“I think you’re going to have another opportunity to reconsider your vote for the Hughes group.” That’s a comment St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley’s Consiglieri John Temporiti made to a St. Louis County councilman a few years ago. We’ve chronicled the many shady and questionable dealings of Mr. Temporiti and Mr. Dooley (here, here, [...]

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“Several lawsuits have been filed over the establishment of the [trash] program. In one suit, a ruling is pending on how much in damages the county must pay three haulers that successfully argued they did not receive a state-required two years’ written notification before the trash districts’ establishment.” You would think with this sorry history, [...]

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STL Post Dispatch: County Executive Charlie A. Dooley announced Thursday that he will seek re-election in 2014. “I love what I do, and I love my team,” Dooley said Thursday afternoon. “County voters have given me a great opportunity that few people get in a lifetime, and I want to continue to work for them [...]

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As we approach the 2-year anniversary of President Obama’s unaffordable health care spending law in the coming month, new polling shows the law remains unpopular with Americans as reports continue that the law is failing to control costs. USA Today writes, “The health care overhaul that President Obama intended to be the signature achievement of [...]

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One thing you can say for sure, Mr. Dooley sure is loyal (to a fault) to his cronies. Instead of firing these cronies from their plum patronage jobs, he’d rather throw hardworking county employees out into the street who actually do meaningful work for the county. Post Dispatch: County Executive Charlie A. Dooley said Wednesday [...]

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 Missouri Political New Service  was the first to report on the governor’s backhanded implementation of Obamacare through executive order. A Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill, which would prevent Gov. Nixon’s administration from creating a health exchange without the approval of Missouri voters. The bill sponsored by Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, prevents [...]

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