Tag archive for ‘conflict of interest’
Is a fox guarding the henhouse? Nixon ‘negotiates’ with union that gave him more than $600,000 in campaign cash
September 23, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—Amid the worst economy in a quarter-century, with hundreds of thousands of Missourians out of work, nearly 10% unemployment, and plummeting state revenue, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is pressing the state of Missouri for an extraordinary 6% raise for nearly 7,000 state workers. On the other side of [...]
MOGOP statement on Nixon’s appointment of John Temporiti
July 7, 2009
Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement on Jay Nixon’s appointment of John Temporiti: “Not content in rewarding his campaign contributors with lucrative fee offices, Jay Nixon continues appointing moneyed insiders with plum government positions. The latest example, Nixon’s appointment of prolific Democratic fundraiser John Temporiti to the Missouri [...]
Carnahan must admit wind energy conflict of interest
April 16, 2009
One day after tens of thousands of Missourians protested the tax, borrow, and spend policies of the current administration, Vice President Joe Biden will come to the state to defend these policies…