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Teacher Tenure
5:57 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Over Language Used In Teacher Tenure Ballot Initiative

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A group of educators is suing the state of Missouri over a proposed constitutional amendment requiring tenure for public school teachers be based on performance, not seniority.

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Campaign Finance
6:37 pm
Mon December 24, 2012

GOP Donors In The Giving Mood

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Costs of goods and services in St. Louis rose 2.5 percent between the last six months of 2009 and the last six months of 2010 - more than double the national rate. (via Flickr / _J_D_R_)

Wealthy Republican donors started Christmas early.

Somewhat uncharacteristically, GOP donor David Humphreys donated $25 thousand to Democratic Governor Jay Nixon on Friday.

Humphreys is the head of a Joplin based roofing company and usually donates exclusively to Republicans – in fact, he donated about 1 and a half million dollars to conservatives and conservative organizations just this year.

Nixon was the only major Democrat Humphreys supported.

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legislative spring break
7:42 pm
Thu March 8, 2012

Mo. lawmakers leave Capitol for spring break

Missouri lawmakers have left Jefferson City for their annual spring break.

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