Mar

24

Missouri trade mission to China, sans KC

March 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

Governor Blunt is leading a bi-partisan trade mission to China. The guest list includes Senators Bond and McCaskill, former Governor Bob Holden, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and several St. Louis business leaders. Conspicuously absent from the list - anyone from Kansas City or elsewhere in Missouri. The Governor’s press release says that the trip [...]

Mar

10

Funk on STL Radio

March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

An observant BlogKC reader found an interview with Mayor Funkhouser on the radio in St. Louis. It’s an interesting discussion of governance in Missouri’s two primary cities.

Mar

1

Who’s running for the General Assembly

March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tuesday was the first day for candidates to file for the August 2008 primary election, and there are already some interesting races shaping up…
State Senate District 17 (Clay County)
Sandra Aust of Kansas City is running against incumbent Republican Luann Ridgeway of Smithville. Aust is a former KC Parks Board Chair and was a key [...]

Feb

22

Kansas City is in Missouri

February 22, 2008 | 9 Comments

It’s only February, but I think I’ve already found the best web site of 2008!
www.kansascityisinmissouri.com

Feb

7

Missouri election map

February 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Show Me Progress blog has an analysis of the election results in Missouri. Comparing overall votes for both parties, the result was 58-42 in favor of the Democrats.

Feb

5

Missouri *this* close, but still a landslide for Dems

February 5, 2008 | 4 Comments

Coming down to the wire on both sides, Missouri narrowly went to Barack Obama and John McCain. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton won almost all counties, but Obama’s wins in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia put him over the edge. On the Republican side it was almost a three-way tie with the [...]

Feb

5

KC vs STL, Police edition

February 5, 2008 | 4 Comments

Yesterday it was redevelopment, and today local control of police departments is another issue where Kansas City and St. Louis ought to be BFF. Both are governed by a board appointed by the governor, not the mayor.  Virtually everyone who ran for mayor and council in KC last year agreed we needed local control, but [...]

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