MOScout Weekender: Stadium Repeal IP Filed - Hallway Sees PQ Coming - Who Won the Week and more…

New IPs Filed to Repeal Stadium Subsidies

The Ketcher Law Firm filed two initiative petitions that would repeal the stadium subsidies which were passed in the first special session.

I would doubt that they have the legs (folks to go out and collect signatures), but it makes a statement.
See the IP here.

Remington/MOScout Poll:

No poll this week.

MOScout’s Hallway Index: PQ Coming

I asked lobbyists, “Will the Senate use the PQ this special session?” 21 replies…

RESULTS

1. Very likely... 90.4%

2. Somewhat likely… 4.8%

3. Somewhat unlikely… 4.8%

4. Very unlikely… 0%

Sample of Comments

·       Yes. Twice. Senate Democrats should want to be PQ'd. Anything less would look like acquiescence.

·       The majority only knows brute force. Subtlety is lost on them

·       Only way to get it done.

·       No - and if so, It will not because Dems didn’t offer up some kind of a deal.

·       Duh.

·       TRUMP told them to. So of course they will.

·       Rizzo would make them use it. Beck might back down. We’ll see…

Who Won the Week?

Mizzou – Extends popular president Mun Choi’s contract until 2031.

Missouri Senate Campaign Committee – Always nice when one of your top candidates, in this case Melanie Stinnett, plunks down a cool $200,000 on their race.

Ann Wagner – Crystal Ball sees the new map pushing her district farther into the safe Republican lane.

Tracy McCreery – Big kick-off, with lots of donors.  And meanwhile, no credible Republican candidate in sight.

Find a downloadable version here.

Gubby Appt

Governor Mike Kehoe appointed Beth "LeAnn" Ryan, of Parma, as the Associate Circuit Judge for Stoddard County in the 35th Judicial Circuit.

eMailbag

So, we have a Republican Governor who really doesn’t want to do this and realizes it is a train wreck for any cooperation between political parties in future legislative actions, we have a Republican Speaker of the House Jon Patterson, who proudly and loudly tells everyone he is voting NO on both redistricting and IP reform, and we leave the dirty work and all the political fallout to the Republican elected State Representatives and State Senators to try to explain this gross injustice to their voters for the next 12 month until election day. Not a great day to be Republican in Missouri!

$5K+ Contributions

Missouri American Water Company Employees Political Action Committee - $10,000 from Tarlton.

Another Viceroy PAC - $12,000 from J&J Ventures Gaming of Missouri, LLC (Effingham, IL).

MoCannTrade PAC - $10,000 from GF Saint Mary LLC.

MoCannTrade PAC - $25,000 from Jage Media Inc. (Bainbridge Island, WA).

MoCannTrade PAC - $6,016 from US Canna Capital & Management LLC.

Birthdays

Happy birthdays to Sarah Wood Martin, and Sam Murphey.

Sunday: Reps. Terri Violet and Emily Weber, Rex Sinquefield, Sheila Solon, and Kathlyn Fares.