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8:16 am
Thu January 17, 2013

Republicans seeking director, from inside or outside Missouri

Credit KBIA
Republican Chair Ed Martin is seeking applications - from everywhere.

The chairman of the Missouri Republican Party says he's conducting a nationwide search for a new executive director.

Republican chairman Ed Martin said Wednesday that he's already received resumes from people in Virginia and New Mexico and is looking for whoever is best suited to serve as party CEO — even if that person is from outside Missouri.

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5:08 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

New Mo. GOP chair plans more aggressive approach

Credit KBIA
Ed Martin says Missouri GOP needs to do a better job at fundraising.

The new chairman of the Missouri Republican Party wants the GOP to be more aggressive in promoting its message and more sophisticated in reaching out to voters.

Martin narrowly ousted former chair David Cole on Saturday.

Many speculate it was because of the GOP's poor performance in statewide races, where the party lost five out of the six races.

Martin says those losses were due to one thing: "We found ourselves at a disadvantage because we were vastly outspent by tens of millions of dollars total," he says.

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PM Newscasts
6:10 pm
Thu December 27, 2012

Newscast for December 27, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Traffic fatalities up in 2012 according to MoDOT
  • Republicans to tackle workers' compensation
  • MU researcher awarded National Medal of Science
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Politics
4:40 pm
Thu December 27, 2012

Republicans to tackle workers' compensation

Credit File / KBIA
The Missouri House approved legislation changing the way school districts handle teacher layoffs.

Republicans who control the Missouri Legislature plan to make another attempt at revising the state's workers' compensation laws.

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Politics
11:58 am
Mon December 3, 2012

Jo Ann Emerson to retire from US House

Credit United States Congress
Jo Ann Emerson

At least two Missouri Republicans have confirmed interest in succeeding U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson after her planned retirement.

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