Blunt will vote “no” on background check compromise
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., will vote against the bipartisan compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun sales. “I will not be voting for this,” Blunt told Fox News on Monday. “I think it potentially could lead to a gun registry, which I’m not for.” The compromise, crafted by Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., and Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., would More...
Long, Hartzer raise more than 100K each in 1st quarter
Rep. Billy Long, R-Springfield, raised $150,000 in the first three months of 2013 and ended the quarter with nearly $400,000 in the bank, according to his latest campaign finance report. Most of Long’s More...
McCaskill among those on Obama’s call list for fiscal deal
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., confirmed Tuesday that she was one of the lawmakers who received a weekend call from President Barack Obama, who is trying to sidestep GOP leaders and cobble together a deficit-reduction More...
Burlison to take out exemption for first responders in union legislation
JEFFERSON CITY Springfield Rep. Eric Burlison no longer wants to exempt teachers and first responders from his so-called paycheck protection bill. In a news release sent out early Monday afternoon, Burlison’s More...
Late Night in Jeff City: liveblogging the Senate filibuster
The Missouri Senate is considering so-called paycheck protection legislation and Democrats are filibustering. The liveblog is below. Background on the bill at the bottom of this post. 2:20 a.m. Bill perfected More...
McCaskill to write tell-all book on race against Akin
Sen. Claire McCaskill told a radio host this morning that she’s working on a book that will “tell the whole story” about her nationally watched U.S. Senate race against U.S. Rep. Todd Akin. McCaskill More...
McCaskill says Senate gun control debate will be focused on the “doable”
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., was not among those lamenting the early death of a proposed ban on assault weapons. McCaskill had expressed support for such a bill in the wake of last year’s Connecticut shooting, More...
Blunt, McCaskill push legislative priorities in Senate budget debate
The current Senate debate over a sweeping budget blueprint offers lawmakers an opportunity to push for votes on their own legislative priorities, and both Sens. Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt have jumped at the More...
Governor Nixon speaks to Missouri Republicans
JEFFERSON CITY –The porridge is a little warmer, but not yet right. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon spoke to House Republicans Wednesday about Medicaid expansion in a closed door meeting where few details were More...
In a switch, McCaskill endorses gay marriage
In a surprise turnabout, Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed gay marriage on Sunday—following in the footsteps of other prominent politicians who have recently switched their views on this hot-button social issue. “I More...
