Posts Tagged ‘Missouri’
Democrat Activists Want to Chat with Governor over state of Party
Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 2010 02:27 Written by rslcpol Monday, 29 November 2010 02:26
After their “stunning” defeat, disgruntled activists say they will stop campaigning for Democrats until they chat with the Governor and get some changes in the state party.
From stltoday.com:
Gov. Jay Nixon prepares his re-election bid for 2012, he’s finding some dissatisfaction he’s going to have to deal with in his own Democratic Party.
That’s the theme of a letter sent to Nixon by about 10 party activists from the St. Louis area who were a bit stunned by how badly Democrats lost on Nov. 2.
“I tried to think, ‘What can we do to get things better,’ ” said Rea Kleeman of Clayton about her post-election thoughts. “Something went wrong in Missouri.”
Kleeman and other activists met at her condo earlier this month and decided to send a letter to Nixon and other Democratic leaders asking for changes in the state party.
“Today we pledged, as a group, that we will not get involved in campaigns for State and National candidates until we meet with you and we feel a more effective party is established,” they wrote.
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MO: Lt. Governor moves towards taking on Democrat Governor in 2012
Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 2010 02:15 Written by rslcpol Monday, 29 November 2010 02:15
From Columbia Daily Tribune:
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s attendance at a Republican Governors Association conference is the surest sign yet that he plans to challenge of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in 2012.
Kinder was one of several potential gubernatorial candidates to join incumbents and newly elected governors at an RGA meeting this month in San Diego. Kinder confirmed to The Associated Press that he will not seek another term as lieutenant governor. But he declined to give a timeline for making an announcement about the gubernatorial race.
“So far the signals we’re getting are positive, but we’re not done with all the evaluation process and fact-gathering,” Kinder said.
Nixon, who was elected in 2008, has begun ramping up his fundraising for a re-election campaign. He has a fundraiser planned Tuesday in St. Louis and more in early December in Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia. Nixon had more than $1 million in his campaign account at the start of October, compared with about $373,000 for Kinder.
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MO House Speaker Says State Should Spend Federal Money
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:44 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 14 September 2010 02:06
From KansasCity.com:
Missouri House Speaker Ron Richard says the state should spend — not save — a $200 million influx from the federal government.
The Republican speaker said Monday he wants to highlight the legislature’s role in spending decisions by overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill creating a special fund for the money.
Richard said he thought the House hasn’t been included in discussions about using the money.
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MO AG Withdraws Motion in Health care Lawsuit
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:29 Written by rslcpol Monday, 23 August 2010 01:41
From newstribune.com:
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is no longer seeking to intervene in a lawsuit over the federal health care overhaul.
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder said in a statement that Koster’s motion to intervene in the case was withdrawn Friday.
The development came after Kinder filed an amended complaint making it clear he was not trying to sue on behalf of the state.
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Election Day in Michigan, Kansas, Missouri
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:44 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 3 August 2010 01:38
From the WashingtonExaminer:
Voters in three states will participate in primaries today. In Michigan, the open governorship hangs in the balance, and in Kansas, Republican Sen. Sam Brownback has left his seat open to run for (really, to become) governor.
For Michigan governor, the GOP race is considered a three-way toss-up between Attorney General Mike Cox, Rep. Pete Hoekstra and businessman Rick Snyder, with Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard in the running as well. The geography favors Hoekstra — he hails from the western part of the state, where two House primaries (one is to replace Hoekstra) will help get out the vote. The other three Republican candidates are all from the eastern part of the state. The governor’s race, in which Republicans are favored, has national significance. It will be key to both congressional and state legislative redistricting after the 2010 election.
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MO: Republican Senate Leader Takes Job in Private Sector; Plans to Serve out His Term
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:11 Written by rslcpol Monday, 17 May 2010 01:26
From Missourinet.com:
Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields has accepted a position in the private sector. Shields will become the Chief Operating Officer at Truman Medical Center-Lakewood in Kansas City July 5th. He plans to serve out his term as senator.
Shields, a Republican from St. Joseph, began his legislative career 20 years ago as a state representative. He entered the legislature when Republicans were in the minority and served 12 years as a member of the minority party. Shields rose to leadership within the House Republican Party, serving as its whip, the number three position.
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MO: Lawmakers Vote to Overturn Sales Tax Rulings
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:31 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 29 April 2010 01:50
From the Joplin Globe:
Rep. Mike Sutherland, R-Warrenton, called the legislation an important tax policy issue. House Republicans said the bill could help spur economic development.
“This legislation will protect tourism, the business community and significantly aid in job retention for our citizens,” said House Speaker Ron Richard, R-Joplin.
Critics of the court rulings warned the decisions would create problems for businesses, harm tourism and drive up the cost of supplies bought by the state, schools and other government bodies.
Both the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Associated Industries of Missouri praised lawmakers for trying to mitigate the Supreme Court decisions.
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MI: Republican State Senator Launches Campaign for Congress
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:37 Written by rslcpol Monday, 26 April 2010 01:27
From mlive.com:
State Sen. Jason Allen has formally announced that he’s running for Congress.
Allen, a Republican from Traverse City, has scheduled events for Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie and Petoskey to announce his candidacy for the 1st District seat covering Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and parts of the northern Lower Peninsula.
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak of Menominee announced earlier this month that he isn’t seeking re-election after 18 years.
Allen filed paperwork last week setting up a campaign finance committee with the Federal Election Commission.
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MO: “Significantly” more Republican Candidates than Democrat
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:58 Written by rslcpol Monday, 5 April 2010 01:49
From KansasCity.com:
Significantly more of Missouri’s political candidates are calling themselves Republicans than Democrats this year.
What isn’t clear is whether the high number of Republican candidates is a result of term limits or a general frustration with the path of government.
When Missouri’s candidacy filing period ended last week, Republicans comprised 303 of the 582 people running for U.S. Senate or House, the state Legislature, state auditor or circuit judgeships. Democrats had 224 candidates, and the rest were aligned with either the Libertarian or Constitution parties.
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MI: Dem Lawyer Kicks off AG Campaign
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:50 Written by rslcpol Monday, 1 March 2010 02:51
From the Detroit News:
Lawyer Richard Bernstein has kicked off his campaign seeking the Democratic nomination to run for attorney general in Michigan.
The Farmington Hills attorney and member of Wayne State University’s governing board made his announcement Monday in Lansing.
Bernstein and Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton are the Democrats seeking the party’s nomination to run for attorney general in November.
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