April 2011
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Nixon vetoes redistricting proposal
Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a proposed reconfiguration of the state’s congressional districts.
The new map would have placed St. Louis City into one congressional district, meaning that U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis City, and U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis City, would be in the same geographic area.
In a statement, Nixon said he wanted the legislature to send him another map during...
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Koster chides Sony for PSN disaster
Even though most of my time has been consumed by redistricting and the modification of Proposition B, there’s another big event that’s sparked outrage throughout the world: the shutdown of the PlayStation Network.
Long story short, the shutdown has quashed PS3 owners’ ability to play online war simulation games and download tubular Rock Band 3 songs for over a week. But the...
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Nixon signals veto on employment discrimination...
Gov. Jay Nixon gave a clear hint that he is going to veto legislation that alters the state’s employment law.
According to the AP, the bill in question effectively raises the legal threshold for people to file lawsuits over firings. It would also limit the amount of money somebody could procure under such action.
Nixon said in a press release that Sen. Brad Lager’s bill “would...
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Nixon activates National Guard in response to...
Gov. Jay Nixon’s office just announced that the governor activated the National Guard to combat flooding in southern and southeast Missouri.
“I have directed Maj. General Danner to immediately move Guard units into place where they can best help in protecting health and property,” Nixon said in a statement. “The Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen of the Missouri National Guard have...
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"Divine intervention"
This past Friday will be a day that few St. Louis residents will forget.
That’s because one the worst storms in recent memory blew through the region on that day, destroying a number of homes in north St. Louis County and leaving Lambert-St. Louis International Airport badly damaged.
Miraculously, nobody was killed.
That last detail caused Gov. Jay Nixon to remark that the lack of...
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AP: Rx Program could be coming to an end
This week’s AP Monday analysis revolves around the potential demise of the Missouri Rx Plan. The program provides aide to low-income seniors to pay for prescription drugs.
From the AP’s David Lieb:
The Missouri Rx Plan, which helps pay the medicine costs of 212,000 seniors and disabled residents, is due to expire Aug. 28 unless lawmakers renew it. So far, they have not done so....
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Power Out
Missouri lawmakers toiled into the wee hours of the night, but were unable to come up with consensus regarding redistricting.
Since lawmakers won’t send a map to Gov. Jay Nixon by today, that means lawmakers won’t be able to override a potential veto until the fall. That could be significant, since it leaves a lot of time for individual members to be persuaded one way or another.
If...
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POLITICO: Carnahan won't run against Clay
There’s an interesting report from Politico about an apparent tiff between U.S. Reps. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis City, and U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis City.
As of now, Clay and Carnahan would be drawn into the same congressional district under two plans being considered by the General Assembly. Politico reports that Carnahan is unlikely to run against Clay in a Democratic primary, and...
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Set Phasers for Veto
In his Monday analysis, AP reporter David Lieb reports on how Republicans in the Missouri General Assembly are prepping themselves in case Gov. Jay Nixon vetoes controversial legislation.
From Lieb’s article:
Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has been in a rush to pass legislation relating to hogs, dogs, discrimination and redistricting.
The common characteristic of the four...
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Volkmer passes
Former U.S. Rep. Harold Volkmer died yesterday, according to the Hannibal Courier-Post. He was 80.
The Hannibal resident was first elected in 1976 to represent Missouri’s 9th Congressional District in Congress. He was the last Democratic federal lawmaker to represent Boone County.
Volkmer was a fairly conservative Democrat, as he opposed gun control and abortion rights. He was heavily...
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AP: Nixon outraises Kinder
The Associated Press reports that Gov. Jay Nixon nearly doubled up Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder - his potential rival in the 2012 gubernatorial race - in fundraising.
Nixon ended up raising about $1.7 million and has a little over $2 million of cash on hand. Kinder raised roughly $770,000 and has over $900,000 of cash on hand.
From the AP article:
“The early financial support is critical, but...
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Washington Post declares Carnahan a potential...
The Fix - a political blog on the Washington Post’s Web site - created a list today of 10 sitting lawmakers who may be vulnerable after redistricting. U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis City, makes the list at number four:
4. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.): Carnahan’s famous last name – he is the son of the late governor Mel Carnahan and former senator Jean Carnahan – doesn’t appear to have...
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