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Filings show nonprofit tied to Greitens raised $6M in 2017
A nonprofit connected to former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens raised more than $6 million from secret donors in 2017, new tax filings show. The IRS Form 990 for filing year 2017 was first reported Wednesday by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. It offers a detailed look at the nonprofit called A […]
Filings show nonprofit tied to Greitens raised $6M in 2017
A nonprofit connected to former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens raised more than $6 million from secret donors in 2017, new tax filings show. The IRS Form 990 for filing year 2017 was first reported Wednesday by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. It offers a detailed look at the nonprofit called A […]
House budget chairman appointed as next Missouri treasurer
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that he is appointing the chairman of the House Budget Committee to serve as the next state treasurer, adding another link to a chain-reaction of office shuffling among Missouri’s top elected officials. Republican Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick will succeed Republican Treasurer Eric Schmitt when Schmitt takes over for Republican Attorney […]
House budget chairman appointed as next Missouri treasurer
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that he is appointing the chairman of the House Budget Committee to serve as the next state treasurer, adding another link to a chain-reaction of office shuffling among Missouri’s top elected officials. Republican Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick will succeed Republican Treasurer Eric Schmitt when Schmitt takes over for Republican Attorney […]
Missouri infrastructure projects get $90M in federal grants
Missouri infrastructure improvement projects are getting more than $90 million in federal grants. Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday praised U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and the state’s other federal legislators for helping to secure the money. The Buck O’Neil Bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City and Bella Vista Bypass in southwestern McDonald County are […]
Parson appoints Baker to St. Louis County judgeship
Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Lorne J. Baker to fill an associate circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis County. Baker, an administrative law judge since 2016, succeeds Judge John N. Borbonus III, who was recently elevated to circuit judge. He was one of 30 applicants interviewed for the judgeship, along with other finalists Kenneth M. […]
Kehoe’s appointment heads to court
Political leaders across the state will find out on Nov. 6 if they get to keep their jobs. Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe faces a similar question in the Missouri Supreme Court the following morning.
Gov. Parson to campaign for proposed gas-tax hike
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will campaign in support of a proposed 10-cent gas-tax increase that’s on the Nov. 6 ballot. Parson will tour the state Tuesday through Friday. His first stop is in St. Louis. If approved, the tax increase would pay for road and bridge repairs and fund the Highway Patrol. Parson in a […]
Gov. Parson to campaign for proposed gas-tax hike
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will campaign in support of a proposed 10-cent gas-tax increase that’s on the Nov. 6 ballot. Parson will tour the state Tuesday through Friday. His first stop is in St. Louis. If approved, the tax increase would pay for road and bridge repairs and fund the Highway Patrol. Parson in a […]
Victims’ group pressures review of clergy-abuse concerns
A victims’ support group is putting pressure on Missouri’s governor to intervene in a state investigation of potential clergy abuse, although Gov. Mike Parson’s office says he doesn’t have the authority to act at this point. Missouri leaders of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests in a Wednesday letter asked Parson to order […]
Victims’ group pressures review of clergy-abuse concerns
A victims’ support group is putting pressure on Missouri’s governor to intervene in a state investigation of potential clergy abuse, although Gov. Mike Parson’s office says he doesn’t have the authority to act at this point. Missouri leaders of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests in a Wednesday letter asked Parson to order […]
Missouri 5-year-old meets city leaders over ice cream
A 5-year-old Missouri girl is on mission to have ice cream with some of the state’s most influential people. Kindergartener Taylor Duncan met Tuesday with Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin over orange sherbet, the Jefferson City News-Tribune reported. The visit was part of a project Taylor and her mother developed […]
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