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Jennings residents upset after losing water twice in one week

1 year 9 months ago
Some residents at Jennings are scrambling after losing water to their house twice within a week.Some residents at Jennings are scrambling after losing water to their house twice within a week.Some residents at Jennings are scrambling after losing water to their house twice within a week.Some residents at Jennings are scrambling after losing water to their house twice within a week.
Max Diekneite

Missouri ‘Freedom Caucus’ leaders ousted from Senate chairmanships over stall tactics

1 year 9 months ago
The Republican civil war in the Missouri Senate reached a new crescendo of strife Tuesday, when Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden stripped four members of their committee chairs and declared he was acting against “a small group of swamp creatures.” The action toward members of the newly formed Freedom Caucus took away traditional prerogatives of senior legislators and even relegated the targeted four to parking spots as far from the Missouri Capitol building as possible. Rowden said he…
Rudi Keller

GOP renews push to make it harder to amend Missouri constitution by initiative petition

1 year 9 months ago
Republican lawmakers’ latest attempt to change Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process was met with widespread opposition Tuesday. Hanging over the proceedings, though hardly discussed on Tuesday, were a pair of initiative petition campaigns seeking to put an amendment on the statewide ballot rolling back Missouri near-total ban on abortion. One of the campaigns has already reported raising $2 million to bankroll its efforts, amplifying the sense of GOP urgency to get changes to…
Anna Spoerre

Trump and Biden win New Hampshire

1 year 9 months ago
Jeez. AP called New Hampshire for both Trump and Biden about one minute after the polls closed? That's gotta be a new record. The exits must have been a tidal wave.
Kevin Drum