Oct

31

Star lazy about political endorsements?

October 31, 2008 | 15 Comments

Lance Weber, Libertarian party candidate for the Missouri House 39th district, recently posted this on Facebook.  It seems that the Star endorsed his opponent, the incumbent Democrat Beth Low, even though she didn’t fill out the newspaper’s questionnaire.  The real kicker is that despite Weber returning the survey, the Star refused to meet with him. [...]

Oct

30

Early voting open thread?

October 30, 2008 | 14 Comments

If you have voted early, how was it?  Leave your reports in the comments. Many states are seeing multi-hour waits to vote early.  Folks in KCK are complaining about the lack of evening/weekend voting hours and only one location.  Business seems brisk at KCMO’s satellite absentee voting locations.  Yours truly tried to vote at the [...]

Oct

29

Jeff Roe is pro-rail?

October 29, 2008 | Comments Off

Remember the stink about low-life Republican operative Jeff Roe meeting with Mayor Funkhouser? Turns out that meeting may have been about light rail, since the pro-rail committee has paid Jeff Roe $19,000.

Oct

29

Anti-rail flow chart

October 29, 2008 | 7 Comments

The anti-rail crowd isn’t just some shady car wash owners and cranky old dinosaur businessmen. It goes right into the heart of the local political establishment, much of which is supposedly pro-rail. If you follow the money, you’ll see the complex web behind the scenes of Kansas City politics.  One of the biggest beneficiaries of [...]

Oct

28

JoCo Commissioner caught breaking the law

October 28, 2008 | Comments Off

There isn’t an election that goes by without at least a few problems with campaign signs being stolen or vandalized. But out in Olathe, KS someone has actually been caught on video doing the deed. And in a stunning twist it’s the candidate himself who has been caught red handed, incumbent Johnson County Commissioner John [...]

Oct

28

A tale of three TIFs

October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Kansas City, MO usually gets most of the attention in the conversation of the abuse of tax breaks and the  problems TIF projects that fail to produce the promised returns on taxpayer investments. But lately the problem seems to be moving to the suburbs.  The KC Tribune tells the story of a failed TIF strip [...]

Oct

26

Vote Early, not often

October 26, 2008 | Comments Off

Election agencies are predicting record turnout for the upcoming election.  Many polling places could see very long lines and wait times. So skip the lines and vote early.  Here is how you can do it:
Kansas – advance voting is legal and encouraged.  In KCK, go to the election office at 850 State Avenue.  In Johnson [...]

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