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Kansas’ Pompeo could swing Senate race, but will he run?
Many attending U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s college lecture Friday in his home state of Kansas listened for clues about whether he might run for the Senate next year, though it could be many months before anyone finds out. Three Democrats and four Republicans are already actively running for the seat held by Republican […]
Kansas’ Pompeo could swing Senate race, but will he run?
Many attending U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s college lecture Friday in his home state of Kansas listened for clues about whether he might run for the Senate next year, though it could be many months before anyone finds out. Three Democrats and four Republicans are already actively running for the seat held by Republican […]
Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs
Lawmakers are trying to set aside their irreconcilable differences over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and work to reach bipartisan agreement on a more immediate health care issue, lowering costs for people who already have coverage. Returning from their Fourth of July recess, the Senate and House are pushing to end surprise medical bills, curb […]
Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs
Lawmakers are trying to set aside their irreconcilable differences over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and work to reach bipartisan agreement on a more immediate health care issue, lowering costs for people who already have coverage. Returning from their Fourth of July recess, the Senate and House are pushing to end surprise medical bills, curb […]
Time running short, showdown looms over border aid package
A House-passed $4.5 billion emergency border aid package faces a dim future in the GOP-held Senate, the chamber’s top Republican said Wednesday, as pressure builds to wrap up the measure before the government runs out of money to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children. The House passed its version with relative ease […]
Time running short, showdown looms over border aid package
A House-passed $4.5 billion emergency border aid package faces a dim future in the GOP-held Senate, the chamber’s top Republican said Wednesday, as pressure builds to wrap up the measure before the government runs out of money to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children. The House passed its version with relative ease […]
McCaskill, Hawley say they support higher minimum wage
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is seizing on an issue that she believes resonates in even the most conservative corners of the state — the financial future of the lowest-wage earners. The two-term incumbent campaigned Thursday in St. Louis, where she celebrated the resounding defeat of a so-called right-to-work measure earlier this month and touted the […]
McCaskill, Hawley say they support higher minimum wage
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is seizing on an issue that she believes resonates in even the most conservative corners of the state — the financial future of the lowest-wage earners. The two-term incumbent campaigned Thursday in St. Louis, where she celebrated the resounding defeat of a so-called right-to-work measure earlier this month and touted the […]
Expect Senate fight on NLRB nominees
President Barack Obama’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board — an agency that has come under fire by critics as well as the Supreme Court in recent months — will face a tough confirmation process in the new Senate, a top aide said last week.
Judges’ raises move forward
A Senate committee last week voted down a resolution that would have prevented judicial raises from taking effect. Under the Missouri constitution, the raises are set by a state commission and go into effect automatically unless the Legislature rejects them by Feb. 1.
Blunt outlines jobs agenda in Mo. Senate race
Republican Congressman Roy Blunt says the economy could grow through cuts in taxes and spending and reversal of many of President Barack Obama’s policies. Blunt outlined his “Jobs for Missouri” plan Tuesday while highlighting his Senate race endorsement by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Democratic Senate candidate is Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. Blunt […]
Blunt outlines jobs agenda in Mo. Senate race
Republican Congressman Roy Blunt says the economy could grow through cuts in taxes and spending and reversal of many of President Barack Obama’s policies. Blunt outlined his “Jobs for Missouri” plan Tuesday while highlighting his Senate race endorsement by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Democratic Senate candidate is Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. Blunt […]
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