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8:29 am
Wed June 5, 2013

This Mr. Smith is going to Washington

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Originally published on Thu June 6, 2013 3:06 pm

Republican Jason Smith easily won a special election on Tuesday to fill Jo Ann Emerson’s vacant seat in the U-S House of Representatives.

It was a strong night for the 32-year old Smith, as the 32-year old Missouri House speaker pro tem cruised past Democratic rival Steve Hodges 67% to 27%. 

The outcome was hardly unexpected.

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CoMo Explained
8:00 am
Wed June 5, 2013

Why government transparency matters--and not just to journalists!

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This week on the CoMo Explained podcast we talk about why government transparency matters.

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Politics
5:52 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Mo. House interim committee to focus on elections

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Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has created an interim committee to study the state's election process.

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Politics
5:31 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Nixon appoints J. Michael Ponder to UM Board of Curators

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By Teddy Nykiel

Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Cape Girardeau attorney J. Michael Ponder to the University of Missouri Board of Curators for the second time on Monday.

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Politics
2:28 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Lobbyist Gifts To Mo. Legislators Exceed $600,000

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Originally published on Tue June 4, 2013 10:57 pm

April was a good month for legislators hoping to receive freebies from lobbyists, showing a sharp uptick from the previous month in gifts, according to the most recent lobbyist disclosures.

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