Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), whose district includes Ferguson, declared “we have anarchists here” in an interview on the Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story” on Monday. Previously, she reported that there was an “outside influence” causing some
Even as Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon calls National Guard troops to attempt to quell the Ferguson riots and looting, President Barack Obama will resume his luxury vacation at a posh, $12 million, 17-room mansion in tony Martha’s Vineyard for
Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D-MO) said on Sunday he was “thunderstruck” by the “over-militarization” of the police in responding to the Ferguson riots and looting. Hours later, he ordered in the U.S. military in the form of the National
The use of tear gas by Missouri law enforcement has caused a run on gas masks in the St. Louis area. Local residents, reporters, and video production crews are making last minute calls to places like Uncle Sam’s military surplus
FERGUSON, Missouri–Police dispersed crowds of protesters during another violent chaotic night here with tear gas, flash bang grenades, and an LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) sound cannon. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon called on the National Guard to try to restore
On Sunday, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said Ferguson, Missouri police chief Tom Jackson and local leaders should apologize to the community for their handling of Michael Brown’s death. “Well, I think that the police chief and the mayor and other
Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) said the local police “attempting to besmirch a victim of a shooting” by releasing a video of Michael Brown allegedly engaging in a “strong-arm” convenience store robbery. “I think it
Several times the crowd erupted into chaos as Missouri State Patrol and Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) held a press conference on Saturday to update law enforcement steps in Ferguson, Mo. A week after Michael Brown was fatally shot during a
On Saturday afternoon, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) declared a state of the emergency and implemented a curfew after Ferguson residents looted and rioted on Friday evening. Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol said authorities would enforce a curfew from midnight
The Governor of Missouri, Democrat Jay Nixon, announced on Thursday that the Missouri Highway Patrol would take control of Ferguson away from the local and county police in the city beset with riots and unrest after an officer involved shot
Thursday, after a fifth night of civil unrest and protests over the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) announced the Highway Patrol will take over law enforcement in the city of Ferguson. Nixon said, “The
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) has signed legislation that provides for a task force to write new education standards that will eventually replace the Common Core in his state. Nixon’s office announced his approval of the measure Monday, the last
On the last day of Missouri’s legislative session, lawmakers passed SB656, which allows teachers to carry guns on campus. The bill also lowers the age to legally concealed carry from 21 to 19 and allows for “limited open carry” in
The Missouri legislature handily passed a bill Thursday that would define a process in which state education experts will evaluate and recommend K-12 education standards in the state. HB1490, which passed the Missouri state House, 131-12, and the state Senate,
Tuesday, the Missouri Legislature voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of SB 509, a Republican plan that aims to give residents a $620 million income tax cut by 2022. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported: House Republicans stuck together and
With Republicans holding the “largest majorities” they have held in the history of Missouri’s legislature since the Civil War era, House Majority Leader John Diehl (R-87th Dist.) says he would like to see the GOP override every gubernatorial veto when
When the Missouri legislature convenes in September, Republican lawmakers plan to override Democrat Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of The Second Amendment Protection Act, a bill that both expands gun rights and “makes federal gun regulations unenforceable.” Moreover, several Democrat lawmakers
On Tuesday, a rodeo clown who wore a mask of President Obama at the Missouri State Fair was banned for life. The clown had asked the crowd if they wanted to see Obama run down by a bull. Fair organizers
Missouri could soon join Kansas in enacting a state law that refuses to enforce federal gun control measures. Jay Nixon, the scandal-plagued governor of Missouri has a decision to make. He can sign the Second Amendment Preservation Act (HB 436) which
Approximately 650 gun-rights advocates rallied in Jefferson City, Missouri at the State Capitol, Thursday, as the House passed HB 436, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which “rejects all federal acts that infringe on a Missouri citizens’ rights under the Second Amendment
In the process of Missouri’s Senate Appropriations Committee investigating worrying aspects of the state’s new driver’s licensing system, they learned that the Missouri State Highway Patrol twice gave a database of concealed carry permit holders to federal authorities. When questioned
After Missouri House Republicans rejected plans by Democrats to expand Medicaid under Obamacare last week, Missouri’s Republican state Senators may be working to enable the expansion. According to a RedState report, state Senator Mike Parson has filed SB 456, described as a
Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer, a Republican, filed a joint resolution on Thursday that would add new language to the state constitution reaffirming state residents’ rights to bear arms. Missouri voters would need to approve the language in Missouri’s next
Rejected, mocked, left for dead by the Republican establishment and the big-money super PACs, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has come from behind to reach an effective tie with incumbent Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill in the latest St. Louis Post-Dispatch/News 4/Kansas
Missouri has steadily tipped red since 2008 and nothing could demonstrate this better than tonight’s primary. Voter turnout was up several points from the ’08 primary and most of grassroots’ preferred candidates swept the primaries. In the Missouri Senate, Todd
Background research on what has been called a bizarre 16 year-old smear being tossed at prospective Republican gubernatorial candidate, Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, potentially by Democrats, turned up some interesting observations about the work of Dave Catanese over at
A story that bears many similarities to the one involving Solyndra, the Fremont, Calif., “green energy” company that received $500 million in federal loan guarantees shortly before filing for bankruptcy, is taking place in tiny Moberly, Mo. Founded in 1866,
Based upon research and exclusive documentation provided to Big Government, it’s believed that dated allegations of sexually aggressive behavior by former Penthouse Pet and stripper Tammy Chapman against prospective Republican gubernatorial candidate, Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, do not hold
Has The New York Times shouldered any of the blame for injecting into the public square the possibility that Muslims were to blame for the recent terror bombing in Oslo? Of course, not! The newspaper has, however, attempted to foist
One of my favorite thing in politics occurs whenever reporters fabricate entire hit pieces on politicians based on “unnamed sources.” David Cantanese bases a thinly-disguised editorial diatribe against Missouri’s Lt. Governor Peter Kinder in this latest example, writing: Peter Kinder,
St. Louis reporter Jake Wagman is taking heat for a slanted piece he ran over the weekend in the city’s daily paper. It looks as though Wagman has tried to turn oppo on Lt. Governor Peter Kinder — the unofficial
I’d ask if you remember the story of a Democrat governor being attacked last year, but chances are you’d say “no.” Last year when Missouri Governor – my governor – Jay Nixon had an attempt made on his life the