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St. Louis Cardinals announce Yadier Molina’s new position with team

1 year 8 months ago
The St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday named Yadier Molina special assistant to the president of baseball operations. The team did not specify what duties the new role would include, but an MLB insider recently shared the news that the new role would not be a full-time position. In a social media post, Enrique Rojas of ESPN and Spanish language website GrandesEnLosDeportes.com said the legendary Cardinals catcher will not take a full-time role with the team in the coming season due to "family matters."…
Hunter Bassler, Alli Hebel

Ethics investigation into Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher continues

1 year 8 months ago
An investigation into alleged misconduct by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher remains ongoing, as a panel of state lawmakers emerged from a nearly three hour behind-closed-doors hearing on Wednesday and gave no indication of when the inquiry will conclude.  The investigation of Plocher could stretch into the next legislative session, which begins on Jan. 3. “Due process takes time,” said state Rep. Robert Sauls, an Independence Democrat and vice chair of the House Ethics Committee, later…
Jason Hancock

I tuned into a debate but got a stupid insult fest instead

1 year 8 months ago
Apologies, but I couldn't really keep focused on the Republican debate tonight. Instead I spent my time shopping Time's Cat of the Year cover—which, honestly, was probably a better use of energy than watching the TV. Basically, there were two things going on tonight. On one side you had Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy, who ...continue reading "I tuned into a debate but got a stupid insult fest instead"
Kevin Drum