Jan

23

Punditry weighs in on next move for Missouri GOP

January 23, 2008 | 5 Comments

This morning the pundits are quick to put forth their scenarios for what happens to the governor’s race without incumbent Matt Blunt. While Democrats were jumping for joy with the announcement of their hated nemesis stepping down, it might actually be the Republicans with the most to gain from this move.
That is because without the [...]

Jan

22

Buh-bye, Baby Blunt

January 22, 2008 | 7 Comments

Today Missouri Governor Matt Blunt stunned the state with a YouTube video announcing that he was dropping out of the race for re-election. The spin is that Blunt says was able to do everything he wanted in one term and doesn’t need another four years.
Now the pundits will start speculating on his real reasons, [...]

Sep

19

Ticket scalping legalized

September 19, 2007 | 10 Comments

The City Council is up in arms about Sprint Center concerts selling out instantaneously and is bringing in Ticketbastard for a public flogging.  Most of the blame is being put on ticket brokers who buy up the tickets and then re-sell them at higher prices.  In the past this has been illegal in Missouri, so [...]

Aug

16

Two years later, Blunt finally take’s BlogKC’s advice

August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments

Two years ago I criticized Governor Blunt for preaching about energy conservation after he bought a fleet of gas-guzzling SUVs to enable his wasteful, 140 mile commute between Springfield and Jefferson City. At the time I asked why couldn’t at least buy hybride SUVs which are made right in Missouri at Ford’s Claycomo plant.
Well, [...]

Jul

28

New Blunt/Nixon Poll

July 28, 2007 | 2 Comments

A new SurveyUSA poll commissioned by KCTV-5 shows Attorney General Jay Nixon with a big 57% to 38% lead over incumbent Governor Matt Blunt in the 2008 governor’s race.  What’s interesting is that Nixon leads across virtually all demographic and geographic groups, including in Blunt’s backyard in the Ozarks.  The only group where the governor [...]

Jun

26

Missouri sets renewable energy targets

June 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed HB54 today, putting the state on the list of non-federal entities taking the lead in diversifying our energy portfolio. The signing ceremony was held at KCP&L’s Iatan II “clean” coal power plant, but the focus of the legislation is setting targets for utilities to use renewable (non-fossilized) sources — 4% [...]

Mar

7

Minimum wage not for everyone

March 7, 2007 | 7 Comments

Missouri’s new minimum wage increase included a raise for tipped employees like waiters, but Governor Blunt’s administration is actively encouraging employers to ignore the new law.  Save Our Tips is a new campaign asking the governor to follow the law.
www.saveourtips.org

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