Archive for September, 2007
GOP Lawsuit: Ethics Panel Blatantly Violated Missouri Sunshine Law
September 17th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - In an effort to ensure openness in state government, the Missouri Republican Party and state Rep. Shane Schoeller today filed a lawsuit against the Missouri Ethics Commission for flagrant violations of the Sunshine Law stemming from the panel’s secret meeting earlier this month to discuss campaign finance contributions.
The lawsuit filed in [...]
Jay, Show Us the Money! How Much in Contributions Returned?
September 14th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - With some media outlets still blindly reporting that Jay Nixon is returning unlimited campaign contributions he received, Missourians deserve to know exactly how much Nixon has actually given back.
Nixon, who has opposed unlimited contributions but took them anyway, said earlier this week that he would return the contributions although he has [...]
Top 11 Reasons Why Jay Nixon Wants Campaign Contributions Returned
September 13th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - With Jay Nixon’s hypocritical and self-serving statements on the return of unlimited campaign contributions and the media’s use of lists, the Missouri Republican Party presents the Top 11 reasons why Nixon supports giving the money back:
11. Because the media will report he is returning them even though he has not [...]
Nixon Abandons Sunshine Law, Seeks to Pass Buck on MEC Violations
September 13th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - Jay Nixon has announced that he is once again abandoning his job as the state’s lawyer. This time, Nixon is refusing to pursue flagrant Sunshine Law violations by the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Nixon told the Springfield News-Leader yesterday that he’s concerned that the Ethics Commission recently violated the Sunshine Law and has [...]
No Shame: Nixon’s Campaign of Hypocrisy Motivated by Desperation
September 12th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - Jay Nixon today launched a campaign of hypocrisy which fails to acknowledge his efforts to tank a law allowing unlimited campaign contributions while accepting such contributions to keep his dismal political aspirations afloat.
In a ruse worthy of a great con artist, Nixon is claiming that he will return unlimited campaign [...]
McCaskill Falls to Pressure, Returns Dirty Money Despite Arrogantly Defending It
September 11th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - Days after arrogantly defending $20,000 in donations she received from associates of disgraced Democrat contributor Norman Hsu, Claire McCaskill today fell to pressure from Hillary Clinton and scrutiny from Missouri Republicans by agreeing to return the tainted cash.
After Clinton returned more than $850,000 in Hsu contributions, McCaskill suddenly decided to [...]
Nixon Hides from Sunshine Law, Fails to Detail Dealings with Ethics Panel
September 11th, 2007
JEFFERSON CITY - Despite self-serving claims that he supports openness in government, Jay Nixon is refusing to honor a Sunshine Law request to shed light on his claims that he represented the Missouri Ethics Commission before the Missouri Supreme Court even though he was never authorized to do so.
Even though Missouri Ethics Commission members [...]





