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Immediately following Saturday night's passage of health insurance reform in the U.S. House, Missouri politicians, candidates and special interest groups began issuing statements responding to the narrow 220-215 vote.
(Updated 10 a.m. Sun., Nov. 1) Posted 12:48 p.m. Fri., Oct. 30: Doug Hoffman (left) is a Conservative Party candidate for Congress in upstate New York who's competing in a special election next Tuesday . But his candidacy appears to be a touchstone for Missouri conservatives , including some Republicans who are rejecting their party's moderate nominee. State Sen. Chuck Purgason , a Missouri GOP ...
ST. LOUIS — In many other cities, it would be a boon to the opposition party: Two sitting Democratic lawmakers convicted of corruption, opening up their seats to fresh competition.
Doug Hoffman's insurgent campaign in New York's special House race, which had already split national Republican leaders, is now turning into a litmus test for other Republican congressional candidates running in 2010 to prove their conservative credentials. Liz Lauber, running in the Republican primary for a House seat in Missouri, this week made support for Mr. Hoffman a campaign issue, calling ...
Growing concern about federal financial aid for college students was the focus of a round table discussion with Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., last Friday. McCaskill invited representatives from four Missouri universities (The University of Missouri - Columbia, UMKC, University of Missouri - St.
Guests on today’s TV news shows: • ABC’s “This Week,” 9:30 a.m. in Kansas City, 9 a.m. in Topeka — Guests: Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican; Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- If early money is an indication, Missouri could have competitive races for nearly half of its U.S. House seats next year. Campaign finance reports released this past week show several races to watch.
Congressman Ike Skelton, D-Mo., has yet another possible challenger in the 2010 election for Missouri's 4th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON — Challengers for congressional seats in St. Louis and across Missouri are trumpeting recent fundraising successes in a political season offering positive signs for outsiders. But experts point out that even when challengers are flush with cash, incumbency can be priceless.
The Jefferson City News Tribune has surpassed all of the larger Missouri newspapers, including the Kansas City Star, St. Joseph News-Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Joplin Globe, for the title of Best Newspaper Design.
JEFFERSON CITY — If early money is an indication, nearly half of Missouri's U.S. House seats could have competitive races next year — a fairly high ratio for a state that hasn't booted an incumbent congressman in more than a decade. Campaign finance reports released last week show several aspiring politicians are raising formidable amounts of money well before the 2010 elections, thus enhancing ...