Saturday, November 3, 2012
Governor Jay Nixon and others battle perception that Mitt Romney could give Republicans a lift in Missouri on election day.
One day after most of the statewide Republican Party ticket made its way to St. Louis County with a rally in Valley Park, Democrats, led by Governor Jay Nixon, gathered outside a Town and Country-area labor hall to urge on volunteers in the closing days of the campaign. Nixon, Lieutenant Governor candidate Susan Montee, State Treasurer Clint Zweifel, Attorney General Chris Koster and Secretary of State candidate Jason Kander were at the The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Hall in unincorporated St. Louis County just north of Manchester Road after many of them had been at a Webster Groves rally featuring former U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt. Nixon, who played ringleader for the event, said that between Saturday …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The latest Blue Arch survey of Democratic activists asked about the party's slate of candidates for statewide office November 6.
Democrats are overwhelmingly confident that Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will be re-elected to a second term in Jefferson City. They are pessimistic that a Democrat will occupy the office that is second in line. In the latest unscientific Patch Blue Arch survey conducted Thursday through Saturday morning, 21 activists, current and former officials, and voters responded to questions about the party's statewide ticket. When asked "Which statewide candidate are you most confident will win in November," 81 percent answered Jay Nixon, who is running against St. Louis area businessman Dave Spence, a political newcomer. Chris Koster received 14 point 3 percent and 4.8 percent answered Clint Zweifel. Why? Democrats said it is because Nixon is …
Monday, October 1, 2012
The latest "Red Arch" survey takes the pulse of Missouri Republicans regarding statewide races on the November ballot.
Missouri Republicans are bullish on the chances of Secretary of State candidate Shane Schoeller and Lt. Governor Peter Kinder's chances for re-election in November, but a majority are concerned that Dave Spence will not defeat Governor Jay Nixon next month. That's the biggest finding in the latest Patch "Red Arch" survey, a non-scientific project asking Republican activists questions tied to current issues in the 2012 election cycle. More than 70 people were invited to participate and 30 responded. When asked "Which statewide candidate are you most concerned about in November," a majority, 64.3 percent, named Spence. Next was Attorney General nominee Ed Martin and State Treasurer nominee Cole McNary at 14.3 percent, and Kinder at 7.1 …
Monday, September 24, 2012
The latest "Blue Arch" survey of Missouri Democrats focuses on the party's statewide candidates.
With just more than 40 days left until the November election, Missouri Democrats are confident in Governor Jay Nixon's chances for re-election but by a wide margin are worried about former State Auditor Susan Montee as she tries to unseat Republican incumbent Peter Kinder from the Lieutenant Governor's office. Those were the main findings of the most recent survey of Democrats as part of the Patch Blue Arch project, which asks current and former lawmakers, activists, voters and other party "influencers" in the weeks and months leading up to November's election. The non-scientific survey was conducted September 17-21 and received 29 responses. When asked "Which statewide candidate are you most confident will win in November," 69 percent …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
For all interested in transparency and fairness in government, this free event about how to apply the Missouri Sunshine Law might be a good investment of time Wednesday evening. It is the only St. Louis area session in the near future.
A free workshop to cover the Missouri Sunshine Law will be held Wednesday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Eureka Municipal Court Room at the Eureka Police Station, 120 City Hall Dr. Anyone may attend. The one-hour class will be conducted by Tom Durkin, public education director for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Durkin said the workshop is part of an ongoing effort by Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to provide government officials with support they need to be well informed in conducting their business in a way that brings transparency and fairness to all aspects of government. Topics to be included in Durkin's presentation are: "In the past three years I have offered close to 300 Sunshine Law presentations across the state. …
Monday, May 21, 2012
The City of Manchester is working to take ownership of Harugari Cemetery.
At the last Manchester Board of Aldermen meeting, expressed an interested in assuming ownership of the Harugari Cemetery north of Schroeder Park on Old Meramec Station Road. City Attorney Patrick Gunn said that while the cemetery is not owned by the city, for more than 25 years the cemetery has been maintained by the city. Gunn estimated no one has been buried on the grounds in at least 40 years. Alderman Michael Clement stated in an email that the cemetery is owned by Lodge of the Hurgari, an organization that apparently no longer exists. "The City has tried to trace or find and identify ownership over the last several years. We have not had success with that search. Thus, the need for the city to petition the state's Attorney General to …
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Ed Martin plans to challenge Chris Koster in the bid for Missouri Attorney General.
Two days after a Webster Groves doctor made the 2nd Congressional district Republican primary a three candidate race, the contest is back down to two in the running. Thursday morning, St. Louis attorney Ed Martin announced he would drop out of the GOP primary for Congress and instead challenge Chris Koster to become the state's top lawyer. Feeding off of his near-victory against Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis) in 2010, Martin had support in his bid to succeed Rep. Todd Akin (R-Wildwood), but has lagged considerably in fundraising compared to former RNC Co-Chair Ann Wagner, who has also lined up endorsements from national Republican figures, including John Ashcroft, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Former Arkansas Governor and …
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Neal Boyd announced he will run for a Missouri House seat next year.
As a fan of both politics and entertainment, I grudgingly admit sometimes imagining what my coverage routine would be like if celebrities were in public office. For instance, St. Louis County Council meetings would be a little bit more interesting if Cornell Haynes, Jr.—known to the world as Nelly—was pouring over the issues. And you couldn’t imagine my excitement if St. Charles County resident and professional wrestling superstar Randy Orton successfully ran for state representative. Because, you know, he’d go to the papers if he had to talk about a plan to the entice creation of a China Hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. But last week, the worlds of entertainment and Missouri politics did actually collide when Neal Boyd, the…
Friday, August 26, 2011
The Missouri State Teachers Association was awarded an injunction to stop a new Missouri social networking law from taking effect Sunday. Meanwhile, Gov. Nixon is asking for repeals to the current law.
The Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA) just learned it was awarded an injunction to stop a new Missouri social networking law from taking effect Sunday. "We just found out about two minutes ago. We're wrapping our heads around it, but this is a good resolution at this point," Todd Fuller, MSTA director of communications told Town and Country-Manchester Patch. Parkway School District Spokesperson Cathy Kelly tells Patch it is too soon to issue a response on Friday's developments. Kelly said district staff is meeting Friday afternoon to review and discuss the new information. As previously reported by Patch, the Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA) is suing the state over a new Missouri social network law that prevents students…
Linda Hoppe
12:16 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
Mr. Koster's attitude, questionable judgment and lack of interest in pursuing justice in the Ryan Ferguson case should scare the daylights out of all MO voters. Citizens of MO, cast your votes wisely because this could happen to you, your children or your grandchildren. Mr. Koster's denial of Ryan’s habeas petition and his argument that another hearing for Ryan is a “waste of judicial resources” … more ›