Attorney General Koster reminds Missourians that December 6 is the deadline...
December 3, 2012 Jefferson City, Mo. - Attorney General Chris Koster is reminding Missouri consumers and businesses that the deadline is December 6 for filing claims for a cash refund from a billion...
View ArticleAnalysis: Albany Needs to Let More Sunshine In
It’s all a matter of perception. When candidates depend upon fat cats to contribute to their campaigns, the citizens, the ordinary voters, feel excluded. That, Susan Lerner of Common Cause told me, is...
View ArticleAuditor General Jack Wagner Says Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School's Reserve...
Google , Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, the state's largest charter school, held a $13 million budget surplus at the end of the 2009-10 school year,...
View ArticleNominees to replace Emerson will be selected next year
Missouri’s 8th Congressional district will have a special election early next year, but the candidates for the post won’t be formally decided until after U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson steps down in...
View ArticleGov. Nixon names Paul Wilson to Missouri Supreme Court… (State of Missouri)
December 3, 2012 Background includes experience as circuit judge and as attorney in public sector and private practice; Wilson has argued cases before U.S. and Missouri Supreme Courts JEFFERSON CITY -...
View ArticleMo. Gov. Nixon travels to Kuwait and Afghanistan
Gov. Jay Nixon has been meeting with Missouri troops who are deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan and said their service for the state and nation is "inspiring." The most recent visit is Nixon's third...
View ArticleBarack Obama Is Considering Anna Wintour For A Premium Ambassador Spot —...
What makes the Editor of Vogue qualified to be the Ambassador? Hundreds of thousands of dollars, to start. President Obama is reportedly considering appointing Vogue Editor-in-chief Anna Wintour as...
View ArticleIs the 1% Funding the Election? How Much Influence do the Richest Americans...
FinancesOnline.com recently released an infographic analysing the many facets of presidential campaign finances in the just concluded presidential elections. Some peg the total cost of the 2012...
View ArticleGov.-elect Pat McCrory still employed by law firm that lobbies the state
A month after his election, Gov.-elect Pat McCrory remains employed at a law firm that lobbies state government even as he establishes his administration and controls a $660,000 pot of taxpayer money....
View ArticleCampaign gifts top record $2 billion
Washington -- Campaign finance filings with the government show that the cost of the 2012 U.S. presidential race has surpassed $2 billion, a record. The tallies released Thursday, which include nearly...
View ArticleObama, Romney break fundraising records
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Mitt Romney shattered spending records during their 2012 campaigns, eclipsing $2 billion in fundraising, the campaigns disclosed Thursday. Obama, who surpassed $1...
View ArticleObama, Romney surpassed $2 billion in campaign fundraising
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney shattered spending records during their 2012 campaigns, eclipsing $2 billion in fundraising, the campaigns disclosed Thursday. Obama, who surpassed...
View ArticleDeval Patrick stays with the PAC
The election may be long over, but Gov. ’s political action committee, launched to help re-elect President Obama, is not going anywhere — a clear sign he’s keeping his national ambitions alive....
View Article>Final campaign reports: 2012 election nears record
WASHINGTON (AP) — Final campaign finance tallies trickled out Thursday for a presidential race expected to be the most expensive in U.S. political history, showing a last-minute $10 million...
View ArticleFinal campaign reports: 2012 election nears record
WASHINGTON - (AP) -- Final campaign finance tallies trickled out Thursday for a presidential race expected to be the most expensive in U.S. political history, showing a last-minute $10 million...
View ArticleRecent Missouri editorials
The Kansas City Star, Dec. 2 Seeking help, not succumbing to violence, is best response In a perfect world, athletes would always live up to the roles we assign to them. They would set good examples...
View ArticleIn campaign's final weeks, Romney raised nearly $86 milion
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney raised more than $85.9 million in the last two weeks of the presidential race, his campaign announced Thursday, detailing the GOP hopeful’s final money push in his ultimately...
View ArticlePost-Campaign Super-PAC Cash Still Flowing to Consultants
More than five months after Newt Gingrich dropped out of the Republican presidential primary, the founder of the super-political action committee backing him was still drawing a check. In fact, almost...
View ArticleRomney campaign had $25.7 million left after U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign had $25.7 million left in the bank days after the November 6 election that ended months of relentless fundraising in the most expensive race...
View Article2012 Presidential campaign breaks $2 billion barrier, becoming nation's most...
WASHINGTON — The 2012 presidential election broke the $2 billion milestone in its final weeks, becoming the most expensive in American political history, according to final federal finance reports...
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