The Associated Press Jefferson City News Tribune, July 10 Veto removes threat to deer posed by inane bills: We would need to dig deep into the pile of legislation approved… Read more »

The Associated Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 7 Nixon boldly vetoes particularly cruel abortion restriction: In his 27 years in public office in Missouri, Jay Nixon has been all over… Read more »

The Associated Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 27 Holy chutzpah: St. Louis takes on gay marriage ban: Tears flowed. Blessings were proffered. There were tuxedos and white dresses; bow ties… Read more »

The Associated Press The Joplin Globe, June 20 Wide open money: Only four months into the year, Missouri legislators had already accepted more than $500,000 in gifts from lobbyists. The… Read more »

The Associated Press The Kansas City Star, June 15 Tax cuts threaten quality of public services: According to many Missouri politicians, the state can cut taxes even while planning to… Read more »

The Associated Press Washington Missourian, June 5 Disappointed in Nixon’s position on transportation tax: It was disappointing to hear from Gov. Jay Nixon that he will not support the proposed three-quarter-cent… Read more »

The Associated Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 25 Want Legislature’s attention? Write a bigger check: Toward the end of his reign as speaker of the Missouri House in 2012, Steve… Read more »

The Associated Press St. Joseph News-Press, May 7 GOP due credit for cuts: Opponents of GOP-sponsored tax relief in Missouri see a looming disaster on the horizon. Frankly, we don’t… Read more »

The Associated Press St. Joseph News-Press, March 24 Freight in our future: Missouri has a freight problem, and it’s too much for the system to carry. In this case, however,… Read more »

The Associated Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 8 PSC needs to put gluttonous giants on a diet: To understand the latest dispute between Ameren Missouri and its biggest electricity customer,… Read more »