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In one of his first projections since migrating to the New York Times, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com predicts that the Democrats will lose six to seven seats in the U.S. Senate.
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Appeal over judicial elections measure goes nowhere
As expected, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has decided not to weigh in on a failed proposal to require all judges to be elected.
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Read More »Missouri lawmaker challenges primary result
A state representative from St. Louis who narrowly lost in the Aug. 3 primary election is challenging the results.
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Read More »Analysis: Mo. congress candidates debate debates
What's more interesting than debates between electoral candidates? Perhaps the debates about the debates.
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Read More »Defender caseload to be audited
The state auditor says she will audit the Missouri State Public Defender's Office caseload statistics.
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Read More »Mo. board rejects earmark for mentally ill housing
State Treasurer Clint Zweifel has failed in a bid to devote a third of Missouri’s low-income housing aid to the mentally ill facing homelessness. The Missouri Housing Development Commission today defeated Zweifel’s proposal. Instead, it approved a goal of funding ...
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Read More »Carnahan joins Blunt in backing tax cut extension
Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Robin Carnahan has joined the call to extend the tax cuts enacted during the administration of President George W. Bush. Republican Senate candidate Roy Blunt has said repeatedly that Congress should make permanent the tax cuts ...
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Read More »Blunt pulls video showing World Trade Center site
Missouri Rep. Roy Blunt pulled down an Internet campaign video Thursday showing World Trade Center rubble and an assertion that his Democratic Senate opponent Robin Carnahan won’t oppose building a mosque near ground zero. Blunt said he wasn’t aware the ...
Read More »Mo. auditor finds improvement in sex offender list
Missouri has done a better job getting sex offenders to register but still has work to do to comply with federal requirements. Auditor Susan Montee found 7 percent of Missouri sex offenders had not complied with state registration requirements through ...
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Read More »Mo. treasurer wants more homes for mentally ill
Missouri Treasurer Clint Zweifel wants to dedicate part of Missouri’s low-income housing aid to the mentally ill at risk of being homeless. Zweifel proposed Wednesday that one-third of the housing units funded by the Missouri Housing Development Commission be set ...
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Read More »More higher education cuts forecast for Missouri
Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri’s budget director are advising leaders of the state’s public colleges to expect more budget cuts next year. Nixon and budget director Linda Luebbering delivered their economic forecast Tuesday at a higher education summit in Jefferson ...
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