Mo. Senator taken to hospital from Capitol
Updated 5-17-2012, 2:31 p.m.Missouri Senator Jane Cunningham (R, Chesterfield) has been released from a Jefferson City hospital and is resting at her Capital-area residence.
View ArticleExit interview: Jane Cunningham on where she's been, and what's next
A long-time St. Louis County lawmaker is leaving office this year because her Senate district was moved to the Kansas City area. Republican Jane Cunningham of Chesterfield has spent eight years in the...
View ArticlePolitical Heavyweights Cunningham, McNary Clash In Race For... Monarch Fire...
On Tuesday, two political heavyweights will go head to head after a hard-fought campaign in which tens of thousands of dollars have been spent. The office they’re attacking each other over? A seat on...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Jane Cunningham On Her Lost District And Union Battles
Every week, St. Louis Public Radio’s Chris McDaniel joins the St. Louis Beacon’s Jo Mannies and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the week’s politics.
View ArticleRepublicans In Tizzy Over Nieves Possibly Leaving State Senate
Until this week, most of the attention directed at state Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, has focused on his outspoken conservatism and his efforts to block some federal gun laws.But now the chief...
View ArticleEllisville Mayor Files For St. Louis County Council As Area Republicans Regroup
Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul, who was at the center of a high-profile effort last year to oust him from office, is now seeking to be elected to a new job on the St. Louis County Council.Paul filed Monday...
View ArticleChange Rejected In Dispatching For Fire, Ambulance Districts In St. Louis...
(Updated 9:55 p.m. Wed., March 12)The commission currently overseeing fire dispatching for most of St. Louis County has rejected a move by some fire districts to shift operations to St. Louis County's...
View ArticleCunningham Not Running For County Executive, Says GOP Backing Someone Else
Former state Sen. Jane Cunningham, a Republican from Chesterfield, announced Wednesday that she’s not going to run for St. Louis County Executive – ending several weeks of speculation.Cunningham said...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Jones Drops Bid For Senate; Will Cunningham Jump In?
Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones, R-Eureka, has announced that he’s not running for the Missouri state Senate – setting the table for a possible candidacy by former state Sen. Jane Cunningham.Jones and...
View ArticleStream And Pousosa Engage In Low-Velocity County Executive Primary
As St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley and Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton, duke it out in a very public fashion, a lower-key primary is transpiring on the Republican side. Missouri House...
View ArticleMo. Senate backs revision to teacher-Facebook law
The Missouri Senate has endorsed legislation revising a contentious new state law that limits teacher communications with students over the Internet.The bill given initial approval Monday would repeal...
View ArticleMo. Senate passes revision to teacher-Facebook law
Missouri senators have overwhelmingly passed a bill revising a new law that restricts teachers' online conversations with students.The legislation would repeal a law barring teachers from using...
View ArticleMo. repeals teacher-student Internet restrictions
Updated at 6:23 p.m. to include comments from the bill's sponsor, and Gov. Nixon's criticism of the bill, despite signing itMissouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation repealing a contentious law,...
View ArticleNew Missouri State House, Senate Redistricting Maps Released
Updated at 6:42 p.m. with comments from Mo. Sen. Jane Cunningham (R, Chesterfield).New redistricting plans and maps for the Missouri General Assembly have been filed with the Missouri Secretary of...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Thursday, December 1, 2011
Occupy STL members say movement still strongThe tents are gone from Kiener Plaza, along with the big crowds. But people involved in the Occupy St. Louis movement say they're still going strong.Today...
View ArticleBill to stem flood of K-12 transfers heard by Mo. Sen. committee
Legislation that’s designed to stop a potential mass exodus of students from unaccredited schools in St. Louis and Kansas City to nearby suburban schools was heard Tuesday before a Missouri Senate...
View ArticleCandidates line up on 1st filing day for Aug. primary
Candidates for the U.S. Senate, Congress, Missouri General Assembly, Governor and other statewide offices can now file to run.Hundreds flocked to Jefferson City today and lined up outside the doors of...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
St. Louis County Senator will not seek re-electionJane Cunningham had initially filed to run for the 7th District seat, even though the new Senate map places that district in the Kansas City area.The...
View ArticleTeachers would have to work longer to get tenure under legislation approved...
The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation that would double the amount of time required for public school teachers to earn tenure.Currently, a teacher has to work in the same...
View ArticleBattle in Monarch Fire District centers on efforts to curb union's influence
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The battle underway in the Monarch Fire Protection District in west St. Louis County involves far more than pink T-shirts and whether the district’s...
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