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MOScout Daily Update: Capitol Closed

WEBLatest Coronavirus · Rudi Keller keeps track of the numbers.See them here.SPOILER: they’re going higher. #COVID19Missouri cases up 72% +77 total to 183 · Missouri State Medical Association urged Governor Mike Parson to issue a “stay-at-home” order. “If things progress as is, COVID-19 patients will deplete the state's available …

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MOScout Daily Update: Smith Fundy

WEBBig Smith Fundy Tonight. There’s a big fundraiser tonight in Joplin for Budget Chair Cody Smith.At the home of Lance Beshore, it will feature both Speaker Rob Vescovo and Speaker-elect Dean Plocher as “special guests.”See the invite here.. Smith – like Vescovo and Plocher – is a generous donor to the House Republican Campaign …

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MOScout Daily Update: Senate Debates IP

WEBSenate Debates IP Reform The Senate debated initiative petition reform for about six hours yesterday as Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman unveiled a new version for consideration . This one uses congressional districts, instead of state House districts, to fulfill Republicans’ concurrent ma

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MOScout Daily Update: Cannon to Liberty

WEBCannon to Liberty. Joelle Cannon will be the new Midwestern director of government relations for Liberty Utilities. A 12-year veteran of Capitol Hill, she has worked for Mike Pence, Tom Coburn, and, most recently, Senator Roy Blunt – first in DC, and then back home in Missouri. Cannon is also an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins …

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MOScout Weekender: Moon Against Vax Incentives

WEBCOVID Rages in SWMO From the Twitterverse · Eli Yokley tweets this amazing (in a bad way) statistic: Joplin, Mo., has the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate in America. · And over in Springfield, Fire Chief David Pennington tweets : This is a mass casualty event, happening in slow-m

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MOScout Daily Update: Schupp in CD-2

WEBSeeking MO Fellows An RFP issued last week seeks “a contractor to provide three fellows to assist State of Missouri departments with strategic data initiative projects to include: 1) data infrastructure, 2) standardizing benefit payment systems, and 3) using data to improve statewide program perfo

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MOScout Daily Update: COVID Hospitalizations Spike

WEBSenate Tees Up Rules Debate The first big debate in the Senate will be about process. Two changes to the Senate rules have been proposed and will give senators another chance to list their grievances from past sessions.

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MOScout Daily Update: C-Virus Takes Center Stage

WEBFirst in MOSout: Firefighters Back Page. In the St. Louis County Executive Democratic Primary, the Professional Fire Fighters of Eastern Missouri – IAFF Local 2665 are proud to support incumbent Dr. Sam Page for County Executive. As we face down the public health threat that comes with a looming pandemic, St. Louis County’s Fire …

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MOScout Daily Update: Legislators Talk Immigration

WEBDHSS Looks for Help on COVID Vaxx In a move which will give fits to Sen. Mike Moon and the other vaccine skeptics in the Missouri legislature, the Department of Health and Senior Services issued a Request for Proposals for community-based organizations to help widen distribution of the COVID vac

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MOScout Daily Update: More CRE Talk

WEBCRE Talk. Building denizen tips that there are “real problems on the [Consensus Revenue Estimate] issue, [Governor Mike Parson] wants close to 3% growth, House/Senate closer to 1-1.5%”. The Inside Game. Yes, the governor and the legislative supermajority leadership are from the same party and shouldn’t have too much trouble …

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MOScout Daily Update: COVID ICU New High

WEBMO COVID ICU Hits Record High According to the state’s dashboard ( see it here ), there are now more Missourians in Intensive Care Units because of COVID than at any time previously. This morning the number hit …

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MOScout Daily Update: New Vax Incentives

WEBParson Announces Vax Incentives. Governor Mike Parson announced new incentive programs aimed at increasing Missouri’s vaccination rates.. Starting in August and going through October, there will be bi-weekly drawings to win $10,000. You must be vaccinated to enter.

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MOScout Daily Update: Zimmerman on TV

WEBZimmerman On the Air. St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman goes on the air today with his first TV ad. He’s in the middle of a four-way Democratic primary for County Executive. In the ad (see it here), a supporter, Registered Nurse Mimi Signor, addresses the camera.She first hits incumbent Sam Page (“you should know the facts …

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MOScout Daily Update: Parson: The Buck Stops There

WEBParson: The Buck Stops There. Governor Mike Parson waved off suggestions that he should do anything to enforce his April 27 order about how businesses must conduct themselves during the reopening. Instead he said repeatedly that it was at the discretion of the local health departments. Parson bristled at the repeated questioning.

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MOScout Daily Update: Big $$$ Hits Campaigns

WEBWell, hello… Nice to be back. I was surprised checking my in-box yesterday how little actually happened while I was away! The one big thing was: lots of end of the year checks.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 — Missouri Scout

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MOScout Daily Update: RightPath PAC Raises $2M

WEBRightPath PAC Raises $2M. RightPath PAC is a new political action committee, formed just last month. Yesterday it recorded over $2 million in large contributions.

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MOScout Daily Update: House Committee Chairs Announced

WEBHouse Committee Chairs Announced. Speaker Dean Plocher announced Republican committee assignments yesterday.Find the committee listing and members here.. Here’s the list of House committee chairs… Agriculture Policy – Mike Haffner

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MOScout Daily Update: Hamra's Strong Fundraising Start

WEBExclusive: Hamra’s Big Week. Team Hamra cheers a strong fundraising start… Mike Hamra surpassed Minority Leader Crystal Quade’s Q3 fundraising total in just a week, already collecting over $300K since his campaign launch.. Notable for savvy political observers… · This is his candidate committee; it doesn’t include any big PAC checks.

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MOScout Daily Update: Hartzler Hires Hawley Consultant

WEBHartzler Hires Hawley Consultant. Washington Examiner reports that “Rep. Vicky Hartzler has tapped On Message Inc. to advise her Missouri Senate bid, hiring the GOP firm that guided Sen. Josh Hawley to victory in 2018… Hartzler, 60, has not previously worked with On Message, whose top operatives are taking over general consulting, …

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 — Missouri Scout

WEBQ&A #1: What Does Alabama Mean? (Same Q&A as yesterday, different answer) Short answer: choose your own answer. Good News for McCaskill The mid-terms are looking better for Dems. From Ron Brownstein ’s twitterfeed ( see it …

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MOScout Daily Update: Abortion Polling

WEBBell Locks Down Support. There have been rumors that Sen. Brian Williams is contemplating entering the CD-1 race which now features St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell taking on incumbent Congresswoman Cori Bush. One source says that Bell has acted decisively to head off this possibility… It was a critical 24-hour period.

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