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Kermit Miller

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A Power Vacuum in Missouri

Staff people had been saying for weeks that Roy Blunt fully intended to stand for re-election. While they might have done so simply to minimize the telephone calls,...

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Welcome Back, Josh Hawley

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has been laying low from the media since the Capitol riots on January 6, but he’s back and ready to share his side....
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Inauguration Party for One

“. . . To support the Constitution of the State of Missouri . . .” It was an interesting collection of Missouri statewide office holders inaugurated earlier in...

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New Year, Unfinished Business

Under ordinary circumstances, a long off-season break (with an intervening election) would create a sense of anticipation at the state capitol. Returning veteran lawmakers and newcomers alike would...

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Early Voting in Missouri

Even though virtually everyone knew it was coming, the controversy surrounding the extended counting of ballots in the 2020 presidential election was unabated. It remains to be seen...

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Second Monday in October

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Testing the Castle Doctrine

When we look back on the summer of COVID-19 and racial unrest, we will recall the defining moments that changed our lives or gave us pause in reflection...

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In the Hot Seat

A look at the primaries and what it means for November’s election....
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Ballot Access: Mailing It In

Way back in January, long before the coronavirus became the yardstick by which everything legislative was measured, the majority of Republicans in Jefferson City had two must-do items...

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Cleaner … or Dirtier?

The political battle regarding the “Clean Missouri” amendment....