford finally acknowledges the irony … Continue reading → ...
BlogKC - Dec 28

Campaign Finance: "does not represent payday lending or payday interests" - part 2

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There are too many guns in the wrong hands, but it's cool -- they have permits!

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HB 1109: because the contrived right wingnut "War on [the holiday season]" supersedes any sense

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Just an everyday hero

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Wisconsin: they were misinformed?

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Civil War Signs for Christmas

Missouri, just in time for Christmas, has hung signs on the highways commerating our involvement in the Civil War.  Ain't that a nice gift for baby Jesus.  NO WAR should be commerated much less the civil war! ...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Dec 25

Campaign Finance: that's certainly an interesting mix

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Midtown Christmas Luminaries

Ready for a break from shopping, cooking, or family? Skip the congestion on the Plaza and check out the luminaries in Midtown.  This evening the residents of the Coleman Highlands and Roanoke neighborhoods are lighting their annual luminarie display. Head … Continue reading → ...
BlogKC - Dec 24

Midtown Christmas Luminaries

BlogKC - Dec 24

Rep. Timothy Jones (r) and his birther friends have another bad day in court

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Campaign Finance: Add big contributions, stir, voila, instant campaign!

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Recapping the 2011 Tornado Season

Note: Tornado season goes from January 1 to December 31 As we approach the end of the year, it's hard not to look back and think about the hell most of the United States went through over the last 12 months. The immense southern drought and the resulting wildfires , the flooding in the Midwest , Hurricane Irene , and countless other disasters plagued the country (and the world) this yea...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Dec 23

Midtown bucks the real estate bust with 600-plus new apartments on the way

While single family home values continue to plummet and Downtown residential development has completely stopped, Midtown and the Country Club Plaza area are going strong.  More than 600 new units in the pipeline, largely due to suburban developers turning their … Continue reading → ...
BlogKC - Dec 23

First KC Food Truck Festival in Westport this weekend

BlogKC - Dec 23

Urban Photo Safari coming up this weekend

BlogKC - Dec 23

Local bookstores still going strong

BlogKC - Dec 23

Hopfest tries a new angle on beer festivals

BlogKC - Dec 23

Funkhouser moving to DC

BlogKC - Dec 23

Nonsense in the 'Burbs puts KC in the national headlines

BlogKC - Dec 23

Going to camp

BlogKC - Dec 23

Midtown bucks the real estate bust with 600-plus new apartments on the way

BlogKC - Dec 23

Chattanooga is a preview of KC's Google Fiber future

BlogKC - Dec 23

WordCamp KC starts June 11th

BlogKC - Dec 23

Wisconsin: in the trenches for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker (r), part 3

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Campaign Finance: the HRCC gets the big bucks

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Time to Illuminate the Bridges?

Some years ago, an effort began to illuminate the Gateway Arch. It took overcoming some red tape and raising funds to install the lighting and pay the bills, but the results are striking. Maybe it's time to try something similar with downtown's three bridges, the Poplar Street, the Eads, and the Dr. King? There would be more red tape to overcome, costs, and maintenance. But the results would...
STL Rising - Dec 22

Campaign Finance: Speaker Elect Jones (r) is in the money

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Wisconsin: in the trenches for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker (r), part 2

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Your tax dollars at work...

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Any guesses on what comes after "absurd"?

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Tell Todd Akin to honor the Pledge to America he touted in 2010.

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This is what republicans think passes as a serious candidate for governor

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): frankly, the importance of being Vicky

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Campaign Finance: working people

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Todd Akin reverses himself on payroll tax cut extension he supported in 2009

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Wisconsin: in the trenches for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker (r)

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NRA apologists play the victim card after Reuter's doesn't run talking points for their "comment"

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Appropriate...

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This is how

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Prevail, or not

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Campaign Finance: but wait, there's more

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Campaign Finance: some republicans raise money in $25,000.00 increments, part 3

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Please, we already know it's not rain

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New Madrid at 200: A Disaster Deferred?

The year 1811 was the 35th year of the United States. Most Americans lived along the east coast, but the newly opened Louisiana Purchase opened up new opportunities. Along the Mississippi, new towns and cities were being established, serviced by barge traffic moving down the Ohio to the Mississippi, and then onward to New Orleans and the sea. ...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Dec 16

Dave Spence fits into the Missouri GOP mold after all

Show Me Progress - Dec 15 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Campaign Finance: Kansas City, St. Louis, and beyond

Show Me Progress - Dec 15 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

SJR 37: meeting, what meeting?

Show Me Progress - Dec 15

Campaign Finance: from St. Louis and beyond, sort of

Show Me Progress - Dec 15 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

HB 1075: because, goodness knows, they need the shelf space for soda and junk food

Show Me Progress - Dec 14

DFTaker.com

DailyKos (Missouri) - Dec 14

Earmarks: Patriot Majority ad - are you watching, Vicky?

Show Me Progress - Dec 14 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): Patriot Majority running a supportive ad

Show Me Progress - Dec 13 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Campaign Finance: "does not represent payday lending or payday interests"

Show Me Progress - Dec 13

Campaign Finance: some republicans raise money in $25,000.00 increments, part 2

Show Me Progress - Dec 13

Predator Drones in use in the US

Fargo will no longer be famous just for its wood chippers. I was surprised to learn this morning that a Predator drone was in use in the US not just to survey borders but also by civil authorities against American citizens in a situation reminiscent of Ruby Ridge and Waco. "A $154 million dollar MQ-9 Predator B drone was brought in from Grand Forks Air Force Base" where authorities wanted to...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Dec 13

HB 1063: What are the chances?

Show Me Progress - Dec 12 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Earmarks: Senator Claire McCaskill (D) v Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r), sort of

Show Me Progress - Dec 12

Legislative Redistricting: Denny Hoskins (r) - in other news, water is wet

Show Me Progress - Dec 12

We rest our case

Show Me Progress - Dec 12

Campaign Finance: a Democratic Party primary for Secretary of State

Show Me Progress - Dec 12

English-only laws advance ... what's really going on?

With Newt Gingrich, the not-Romney du jour in the Republican front ranks spouting off about English as an official language, it's time once again to have another look at this solution in search of a problem.            I can haz xenophobia? As you might imagine, this is being fought on two fronts, state and federal, and the federal version, should ...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Dec 11

Campaign Finance: some republicans raise money in $25,000.00 increments

Show Me Progress - Dec 11

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): evidently, the check isn't in the mail

Show Me Progress - Dec 10

Vicky Hartzler's needs a refresher course in Constitution 101.

Show Me Progress - Dec 10 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Do we have a Tea Party GOP or the same ol' same ol'?

Show Me Progress - Dec 10

Crossroads Misfire?

Show Me Progress - Dec 10

They get paid for this?

Show Me Progress - Dec 10

John Brunner's finally ready to debate.

Show Me Progress - Dec 9

Campaign Finance: after you write that first $2 million check the rest is just gravy, part 2

Show Me Progress - Dec 9

MO Senate Redistricting, Take 2

Show Me Progress - Dec 9

HB 1052: it's my party and I'll cry if I want to

Show Me Progress - Dec 9

MO Legislative Redistricting, Part 5: Mary Still running in SD19, and Paired Incumbent Update

Show Me Progress - Dec 9

Obama Speech at Osawatomie, Kansas 2011 Video

Show Me Progress - Dec 9

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): playing disingenuous games with dust while Rome burns...

Show Me Progress - Dec 8

Game, set, match, election

Show Me Progress - Dec 8

MO Legislative Redistricting, Part 4: Split All The Counties

Show Me Progress - Dec 8

This is what brick theft looks like:

I hope they like their awesome driveway down in Destin! ...
STL Rising - Dec 8

Newt 'n John: when being spectacularly wrong is seen by the base as a qualification

Show Me Progress - Dec 7

Campaign Finance: Really?

Show Me Progress - Dec 7

President Obama in Osawatomie, Kansas: the crazification factor kicks in

Show Me Progress - Dec 7

President Obama in Osawatomie, Kansas

Show Me Progress - Dec 6

Campaign Finance: after you write that first $2 million check the rest is just gravy

Show Me Progress - Dec 5

That's the Ticket

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Legislative Redistricting: someone is not a happy camper

Show Me Progress - Dec 5

Senate Redistricting: David Pearce (r) and Mike McGhee (r) in the 21st

Show Me Progress - Dec 4

Legislative Redistricting: Denny Hoskins (r) - from the 121st to the 51st

Show Me Progress - Dec 4

SB 473: Because this sort of thing worked out so well in Georgia, right?

Show Me Progress - Dec 3

MO Legislative Redistricting, Part 3: A Stick of Dynamite

Show Me Progress - Dec 3

HB 1046: the Donald trump

Show Me Progress - Dec 3

Stenography gets noticed

Show Me Progress - Dec 2

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Oh. My. God.

Show Me Progress - Dec 2

M0-04: Hartzler doesn't think government should accommodate non-Christian religions

Many of you know that the Air Force Academy recently built an $80,000 worship center for pagan cadets.  Needless to say, a lot of fundie heads are exploding--even more so when the academy's chaplain said that it wanted to accommodate all religions . Well, today, Tony Perkins had as his guest Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-MO04), who claimed that the government shouldn't accommodate non...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Dec 2

An embarrasing question for Roy Blunt?

Show Me Progress - Dec 2

It's in their nature

Show Me Progress - Dec 1

HB 1044: because government should never intervene in free enterprise

Show Me Progress - Dec 1

MO Legislative Redistricting, Part 2: Choose Your Own Adventure, Paired Incumbent

Show Me Progress - Dec 1

This, from a person who is responsible for Clarence Thomas being on the Supreme Court

Show Me Progress - Dec 1

Campaign Finance: a candidate for the little people...

Show Me Progress - Dec 1

Unlimited detention of American citizens: A study in political cowardice

Show Me Progress - Dec 1

Something for Missouri ConservaDems to think about ...

Show Me Progress - Nov 30

Campaign Finance: it is about payday loans

Show Me Progress - Nov 30

Campaign Finance: Okay, write a $2 million check to your campaign anyway...

Show Me Progress - Nov 30

MO Legislative Redistricting, Part 1: Quick and Dirty, the Senate Districts

Show Me Progress - Nov 30

Extending the payroll tax cut: What Missouri stands to loose if the GOP digs in

Show Me Progress - Nov 30

I could have told you this decades ago...

Show Me Progress - Nov 30

Campaign Finance: Why write a check for $2 million when you know your friends will come through?

Show Me Progress - Nov 30

Sometimes it comes back

When I was growing up, my Dad was a university professor and we took advantage of what the university had to offer culturally in what was, at the time, only a medium-sized town.  I am a different person than I might have been otherwise because of that.  Ironically, I am now the university professor, but I don't take nearly as much advantage of what my institution has to offer the commu...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Nov 29

Holmes Osborne (D): running for the Missouri House

Show Me Progress - Nov 29

STL Union Station: TOD Opportunity?

With the challenges facing Union Station, does it make sense to redevelop the property with an emphasis on transit-oriented-development at or under the current train shed/surface parking lot area? The site is large enough to support a mixed income, multi-family, rental and/or homeownership development of 100 units or more. The train shed superstructure could remain or be removed. If it were pr...
STL Rising - Nov 29

The world we live in

Show Me Progress - Nov 29

Dave Spence (r): you've just got to love social media

Show Me Progress - Nov 29

The DNC on Mitt v. Mitt

Show Me Progress - Nov 29

And here we thought it was going to be a slow news day

Show Me Progress - Nov 28

Now it's getting interesting

Show Me Progress - Nov 27

Draft Ed Martin (r) for Governor

Show Me Progress - Nov 26

All things being unequal

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Shout it from the rooftops

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CBO: The stimulus (ARRA) worked

Show Me Progress - Nov 25

Show Me Something: Missouri State Senate Redistricting

Unlike Congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting is not in the hands of the legislature in Missouri.  Rather, it is done by two bipartisan committees, one for each chamber.  However, due to the absence of a tiebreaker, the committees have deadlocked.  I presume Republicans were hoping that they could lure at least one Democrat over to avoid the courts and preser...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Nov 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Evidently Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (r) doesn't believe in the First Amendment...

Show Me Progress - Nov 24

Campaign Finance: yep, Dave Spence (r) is definitely running for governor

Show Me Progress - Nov 24

Mitt Romney (r) is flip flopping something for Thanksgiving and it ain't pancakes

Show Me Progress - Nov 23

Campaign Finance: a brand spanking new committee rakes it in

Show Me Progress - Nov 23

Newt the grifter fails to file for the Missouri presidential primary

Newt Gingrich (r) failed to file by today's 5:00 p.m. deadline for the Missouri republican presidential primary. So Which Republican didn't even bother to file in Missouri's $8M beauty contest? Methinks that no one is more surprised by Newt's status as a frontrunner...than Newt ...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Nov 22

So Which Republican didn't even bother to file in Missouri's $8M beauty contest?

Show Me Progress - Nov 22

Newt Gingrich (r): ...have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation...

Show Me Progress - Nov 22

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): frankly, it's all about wedge issues

Show Me Progress - Nov 22

Campaign Finance: well, somebody is raising money in the gubernatorial race

Show Me Progress - Nov 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): can't keep those gop talking points straight

Show Me Progress - Nov 21

Newt Gingrich (r): self-righteous asshole

Show Me Progress - Nov 20

Sidney Watson answers the senators' questions.

Show Me Progress - Nov 20

Occupy UC Davis: for every pepper spray incident there is an opposite reaction

Show Me Progress - Nov 20

'Twas Ever Thus

Show Me Progress - Nov 19

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): never let a vote get in the way of a really bad public policy

Show Me Progress - Nov 18

Engaging in a battle of wits with an unarmed man

Show Me Progress - Nov 18

Peter Kinder not running for Governor, running for re-election

Show Me Progress - Nov 18

Pity, all they have is the harraser, the grifter, the flip flopper, the certifiably insane...

Show Me Progress - Nov 18

Campaign Finance: meanwhile, back at the Missouri Ethics Commission

Show Me Progress - Nov 18

Occupy the Quad

Show Me Progress - Nov 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Up at the crack of midnight

Show Me Progress - Nov 17

Increased traffic volume, lower property values, and more accidents?

Are these some of the possible negative environmental impacts of the proposed South County Connector on city neighborhoods? The preferred alternative has been narrowed down to the option which adds substantial commuter traffic to River Des Peres Boulevard in the city of St. Louis. River Des Peres Boulevard is a street fronted by a large number private homes with multiple intersections leadin...
STL Rising - Nov 17

Finally, the republican gubernatorial candidate we've all been waiting for...

Show Me Progress - Nov 16

Attorney General Chris Koster (D): expand mandatory reporting for child sexual abuse

Show Me Progress - Nov 16

National Security Threat: camping

Show Me Progress - Nov 15

Anthem representative favors health care exchanges

Show Me Progress - Nov 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Demolition by Neglect

St. Louis tears down lots of buildings. It's part of our history. We've historically torn down lots of buildings, and today, we tear down historic buildings. Some. Not all. It all depends. Try to tear down a historic building in Soulard or Lafayette Square, and lots of people will try to stop you. Try to tear down a piece of sentimental history, like an old flying saucer shaped building, an...
STL Rising - Nov 15