MOScout Daily Update: Kehoe Gets Fire Fighters - Moorefield to PRSR - Eigel Filibusters Tort Bill - Consent Vehicles Ready for Loading and more...
Kehoe Nabs Fire Fighters
In the extraordinarily early start to the 2024 gubernatorial campaign, Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe nabbed another endorsement. This one is from The Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters (MSCFF)
Press release: The Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters represents over 6000 employees and retirees throughout Missouri, and has served as the exclusive statewide Fire Fighter Organization in Missouri. The organization was chartered by the International Association of Fire Fighters in 1943… Kehoe has recently received other early 2024 endorsements from the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Missouri’s largest and oldest law enforcement organization, and Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Soybean Association, and Missouri Agribusiness Association, three of Missouri’s leading agriculture organizations. The Kehoe campaign plans to make additional announcements from statewide organizations over the coming months.
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In the large contributions, the International Association of Fire Fighters PAC sent $50,000 to the pro-Mike Kehoe PAC, American Dream PAC.
Moorefield to PSRS/PEERS
Word from yesterday’s Senate Committee on Pensions is that Michael Moorefield, chief of staff to Auditor Nicole Galloway, will be headed to PSRS/PEERS, the Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri.
Maria Walden recently left PSRS/PEERS to become executive director of MRTA, Missouri Retired Teachers Association and Public School Personnel.
A “Normal” Day in The Senate
With the congressional redistricting map tucked away like a monster under the bed, the Senate worked through a seemingly normal day, with a few interesting nuggets to note…
· Consent Bills – The Senate passed five consent bills yesterday. Consent bills are usually simple, noncontroversial items that have passed out of committee with a unanimous vote. Any senator can kick a bill of the Consent Calendar if they feel it deserves scrutiny. The magic of consent bills in the Senate is that they can’t be amended, which normally limits any the debate or delay in getting to a vote. But, in a year like this, with very few bills coming out of the Senate, these bills will be gold in the House. They will likely be used as vehicles and loaded up with amendments before getting returned to the Senate. Sen. Denny Hoksins, accordingly, was asking every consent bill sponsor to commit to a thorough vetting of these bills when they come back from the lower chamber.
· Show Me Brand – Rex Sinquefield, after playing in elections for many years, has his share of critics and admirers. But yesterday demonstrated that the Sinquefield founded/funded Show Me Institute remains a trusted source with Republicans. When Sen. Brian Williams attached an amendment to SB 931 it might have been met with resistance. But the bill sponsor Sen. Andrew Koenig recognized it as a tax credit that the Show Me Institute liked and gave it his blessings.
· Eigel Filibusters Tort Reform – Sen. Dan Hegeman’s SB 631, which would shorten the statute of limitations for injuries, was debated last night for hours. Tort reform is an issue like abortion and guns rights that the Republican majority seems to take a whack at every session. However unlike, those other two issues, tort reform does not always split on purely partisan lines. Last night, after Democratic lawyers Sens. Steve Roberts and Barbara Washington filibustered, it was Republican Sen. Bill Eigel who held the floor. He was holding it around 11:30PM when Hegeman pull the bill off the floor. Eigel described his opposition to the bill as a defense of the 7th Amendment.
eMailbag on Election Results
Confused as to why someone would include Ladue in the list of conservative victories for school boards. Ladue re elected two incumbents and the really wacky right winger dropped out… And Shamed shouldn’t take too much comfort in the full time CE vote…it’s a good government vote and lots of Democrats supported it (including me) but that doesn’t translate to a Dueker/Shamed surge…
New Committees
FedEx Corporation Missouri State PAC was formed. Its treasurer is James Barr. FYI: FedEx lobbyists in Jefferson City are Henrio Thelemaque, and David Winton.
$5K+ Contributions
Legal Missouri 2022 - $100,000 from New Growth Horizon LLC.
American Dream PAC (pro-Kehoe) - $50,000 from IAFF FIREPAC VIC Missouri (Washington DC).
United We Stand PAC - $10,000 from Patrick Ottensmeyer.
Lobbyists Registrations
Savonne Caughey added Pet Food Institute.
Josh Klarich added Invenergy Transmission.
Birthdays
Happy birthdays to Rep. Suzie Pollock, Ryan Rowden, and Kaycee Nail.