Archive for February, 2008

Smith Playing Legal Games to Avoid Justice for Breaking Gaming Law

JEFFERSON CITY - Desperate to avoid taking responsibility for his illegal actions, Jeff Smith has again successfully delayed until the summer his trial for using false identification to enter a gambling boat.
Smith’s trial, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has now been delayed until July, nearly a year after Democrat Rep. Joe Aull illegally handed over [...]

Nixon Taxpayer-Financed Quadriplegic Lawsuit Being Exposed Next Week

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri taxpayers are expected to find out next week how much more of their money Jay Nixon is going to use to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a quadriplegic state attorney that Nixon fired because of her disability.
A court transcript from earlier this month shows that final details of [...]

Nixon’s Health Care Plan: Unknown Cost, Unknown Source

JEFFERSON CITY - Already committed to raising taxes on Missourians by $1 billion to fully restore the old broken Medicaid system, Jay Nixon says he’ll start the restoration of that failed system on his first day in office although he isn’t saying how much it’s going to cost Missourians or divulging where in the state [...]

Nixon Fundraiser Subsidized by Saline County Taxpayers

JEFFERSON CITY - Jay Nixon and his fellow Democrats’ penchant for snubbing their noses at Missouri taxpayers was on display recently when Saline County taxpayers paid to have tickets for a Nixon fundraiser sold out of the county clerk’s office.
In advance of a February 23 Democrat Party event, the Marshall Democrat-News reported that $25 [...]

Remember This? ‘Payment Likely Provides More Money than Necessary’

JEFFERSON CITY - If there was any question about the depth of Jay Nixon’s lies about ripping off taxpayers for using state vehicles for political purposes, then his campaign’s statement last October clearly puts all speculation to rest: “Shur said the payment likely provides more money than necessary.”
That’s from The Associated Press on October 26, [...]

BUSTED! - After Providing Political Cover, Montee Exposes Nixon’s Lies about State Vehicles

JEFFERSON CITY - After months of dragging her feet and trying to provide political cover for Jay Nixon, Susan Montee gave in to pressure from taxpayers by today exposing Nixon’s lies to Missourians and the media about a low-ball reimbursement stemming from his illegal use of state vehicles and staff for political purposes.
“Jay Nixon [...]

Hypocritical Nixon Back to His Old Campaign Finance Tricks

JEFFERSON CITY - Jay Nixon took more than $19,000 in contributions from Ameren while he was investigating the utility and claims he gave the money after several days of negative press. A vocal opponent of transparency in government, Nixon tanked the state’s case defending campaign finance reforms that would have prevented his previous abuse. Then, [...]

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