What's Daily RFT gonna do without Todd Akin in the Senate? After breathing a sigh of relief for our state's integrity, we've gotta admit we'll miss the man who has given us so much in mortifying entertainment, from "legitimate rape" to "at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God" to the p ... More >>
It's official: In Missouri, employers, insurance companies or anyone else involved in an individual's health care can legally refuse to cover the Pill. In a not-so-surprising move, both houses of the Missouri Legislature voted to override Governor Jay Nixon's veto of Senate Bill 749. SB 749 give ... More >>
Yesterday's Missouri primary resulted in a few surprises. The biggest, perhaps, was Congressman Lacy Clay's stunning victory over Congressman Russ Carnahan for Missouri's First Congressional District that includes all of St. Louis and much of the county. Clay garnered 63.2 percent of the vote to Car ... More >>
Lawuit: Ballot language provides bad road map for voters.Missourians for Fair Taxation last week filed a lawsuit attempting to change the ballot language for two recent proposals that will ask voters to eliminate state income tax in favor of higher sales taxes in Missouri.The group -- composed of ... More >>
Missouri voters would be asked to trim the fat. If you work in the private sector in Missouri, chances are pretty good that your business experienced some downsizing (a.k.a. layoffs) over the last few years. That's not the case, though, for those public sector employees who happen to work on the ... More >>
Tom Schweich: Would you believe this guy is an accountant?Missouri's new state auditor, Tom Schweich, said yesterday that he would not provide a financial impact statement to nine different ballot measures calling for the elimination of the state's income tax. The effort to replace Missouri's inc ... More >>
Susan Montee: "There is no money."In one of her first tasks as the new chair of the Missouri Democratic Party, Susan Montee returned to her roots as state auditor to review the agency's finances, including its checkbooks, planning documents, payrolls. Conclusion: The cupboards are bare. "The insp ... More >>
Can she bring her party out of the doldrums?One month after Missouri's Democratic candidates suffered a series of bruising defeats in the midterm elections, the party swiftly moved to make a change at the helm. Out as party chairman is Craig Hosmer, who held the post for two years. In his p ... More >>
In 2008, sports authority staff and their guests helped themselves to six kegs of beer.Eliot Davis, you're welcome. Feel free to use the above headline for your next You Paid for It installment. State auditor Susan Montee is out today with a less-than-flattering review of the management at the St ... More >>
Missouri Auditor Susan MonteeState auditor Susan Montee criticized the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of St. Louis for failing to distribute a backlog of more than $7.6 million in public money to the appropriate government agencies in a report issued yesterday afternoon.The cash is leftover from cou ... More >>
Who'd steal from this guy?Attorney General Chris Koster yesterday announced he has filed suit against a former Missouri Veterans Commission accountant for stealing funds from the commission. The lawsuit seeks to recover the stolen funds, which total more than $90,000. Between April 2005 and Ma ... More >>
Updated 1:23 p.m. State auditor Susan Montee today concluded her nearly two-year audit of St. Louis by releasing her investigation into the office of Mayor Francis Slay. For the Slay haters who hoped for a lot of juice on da' mayor, the audit is something of a disappointment. The biggest problem ... More >>
James Murphy: He' s healthy (191 accrued sick days). His record-keeping? Not so much.An audit of the St. Louis Sheriff Department found a lengthy list of accounting deficiencies, including the discovery that several workers get full-time salaries for part-time work. The audit (viewable here) by S ... More >>
Mayor Schilly, meet Elliot Davis.For the past two-and-half years a group Crystal City residents have been waging an all-out war with City Hall over a controversial plan to build an iron-ore smelter in the Jefferson County town. The group Concerned Citizens for Crystal City (a.k.a. C4) is dead set ... More >>
On the positive side, Rep. Davis' new bill would guarantee they'll never be another politician just like her.We here at Daily RFT love state Rep. Cynthia Davis (R - O'Fallon). Why? 'Cause she provides great copy. First time was back in June when Davis made headlines for a newsletter to her consti ... More >>
One supporter of Jeff Smith compared him to a Kennedy.Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, Build-A-Bear CEO Maxine Clark and an ex-girlfriend are among the hundreds of people who wrote to a federal judge asking for leniency in the sentencing for former state senator Jeff Smith. The letters, along with some ... More >>
northeastfiredistrict.orgFire District Chairman, Robert EdwardsLast night Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee held a news conference to release her findings on the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District. Unfortunately for Montee -- and taxpayers in the district -- the audit is less than ... More >>
www.im4mokwa.comJoe MokwaState Auditor Susan Montee released this morning the findings of a much-anticipated financial review of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. The audit is the first look into the finances of the board since former police chief Joe Mokwa stepped down last year in th ... More >>
Crystal City Mayor Tom SchillyThe residents of Crystal City opposed to an iron-ore smelter in their community had one of their wishes come true last week. State Auditor Susan Montee finally released her audit of City Hall. The group Concerned Citizens for Crystal City (C4) org ... More >>
flickr.com/photos/lolololoriState Auditor Susan Montee's review of the St. Louis Street Department has led to the arrest of a former city accountant, according to a story posted moments ago on stltoday.com.In Montee's audit released today, the state's review board found at least $1,210 in permit fee ... More >>
flickr.com/photos/eurleifAha! Found ya'! I've been on Missouri Auditor Susan Montee's e-mail distribution for a few months now. Nothing against Montee, but generally speaking her financial inspections of various municipalities and government agencies are pretty hum-drum. For example, Montee's staff ... More >>
10:25: Hello everybody! Have a seat10:26: It's good to be out of Washington and back in the Midwest! Yes. I love you, too!10:27: Obama gives shouts out to Senator Claire McCaskill, Governor Jay Nixon, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, State Auditor Susan Montee, and everyone at Fox High School. Th ... More >>
One of 9,300 properties for sale through the LRA. State auditor Susan Montee scolded two city agencies in financial audits released yesterday. The audit of the city's Community Development Agency (CDA), responsible for administering federal housing funds and managing vacant properties, cited the dep ... More >>
Week of December 21, 2006
Find everything you're looking for in your city
Find the best happy hour deals in your city
Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%
Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city
