missouri politics

So it looks like Missouri will be the first state to have a defacto total ban on abortion this week. "St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state. In a statement Tuesday, Planned...

The MO GOP US Rep yelled "Go back to Puerto Rico!" at a Democrat colleague in open session and on the floor of the House. https://www.rollcall.com/news/house-floor-erupts-go-back-puerto-rico The pig later "apologized" for it, but I don't buy it for a minute. I live in MO, and know how common...

He should have just continued to deny, deny, deny IMO http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44297378 A Republican rising star brought down by the deep state ? Or maybe a political grifter.....

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge stemming from affair tl;dr: Prior to being elected, Greitens had an affair with married woman took a picture of her naked, to which she did not consent. He admits he took the photo but denies he blackmailed her during the...

https://www.facebook.com/topic/Jay-Nixon/104068106296029?source=whfrt&position=1&trqid=6315024169803904443 Jay Nixon is a generally good governor, but he's far from perfect. One of his not-so-good decisions has been to chronically under-fund the public defenders' office. Well the head of the...

Here in MO we dodged a bullet and the TEApublicans didn't pick the one gubernatorial candidate who at last report wasn't polling ahead of Coster in they hypothetical general election (Kinder) which means (hopefully) we maintain a State House that won't send us the way of Kansas and Wisconsin. I...

On Election Day, Missouri voters passed a state law preventing the Governor from setting up our state's health insurance exchange. Since the deadline to act is this Friday, this measure effectively meant that the federal government will set up our state's health insurance exchange. Originally...

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/todd-akin-legitimate-rape.php What is this I don't even

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bust-of-rush-limbaugh-to-join-twain-s-others-in/article_4aba525d-c395-5b3a-8860-0131a44b87fa.html Tilley defended his decision by saying "It's not the Hall of Universally Loved Missourians. It's the Hall of Famous Missourians." So would a...

Conservatives hate puppies It's true! TPC3OQSK69Q

This morning on the radio, I heard a 15 second piece on the radio that sent me a searchin'. It appears that Ben Stein has come to Jefferson City to promote Missouri HB 213 which, For those of you who don't frequent R&P, Stein's newest project is the latest evolution of the Creationism...

Apparently, Missouri is the first state in the contry to vote on adding a "ban gay marriage" amendment to its constitution. (Can anyone help me verify that MO is the first?) From polls I've heard on the news and such, it is likely to pass. stupid fellow state residents... My hope is that...