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May 25, 2012
Flying High: Happy Hour to Arrive at Lambert at 4 a.m.
The airline industry needs cash in a major way. Overall profits were down some $3 billion last year, and so airlines have started rolling out well-publicized, much-maligned fees for things like checked bags and carry-on luggage. (Enjoy using that armrest for free while you still can.) Thankfully, ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Cell Phones To Be Added to Missouri "No Call" List Under Bill Sent to Governor
The Missouri Senate yesterday unanimously passed a bill that would allow residents to add their cell phones to the state's "No Call" list that bars solicitors from calling or texting who don't want contact from vendors.In April the Missouri House passed House Bill 1549 in similar fashion with a 147- ... More >>
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March 28, 2012
Evil Republican Legislators Cut Aid to the Blind
It's that lovely time of year when it becomes imperative that the state legislature finish wrangling over the budget so everyone can get the hell out of Jeff City and go home for the summer. And so last week, the House approved a $24 billion spending plan, now on its way to the Senate. Facing a $50 ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Hundreds Flock to Jay Nixon's Downtown Fundraiser
Daily RFT didn't get an invite* to Governor Jay Nixon's fundraiser yesterday, but apparently hundreds of other people did.A source in attendance tells Daily RFT that an estimated 600 people arrived last night at the Renaissance Grand downtown to support Nixon in his bid for re-election. David Pea ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Peter Kinder's Campaign Spends More Than It Earns
teamkinder.comUpdate 12:22 p.m. The Missouri Democratic Party reports that Jay Nixon's campaign raised $1.5 million in the third quarter to bring its cash on hand total to $4.2 million. Original post follows...The "Friends of Peter Kinder" political campaign filed its third quarter fund-raising r ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Bill Randles: Unknown Polls Almost as Well as Peter Kinder Against Governor Nixon
The whole "pantless party" thing is not helping Peter Kinder with McCain voters, Public Policy Polling finds.Governor Jay Nixon would basically stomp the crap out of his likely Republican challenger, Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, if the 2012 gubernatorial election had been held this week.In fact, ac ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Will Nixon: Governor's Son Charged with Marijuana Possession
facebook.comWill Nixon: His father has his back.A son of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was cited for possession of marijuana early Saturday morning in Columbia. The CBS affiliate for mid-Missouri, KRCG, broke the story yesterday. According to the television station, 21-year-old Willson (aka "Will") ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Governor Nixon Toys With City's Hopes for Local Control in Special Session
Will Governor Nixon throw St. Louis a bone this September?On Wednesday, Mayor Francis Slay wrote on his blog and the Post-Dispatch reported that a bill to bring local control to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department would be included in the special session now being planned for Septemb ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Governor Nixon Signs Into Law Bill to Outlaw Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana
Smoke up, Johnny. You have until August 28 to do so legally. Governor Jay Nixon signed into law last Thursday House Bill 641, making it illegal to sell or possess synthetic cocaine known as "bath salts" and new strains of synthetic marijuana, such as K3, that were introduced following the passage ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Late Term Abortion Ban Becomes Law
Governor Jay Nixon allowed a bill banning late term abortions to become law.He didn't sign it, and he didn't veto it either.Confronted with a bill from the legislature that would add further restrictions to late-term abortions, Governor Jay Nixon did nothing -- allowing the bill to take effect to ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Nixon Vetoes Photo ID Bill
Governor Jay Nixon today vetoed a resolution state lawmakers passed last month that sought to require Missourians to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. The legislation would have asked voters to approve the measure on the November 2012 ballot. Today that ballot initiative appears ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Missouri and Wisconsin Governors in Trouble Over Food Issues
Two Midwestern governors from different political parties are in hot water over food-related issues. Missouri governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, took a lashing on Twitter from Kansas City Republican state representative Ryan Silvey over the recent firing of the Governor's Mansion chef: .bbpBox749977 ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
Missouri Legislature Approves Late-Term Abortion Bill
Yesterday, the Missouri state legislature gave its final approval to a bill that criminalizes abortions after twenty weeks if it's shown that the fetus is developed enough to survive outside the uterus.If signed into law, the bill would provide stiff penalties for doctors who perform the newly-pr ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
Missouri Families Win Lawsuit vs. Neighbors: 200,000 Hogs, Tons of Fly-Covered Pig Poop
Who wouldn't want a few hundred thousand of these as neighbors? A corporate hog producer was ordered Friday to pay a total of $1.95 million to twelve families in southwestern Missouri who complained that odors and flies from the company's pig farm ruined their properties and way of life.According ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
15 States to Split Funds for High-Speed Trains Rejected By Florida (and Missouri)
It's too late now, Missouri.The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today its plans to spend the $2 billion that Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected this year for high-speed rail in his state. Here in Missouri, Governor Jay Nixon had sought $1 billion of the money turned away by Florida. ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Republican Legislators Will Compromise Only After Governor Signs Bill to Kill Puppy Mill Act
Nixon: Standing proud (as recently as Monday)What a joke. Just a few days old and Governor Jay Nixon's "solution" regarding new regulations for Missouri's notorious puppy mills is already falling apart. After remaining silent for months on Proposition B (the ballot initiative 51.6 percent of Miss ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Governor Nixon Caves To Dog Breeders; "Missouri Solution" Weakens Prop. B
Nixon: The great compromiser solutionizer.Yesterday Governor Jay Nixon announced that he'd brokered a "Missouri Solution" to the fight over the state's notorious puppy mills. Working with animal rights activists and commercial dog breeders, the governor forged a deal that would keep just a few pr ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
PHOTO: You'll Never Guess What Else Jay Nixon Bagged Yesterday (It's Not a Turkey)
governor.mo.govThis isn't the photo that alarmed us.Yesterday was a busy day for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Not only did he broker what he called a "Missouri Solution" to the ongoing debate over puppy mills, he also bagged a 23-pound gobbler on the opening day of spring turkey season. This morn ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Pacelle on Ellen Urging Nixon to Veto Prop B Rollback
Wayne Pacelle digs dogs.The Missouri legislature has voted to pull most of the teeth out of Prop B, the voter-approved bill that would drastically tighten oversight of dog-breeding operations in Missouri. A bill to repeal almost all of Prop B's restrictions is now awaiting a signature or veto fro ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Missouri Lawmakers Want to Derail High-Speed Train
The passenger train route from St. Louis to KC as seen today and the foreseeable future.Republican legislators today rejected an attempt to place into the state budget a provision for high-speed rail linking St. Louis to Kansas City. Last month, Governor Jay Nixon announced that Missouri would bi ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Missouri House Passes Bill to Overturn Puppy Mill Vote, Issue Now Goes to Governor
An interested party reacts to the news.The Missouri House this afternoon passed by a margin of 85 to 71 a bill that would overturn many of the regulations for dog breeders that state voters approved last year. A similar bill, SB113, passed the Senate earlier this year. The legislation gets rid of ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Nixon Wants Florida's Sloppy Seconds
Kansas City Here I Come?The Cardinals are scheduled to square off against the Royals in an interleague series beginning May 2 in Kansas City. Warning to all fans traveling by train: The tracks ain't exactly in perfect shape, and the schedule isn't always reliable. At least that's what Gov. J ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
St. Louis Gets $550,000 in Aid for Bike and Pedestrian Trails
Governor Jay Nixon was in St. Louis yesterday to announce that the region would soon receive more than $550,000 in federal grants to build and improve its trail system for bicyclists and pedestrians. The money comes via the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which applied for, and was awar ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Wisconsin Walkout: Could It Happen in Missouri?
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon: He's no Scott Walker.Catching up on the news from Wisconsin -- where Democratic state senators have gone on the lam rather than give Governor Scott Walker the quorum he needs to gut state workers' collective-bargaining rights -- we found ourselves wondering: Could suc ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Nixon Promotes New Programs, Quotes Goldilocks
Nixon compared his budget to a bowl of porridge.Less than a week after announcing hefty cuts to Missouri higher education, Gov. Jay Nixon traveled to St. Louis to promote college scholarships for urban kids in low-income families. Speaking to a gathering of school officials at St. Louis Com ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Nixon Strikes a Frugal Tone as St. Louisans are Outed as Cheapskates
Yesterday was a big day in Missouri frugality. Gov. Jay Nixon proposed $300 million in budget cuts during his State of the State address -- even as the website Coupons.com ranked St. Louis as the fourth-cheapest city in the country. Nixon outlined a plan to knock down the state's 2012 budge ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Is This 1972? Nixon Cancels Trip to Taiwan; Doesn't Want to Offend Chinese
Nixon glad-handing in China, 1972.Quick! Is this 2010 or 1972? If you guessed the latter, you'd be forgiven today -- especially after reading about how "Nixon" recently canceled a visit to Taiwan after hearing that the trip could offend the Chinese. But wait! It's not Richard Nixon we're talking ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Quiz: How Many Deer Were Killed in Missouri This Weekend?
Former Missouri politician Harry Truman would've been so proud.Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was one of thousands of Show-Me-State hunters to get themselves a deer during the start of the season this weekend. According to the governor's office, Nixon bagged an eight-point buck near Kahoka (in the f ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
Casey Brezik: Paranoid Schizophrenic Intended to Kill Gov. Jay Nixon
Image ViaBrezik: Wore bullet-proof vest to school Tuesday.The man who allegedly stabbed a community college official on Tuesday just before a scheduled appearance of Governor Jay Nixon had intended to kill the governor. The Kansas City Star reports that 22-year-old Casey Brezik, a student at Metr ... More >>
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August 9, 2010
Break Out the Jello Shots and Sunscreen: Gov. Jay Nixon is Going on a Float Trip
Image viaSymbolism Alert: it's a Democrat on a boat.Ah, the float trip. It's a rite of passage in Missouri summer -- a way to blow off steam in our steamy August temps.Today, in attempt to prove he is an everyman in touch with the environment in his home state, Gov. Jay Nixon is packing up the in ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Going the Opposite of Green: Chesterfield Recycling Center That Annoyed Neighbors is Set to Close
Image courtesy of Margaret Bour Common Chesterfield recyclablesLast October, the RFT detailed a neighborhood dispute between the Parkway School District and the residents of a white-collar subdivision in Chesterfield. The school district said it recycled more than 1,300 tons of trash each ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Crash course: Governor Nixon puts the brakes on the Tour of Missouri; a hazy lawsuit is filed
Image courtesy of Margaret Bour Common Chesterfield recyclablesLast October, the RFT detailed a neighborhood dispute between the Parkway School District and the residents of a white-collar subdivision in Chesterfield. The school district said it recycled more than 1,300 tons of trash each ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Listen to Candidate Jay Nixon Poke Fun at the Tour of Missouri
Belgian bike riders!? Ha, ha!!By now we all know that Gov. Jay Nixon is no fan of the Tour of Missouri and did his very best to seal its doom. Click the screenshot below to see candidate Nixon in September 2008 mocking the bicycle race and poking fun at its participants -- in particular, Bel ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Jay Nixon: Ass Clown of the Week
For the second time in two years, Jay Nixon has one a landslide election. Though something tells me da' governor isn't going to put this one on his resumé. Daily RFT readers this weekend overwhelmingly elected Nixon as their "Ass Clown of the Week." Nixon earned a whopping 53 percent of the vote ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
Homophobes, Governors, Preachers and Artists: Who is Ass Clown of the Week?
Who's it gonna be this week?You know the rules: Read the following credentials and then cast your vote for the person whose words or actions you think made them the biggest Ass Clown of the past seven days. And the nominees...1. Lewis Greenberg: The Ballwin resident sentenced to 20 days in jail t ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
Nixon-Kinder "Grudge Match" -- Not Budget Woes -- May Derail Tour of Missouri
A bitter political rivalry may doom the fourth running of the Tour of MissouriThe Tour of Missouri, the Midwest's version of the Tour de France, is likely dead on arrival this year, a victim in large part of the political animosity that exists between Gov. Jay Nixon and Lt. Gov. Peter Kind ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
Will the Buck Stop Here For Truman Day?
Happy birthday dear Harry! (Maybe for the very last time...) Happy birthday to you!Though Missouri has produced only one President, we made sure he was a good one. Which is more than Pennsylvania, home of James Buchanan, can say. And unlike our neighbor, the Land of Lincoln, we don't have to ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Peter Kinder Grandstands on Health Care, Joins Lawsuit to Stop Reform
Kinder: That's prounounced "KIN-der" not "KIND-er".Moments after the health care reform bill was signed into law yesterday, Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder announced he would join the attorneys general in 13 other states in signing a lawsuit intended to overturn the legislation. In a statement ... More >>
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December 28, 2009
The Almost-Canceled Tour of Missouri Reportedly Generated $38.1 Million This Year
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjscott69/ / CC BY-SA 2.0Looks like the 2009 Tour of Missouri -- the world-class cycling race that almost got shut down last summer -- ended up generating several million more dollars in spectator spending than previous editions. Daily RFT could not find an official c ... More >>
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July 14, 2009
With Promises of Spending Accountability, Tour of Missouri Can Roll On
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder don't take no questions. Republican Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder loves cycling so much and now he's glad that Democratic Governor Jay Nixon does, too. At least that's the way Kinder put it Tuesday during a phone meeting with reporters. In a conference call Tuesday afternoon ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
Matt Blunt: He's No Harry Truman
Harry Truman and his "The Buck Stops Here" placard. Have you heard this one already? Matt Blunt's attorneys are asking the court to replace their client with Governor Jay Nixon in a lawsuit accusing the former governor of defamation and wrongful termination in the firing of political aide Scott Ecke ... More >>
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May 12, 2009
The Big Bloody: Nightclub Landlord is Aide to Governor Nixon
Governor Jay NixonThe man who runs Gov. Jay Nixon's St. Louis office, Rex Burlison, is the owner of a downtown building that houses Club Society. Last week, three men were gunned down shortly after leaving a concert at the nightclub at 325 S. 21st Street. Hours after the triple homicide, St. Louis P ... More >>
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May 6, 2009
Emergency Funding For Metro Clears One Hurdle, Faces More
The Missouri House this week approved spending $12 million in federal stimulus funds to alleviate budget cuts at cash strapped Metro. The bill (H.B. 22) -- part of a larger stimulus measure -- was defeated once in the House before passing on Monday. It now faces an uncertain battle in the Senate. It ... More >>
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March 23, 2009
Is Governor Nixon Taking Cues From That Other Nixon -- "Tricky Dick"?
Wikimedia CommonsAs history has shown, Richard Milhous Nixon was an extremely paranoid man. The 37th president installed a secret taping system in the Oval Office that allowed him to record conversations and phone calls and then use those tapes to strong-arm anyone -- friend or foe -- who dared to g ... More >>
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March 12, 2003
Angel's Wings
Only Jay Nixon stands in the way of Angela Coffel's freedom
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September 25, 2002
Best Example of Wasted Taxpayer Money
Angela Coffel
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August 16, 2000
Killer Campaign
When the Benetton clothing company dared to humanize death-row inmates in a $20 million ad campaign, Attorney General Jay Nixon threw a fit. Then he played right into their hands and sued them.
News
February 9, 2000
Murder, They Advertised
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon speaks out against Benetton's "We, on Death Row" ad supplement featuring Missouri inmates; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles
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December 30, 1998
The Last Picture Show
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon speaks out against Benetton's "We, on Death Row" ad supplement featuring Missouri inmates; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles
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December 2, 1998
News Real
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon speaks out against Benetton's "We, on Death Row" ad supplement featuring Missouri inmates; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles
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