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St. Louis | Missouri Political News Service - Part 7

Entries Tagged as 'St. Louis'

VIDEO: Small-Farm Struggles Recounted at St. Louis Hearing

October 7th, 2011 · No Comments

Legislators participating were Sen. Kevin Engler (R-Farmington), Sen. Maria Chappelle Nadal (D-University City) and Sen. Jim Lembke (R-St. Louis County)

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Tags: MO Legislature · St. Louis · Videos

Video: McCaskill Avoids Campaigning With Obama In MO, Attends DC Fundraiser Instead

October 5th, 2011 · No Comments

First, her office claimed that she would not attend because she would be voting and working in Washington. (Note: no roll call votes were taken yesterday.) Then her office recanted and claimed that she hopes to appear with Obama, but that she might have to attend a fundraiser in DC instead. Now McCaskill says she wishes she could have attended the event.

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Tags: Senator McCaskill · St. Louis

Video: Obamabots Call Black Republican “Uncle Tom N*gger”

October 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Sounds like the beer honoring the president and the hate speech of his supporters was a lot stronger than the leadership he’s been offering the country!

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Tags: St. Louis · Videos

Video: SMI: Aerotropolis by Another Name?

September 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding describes how even though the $360 million Aerotropolis tax credit package has been trimmed by $300 million, that same funding for warehouse development may ultimately come about anyway from other, existing tax credit programs.

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Tags: MO Legislature · Show Me Institute · St. Louis

Picture of the Day: FBI Clicks On MOPNS Post on STL Congressman

September 20th, 2011 · No Comments

The post in question that has the FBI’s attention? “Clay Top Aide Runs Private Business Next to Congressional Office”

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Tags: Rep. Lacy Clay · St. Louis

Video: Cong. Candidate Ed Martin Works a Real Job Not Created by ‘Stimulus’

September 14th, 2011 · No Comments

Hat tip: EdMartinForCongress Take note Mr. President. This is a real job, not a make work job for your union buddies that’s paid for with borrowed Chinese money! [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/xFNYdeH3zFI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Rasmussen Reports: Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38% [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/hvBqpf0HUTc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: St. Louis · Videos

Video: SLU Assistant Professor Calls Proponents of Aerotropolis the “Cargo Cult”

August 31st, 2011 · No Comments

Hat tip:showmeinstitute St. Louis University assistant professor Doug Rush calls proponents of Aerotropolis the “Cargo Cult”. Here’s why he thinks it’s a misguided idea. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/qP-JP682nPM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: MO Legislature · Show Me Institute · St. Louis · Videos

Ed Martin to Charlie Dooley: Open the Bidding Process

August 29th, 2011 · No Comments

No bid contracts in the Dooley Administration? SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!! Examiner.com: Martin contends that the county council has excluded all non-union labor from consideration in awarding project labor agreements. Since, as Martin maintains, the majority of the construction industry is non-union, the field is severely diminished and therefore also diminishes the opportunity for tax […]

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Tags: St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

British Style ‘Journalism’ Comes to St. Louis

August 23rd, 2011 · No Comments

This is really getting ridiculous the lengths a scandal rag will go to embarrass the Lt. Governor. This is also what happens when second rate reporters working for a third rate “newspaper” get a so called exclusive story: they try and milk the story for all its worth, even to the lengths of the ridiculous. […]

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Tags: St. Louis

Move-On-Up.org: Stepping Outside the Template

August 17th, 2011 · No Comments

Biggovernment.com: After enjoying a growing population of their social network to over 800 members, on Saturday, August 13th, 2011 Move-On-Up.org held their first ever 3-day national conference at the Crown Plaza Hotel in St.Louis, Missouri. St.Louis has had a rich history in the civil rights movement and was also one of the last stops on […]

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Tags: St. Louis