Main menu:

Site search

Categories

Archive

Archive for 'Missouri Politics'

Missouri Presidential Primary Voter Registration Deadline Tomorrow!

The Missouri Presidential Primary voter registration deadline is end-of-day tomorrow.
I’ve not been much of a politically motivated person, but Ron Paul “cured my apathy”. Before learning about Ron Paul I didn’t feel like anything I said or did would make an actual difference.
Ron Paul stands for and strives to uphold the wisdom of the founding […]

Missouri Governor’s Race - Jay Nixon and Matt Blunt - Contribution Refund Policy - (AP Wire)

AP NewsBreak: Blunt, Nixon trying to redirect refund checks
By DAVID A. LIEB
Associated Press Writer

tcdacmd=”cc=lcn; dt”;

var hosted_site =”MOCOD”; var hosted_section =”STATE”; […]

Stone County TIF - Written for Stone County Gazette Feb 2007 by Darin Codon

The Stone County Commission took the first steps today towards approving an estimated 5 million dollar TIF (Tax Increment Financing) financed bond to improve road infrastructure to and from Silver Dollar City and streamline access to Indian Point. Silver Dollar City contends the project will substantially alleviate traffic congestion to both the Branson West park […]

James Strahan “Two County Commissioners actions support higher property tax issues.”

Taney County Assessor James Strahan wrote the following opt-in:
County Commissioners actions support higher property tax issues
Could this be why they want to erase old County Commission minutes?
There are County Commission minutes dating back into 2006 that have not been approved by the County Commission. During last Tuesdays commission meeting, Commissioner Ron Herschend commented it […]

Burma

When I was in my early 20″s I worked at an Internet Cafe in Venice Beach. At the time my father served as chief legal officer for a company doing business in Burma.
The coffee shop i worked at was owned by four engineers. One was an actives working with Free Burma. He brought a refugee […]

Mr. Bad Example and the year of the Filibuster

History shall remember 2007 as the year of the filibuster. To date, I’ve logged over 60 hours of filibuster viewing. When it comes to the Missouri legislature - listening to IP feeds from the Senate’s website.
The filibuster is the least impressive tool of hijacking the legislative process. It’s when politicians do what they do best, […]

Springfield says Branson Unimportant

They say actions speak louder than words and Springfield is screaming with both stating. “Branson is Unimportant.”
Branson is growing and has contributed greatly to the regional economy, but you wouldn’t know it from the actions Springfield business owners have made to alienate Branson.’
Two major hits leave Branson without adequate medical care and the closing of […]

Missouri’s Battle over Stem Cells Part 2

Jason Rosenbaum of the Columbia Tribune wrote about Missouri’s Stem Cell battle and an initiative to alter the Missouri Constitution as follows:
Ballot language
A constitutional amendment pushed by opponents of embryonic stem cell research would add the following language to the Missouri Constitution:
Section 38(e) 1. It shall be unlawful to clone or attempt to […]