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Cap-and-trade bad for MU, Forsee says
Measure would cost power plant millions. The University of Missouri is opposing federal legislation that would put caps on its greenhouse gas emissions because those limits would cost millions, UM System President Gary Forsee said in a letter to federal lawmakers.
Ninth District Democrats need to step up
As a political science major who is also a senior, I've been thinking a lot lately about the round of elections coming up, mostly wondering which ones I could work for after I graduate.
Editorial: Who really said that?
No matter which side of the political divide you stand on - liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat - one thing you want to believe about your elected representatives is that they think for themselves.
Does Eric Cantor think he's doing Blaine Luetkemeyer a favor here ? Blaine Luetkemeyer has really hit the ground running," Cantor said.
Knight Science Journalism Tracker
NY Times: Disclosure of congressional parrotry
Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina likes biotech. "One of the reasons I have long supported the U.S. biotechnology industry is that it is a homegrown success story that has been an engine of job creation in this country." Rep.
Former Missouri legislator named regional health director
Former state Rep. Judy Baker, D-Columbia, is to be sworn in Monday in Kansas City as regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Here's Your Script, Cue the Cameras
Blogroll Archives Posted on: November 18, 2009 9:23 AM, by Ed Brayton Marcy Wheeler does a brilliant job of mining the transcripts of the healthcare reform debate to show that Republican legislators were literally reading from a script written for them by lobbyists from Genentech.
Jenkins, Luetkemeyer among lobby puppets in Congress
Among the dozen-plus House members who parroted language from the prepared text verbatim: Missouri Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer and Kansas Republican Lynn Jenkins .
Former Mo. lawmaker Baker to serve as regional health director in Obama administration
Former Missouri lawmaker Judy Baker has a new job in President Barack Obama's administration.
Democracy 101: Drugs, lobbyists and you
When it comes to biotech, Congressman Joe "You lie" Wilson and Blaine Luetkemeyer are of the same mind - with the same Genentech lobbyist-supplied words.
The Next Line Of Attack Roy Blunt Will Hypocritically Abandon
Speaking with KSPR and KY3 last week week, Roy Blunt expressed grave concern with a recent ad from the League of Conservation Voters criticizing his ties to big oil and energy interests and opposition to the clean energy legislation before Congress this year.
Lobbyists Pull Luetkemeyer's Strings
The New York Times reports today that Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer published a statement in his own name that was actually written by lobbyists for the biotech company Genentech.
In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyistsa
In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities.
Scotland County Hospital receives $62,000 grant
Scotland County Memorial Hospital District is receiving more than $62,000 grant to expand and upgrade health care to rural communities in the region, U.S. Rep.
Records show he received reimbursement for district office but was behind in rent.
Former Missouri state Rep. Talibdin "T.D." El-Amin, who already has pleaded guilty to felony bribery charges, is facing fresh questions over his House spending account.
Columbia holds 24th annual Veterans Day ceremony
A Veterans Day in Columbia included a parade along Eighth Street to the Boone County Courthouse.A The parade included World War Two vintage vehicles, the Boone County Fire Protection District Pipes and Drums Band, and members of the MU ROTC.A Very few people lined the streets for the parade.A Those that showed up said more people should take the ...
Bennett, Danner to lead tourism
Marci Bennett, executive director of the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau , has been picked to serve as chairwoman of the Missouri Tourism Commission , and Katie Steele Danner, the state's deputy economic development director, has been named director of the Missouri Tourism Division.
You're the Boss: Entrepreneurs
Yes, Virginia, there are entrepreneurs in Congress a ' 11 of them, in fact, were elected to the 111th Congress, * as best as we can determine.
Patients travel to nation's capital to lobby for support
Fact Finder discovers advocates of a disease accounting for 300,000 new diagnoses a year are seeking more funding for research and education.
Where your legislators stand on the health care debate
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is urging a vote on her health care bill Saturday in the hopes of forcing to a conclusion a debate that's been raging for most of the year.
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