JEFFERSON CITY - With the Federal Elections Commission panel set to bend normal rules for Claire McCaskill so she can use a loophole in campaign finance law to pay off her $1.6 million loan, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s characterization of the scheme is surprisingly appropriate: “Tacky. Very tacky.” Missourians will watch in disbelief and with [...]

JEFFERSON CITY - Ameren’s admission that ‘Mr. Fix It’ Jay Nixon sought campaign contributions while he was investigating the utility requires Nixon to end his long silence and explain to Missourians who specifically solicited the contributions and the extent of his involvement in the scheme.
“Missourians deserve to understand what Jay Nixon knew about Ameren’s [...]

JEFFERSON CITY - In a stunning admission to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a top Ameren executive has publicly confirmed that Mr. Fix It Jay Nixon actively sought political campaign contributions from the utility while he was supposedly investigating the company over the Taum Sauk Dam collapse.
“Ameren Senior Vice President Richard Mark acknowledged Wednesday that [...]

JEFFERSON CITY - ‘Mr. Fix It’ Jay Nixon’s public claim in 1993 that he would take steps to limit the influence political contributions had in the attorney general’s office rings hollow with Missourians who are familiar with his acceptance of more than $19,000 in political contributions from Ameren WHILE he was investigating the utility.
In [...]

JEFFERSON CITY - In the ultimate display of political hypocrisy, Jay Nixon’s acceptance of more than $19,000 in backdoor political contributions from investigation target Ameren is at odds with his vicious campaign attack against a former political opponent for allegedly covering up campaign contributions from legal opponents.
During his first campaign for attorney general, Nixon condemned [...]

JEFFERSON CITY - Taking a page from Bob Holden’s failed playbook, Senate Democrats backed by Jay Nixon are holding Missouri students as political hostages by filibustering Gov. Matt Blunt’s bold Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative that will provide $350 million in new money for Missouri students.
Lead by state Sens. Chuck Graham and Wes Shoemyer, [...]

JEFFERSON CITY - Never shy about touting his political points of view from his taxpayer-financed office, Jay Nixon has remained conspicuously silent in recent weeks about where he stands on a measure that would prevent activist judges from raising taxes on hard-working Missourians.
While Gov. Matt Blunt has publicly announced that he supports House Joint [...]