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Entries Tagged as 'Jay Nixon'

Jay Nixon Approval Plummets

August 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Last week, Public Policy Polling released a new poll of Missouri showing Republican Roy Blunt up 7 points over Robin Carnahan. Keep in mind that PPP is generally considered a Democrat-leaning firm, and the survey was conducted on behalf of Daily Kos, a far-left blog.
Buried in the poll results is an ominous sign for […]

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Nixon Appoints “Real Republican” to Transportation Commission

June 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Last November, we told you how Governor Nixon’s Office was considering several Black Democrats for a Republican slot on the Missouri Transportation Commission since they did not want to appoint a real Black Republican.
The Black Democrats included Marjorie Melton, who was fired as President of the Board of Public Service by Mayor Francis Slay and […]

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The Obvious Similarity Between Nixon & Slay The Post Dispatched Missed

June 1st, 2010 · No Comments

We’ll go into the similarities after this excerpt from Post Dispatch political reporter Jake Wagman’s piece:
On paper, Gov. Jay Nixon and Mayor Francis Slay seem like an easy match. The two lawyers are centrist Democrats born just a year apart. Each charted a methodical path through the ranks of government — Nixon kicked off […]

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245 Days After Lying to the Public, Cardetti to Leave Nixon for PR Firm

May 20th, 2010 · No Comments

“Liar” Jack Cardetti is finally leaving the public dole.  We heard rumors earlier this year that Cardetti would be leaving after the end of session. We also heard that Cardetti’s smiling face on our homepage - with a countdown clock showing how many days he was suckling off the taxapayer since he admitted lying abvout […]

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Day 204: ‘Liar’ Cardetti Still Has Job While Nixon Announces More Budget Cuts

April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

As Governor Nixon announces even more budget cuts today, the fact that ‘liar’ Jack Cardetti and former senate Minority leader Maida Coleman are still on the state’s payroll, shows clearly where the governor’s true priorities lie.

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Picture(s) of the Day: Governor, Is this How You Cut Costs From the State Vehicle Fleet?

April 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments

State employee enjoying some wine at Summit Lake Winery while driving a state vehicle
Doug Nelson, the deputy chief of staff to Gov. Jay Nixon, told senators in March how Gov. Nixon is trying to reduce costs from the overuse of the state’s vehicle fleet and by downsizing the overall “physical plant”of the state:
In all, […]

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