Your Vote 2012

First-time candidate John Brunner has been learning the hard lessons of campaigning but never wants to forget the lessons of a manufacturing floor. The St. Louis businessman counts his work experience as essential to his run for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Missouri.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An already unusual Missouri presidential selection process is getting a new wrinkle with several counties moving local caucuses from St. Patrick’s Day to alternative dates.  ... Read more
Republicans gathered in St. Joseph Saturday night regarded differences within their party not as fractiousness but a sign of good health leading to this year’s elections.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Though Republican Rick Santorum claimed momentum from the results, just 8 percent of Missouri's registered voters cast ballots in its presidential primary — setting a new low for state electoral participation.  ... Read more
Headlines on Wednesday morning might have trumpeted the big impact of the Missouri presidential primary, but turnout numbers suggest smaller doings.  ... Read more
It took most of Wednesday to straighten out the errors in counting Tuesday’s election results.  ... Read more
ALLEN, Texas — One day after Rick Santorum's startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch.  ... Read more
About 47,325 voters who didn’t make it to the polls won’t be able to complain that the quarter-cent capital improvements sales tax extension passed Tuesday.  ... Read more
Rick Santorum, billing himself as “a trusted conservative,” beat national front-runner Mitt Romney in Missouri’s Republican presidential preference primary Tuesday.  ... Read more
WASHINGTON — A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota’s Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questions about his ability to attract ardent conservatives at the core of the GOP political base.  ... Read more
The annual Buchanan County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner will be held Saturday in St. Joseph, and today marks the deadline for making reservations.  ... Read more
Despite the possibility of rain and snow today, voters will determine whether Buchanan County’s quarter-cent capital improvement/economic development tax will be renewed.  ... Read more
Buchanan County voters will decide today on the renewal of a capital improvements tax, and city voters aren’t far behind.  ... Read more
Missouri holds a presidential primary on Tuesday without the allure of New Hampshire, without one of the major candidates and without a binding status on Republican delegates.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state trial judge has upheld Missouri's new congressional map, rejecting arguments that the redrawn districts do not meet the requirements of the state constitution.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's Republican U.S. Senate candidates are struggling to raise money in their quest to challenge Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill — a hardship they blame on the economy.  ... Read more
Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves, a sixth-term Republican in the U.S. House, has raised more than $675,000 for his re-election bid.  ... Read more
The county’s quarter-cent sales tax proposal, with its eight-year sunset clause, has another supporter.  ... Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican businessman Dave Spence launched the first ads of Missouri's gubernatorial campaign Tuesday.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri political science professor says the state's new congressional districts could have been more compact.  ... Read more
Candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat tried Monday night to bring into their camp an iconic politician: Ronald Reagan.  ... Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court is declining to weigh in on the constitutionality of new state House districts — at least for now.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — St. Louis attorney Ed Martin dropped his congressional campaign Thursday and instead declared his candidacy for attorney general.  ... Read more
WASHINGTON — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes.  ... Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed repeatedly in heated, personal terms Monday night in a crackling campaign debate.  ... Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and abruptly scrambling the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  ... Read more
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The race for the Republican presidential nomination took a turn toward the South Carolina surreal Thursday as Rick Perry dropped out, Newt Gingrich faced stunning allegations from an ex-wife and Mitt Romney struggled to maintain a shaky front-runner’s standing.  ... Read more
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South Carolina primary.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former Missouri House member Judy Baker has entered the Democratic race for lieutenant governor.  ... Read more
Improvements to St. Joseph School District facilities will now be up to voters.  ... Read more
Savannah voters will have a choice in the April 3 election between two incumbents and two challengers for two-year terms on the City Council.  ... Read more
The stage has been set. Tuesday was the last day to file for seats on the St. Joseph Board of Education, and five people have been certified for the April 3 ballot.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court struck down new state Senate districts on Tuesday and ordered further legal review of new congressional boundaries.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — St. Louis businessman Dave Spence has supplied most of the money raised so far in his Republican bid to challenge Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.  ... Read more
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Under heavy debate pressure from his rivals, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney defended his record as a venture capitalist, insisted he bears no responsibility for attack ads aired by his allies and grudgingly said Monday night he might release his income tax returns this spring.  ... Read more
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man "best equipped to defeat Barack Obama'" in the fall.  ... Read more
Last year, Buchanan County voters turned down a renewal of the capital improvements tax that did not carry a sunset clause. On Feb. 7, residents will vote again on the issue, but this one carries a 2020 expiration date.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence has changed a claim on his campaign website that he earned a college degree in economics.  ... Read more
Two Republicans in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race made a run Tuesday at distinguishing themselves for GOP voters, mostly in trying to establish outsider credentials.  ... Read more
CONCORD, N.H. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination.  ... Read more
Hold your horses; the St. Joseph Board of Education isn’t ready to put its long-range plan initiative in front of voters just yet. School district officials asked board members Monday evening to table a discussion about putting $87.9 million in revenue bonds on the ballot in April.  ... Read more
The last day to register to vote in Missouri’s presidential preference primary is Wednesday.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Although it's the lowest paid of Missouri's executive offices, the lieutenant governor's position is shaping up to be one of the most sought-after in this year's elections.
KEENE, N.H. — Risking the wrath of older voters, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is calling for immediate cuts to Social Security benefits and said the country can’t wait to phase in reductions as most of his rivals have advocated.  ... Read more
Voters will decide in four weeks whether Buchanan County can continue collecting its quarter-cent Capital Improvement Tax. The tax, with the same eight-year sunset clause it had when last passed, is on the February ballot.  ... Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa — Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that she is ending her bid for the Republican presidential nomination after her last-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.  ... Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa — Narrow Iowa victory in hand, Mitt Romney was looking toward the next-up New Hampshire primary — essentially on his home turf — and sharper criticism from his Republican rivals, including chief challenger Rick Santorum.  ... Read more
As voters await the Feb. 7 Missouri presidential preference primary, absentee voting began Tuesday.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan says the state attorney general's office agrees that there is no conflict of interest in her office promoting renewable energy, even though her brother is an investor in a wind-energy production company.  ... Read more
Campaigns for 2012 elections have been under way for some time. Candidate organizations have been formed, funds have been raised and even ethics violations have been alleged.  ... Read more
Six people officially filed for seats on the Board of Education Tuesday morning.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Sen. Brad Lager says he is committed to running for Missouri's lieutenant governor's office — even if it means facing the incumbent, Peter Kinder, in a Republican primary.  ... Read more
Sarah Steelman believes the American people will fight their way through a bad economy. First, she says, they will have to fight their way past Congress.  ... Read more
Voters should have received new voter registration cards that are printed on blue card stock.  ... Read more
John Brunner believes he found in Northwest Missouri a theme for his Republican bid for a U.S. Senate seat.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Ending months of wavering, Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder said Friday that he will not run for governor and instead will support the newly launched campaign of Republican businessman Dave Spence.  ... Read more
A native son will challenge Mike Strong in the November 2012 race for Buchanan County sheriff.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — St. Louis businessman Dave Spence said Tuesday that he will run for Missouri governor, setting up a likely Republican primary for the right to challenge Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in next year's elections.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Northwest Missouri state Sen. Brad Lager declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor Monday, moving quickly to take advantage of an opening after the Republican frontrunner abruptly quit the race a few days ago.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley dropped out of the 2012 lieutenant governor's race Thursday, citing a desire to spend more time with his two daughters.  ... Read more
It wasn’t a night of big numbers for Tuesday ballots, but a small number of voters decided the fate of issues such as taxes, sewer and road improvement projects for areas such as Cameron, Mo., and Atchison Township.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Businessman Dave Spence has bottled up his desire to run for public office for the better part of his life. Now the owner of a plastic bottle manufacturer says he is seriously considering a campaign for Missouri governor.  ... Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City lawyer for the family of the baby reported missing more than three weeks ago announced Friday she has stopped representing the family, leaving them with one New York-based attorney.  ... Read more
A plan to redistrict voter precincts in St. Joseph’s North End has been stalled until committee members from three political party groups can voice their opinions.  ... Read more
WASHINGTON — Sen. Claire McCaskill has sold a private plane she co-owns with her husband months after her use of it for official business and failure to pay back taxes created a political headache.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A third Republican is jumping into the Missouri secretary of state race.  ... Read more
Mudslinging in politics is nothing new. But still, the nation tends to take note when a candidate is accused of belonging to a cult.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has built up a considerable cash advantage for a 2012 re-election campaign, more than tripling the amount of money raised in the past three months by his potential challenger, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is criticizing a proposal by Republican lawmakers to cancel next year's presidential primary elections.  ... Read more
Kyle Yarber describes himself as a “libertarian Democrat” in the mold of New Mexico’s former Gov. Bill Richardson or Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.  ... Read more
President Obama calls his jobs bill a roster of common-sense economic solutions. Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt calls it little more than a political calculation.  ... Read more
She hasn’t made an official announcement, but Susan Montee, the former Buchanan County auditor, has filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission to begin raising money for her campaign for lieutenant governor.  ... Read more
Missouri Republicans now have three voices to consider in the race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.  ... Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said Friday she will not seek a third term in 2012.  ... Read more
The message titles read like timely imperatives, phrases like “Will You Stand With Us?” and “If You’re Angry Like Us.” In fact, all of them mean, “Get Out Your Checkbook.”  ... Read more

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