Hough Amends Committee Purpose

Earlier this month, Sen. Lincoln Hough amended his campaign committee to say that it was for a statewide primary in 2024. 

Kehoe PAC Hits $1M

In the gubernatorial race, Lieutenant Mike Kehoe’s PAC, American Dream PAC, has raised over $1M in large contributions so far this quarter.

Exclusive: Fitz’ Leadership Team

Auditor-elect Scott Fitzpatrick is bringing his top lieutenants with him from the treasurer’s office. 

Bailey Add Hawley Aide to Administration

Incoming Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will announce that Josh Divine will become the new Solicitor General.

Malek for Treasurer

Governor Mike Parson appointed Vivek Malek as the next treasurer.  The choice was heralded as historic because Makel will become the first person of color to hold a statewide office in Missouri.

Kehoe Campaign Taps Coats

Derek Coats will be named Campaign Manager for Kehoe for Governor.

Gregory Lines Up Senate Support

Rep. David Gregory has lined up some serious support for his Senate 15 bid. 

1. Poll on the economy.

2.  Recession 2023?

3. Power source.

4. Immigrants.

5. Healthcare problem.

6. Home prices.

More Treasurer Talk

Chatter continues as folks wonder who Governor Mike Parson will ultimately pick to be the next state treasurer.  MOScout readers have told me recently…

Sinquefield Sends $250K to Kehoe PAC

Mega-GOP donor Rex Sinquefield donated $250,000 to American Dream PAC, which is supporting Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe’s 2024 gubernatorial campaign.

Gray Retires from Polsinelli

Polsinelli announced the formation of a government relations arm, Polsinelli Strategic Solutions LLC.  In the announcement, a couple of nuggets…

SBOE Legislative Priorities

The State Board of Education approved its legislative priorities for 2023 with minimal amendments. 

Scoop: Keller Signs on with Team Scharf

Conservative political consultant Gregg Keller is joining Will Scharf’s campaign for attorney general as senior advisor.

Legal Missouri Spent $8.8M

The successful campaign to pass recreation marijuana use spent $8,877,099, according to its 30 Day After filing

1. Flu season.

2. Car deaths.

3. Rent

4. TitleMax. 

5. Companies adding solar.

6. Little Bosnia

MOScout Poll: House Pre-Files

Survey conducted by Remington Research on December 7 and 8 with 801 likely 2024 November Election voters participated in the survey. MoE is +/-3.3%.

Q4: House bill 238 would require internet service providers to grant an automatic reimbursement to subscribers for any outage that lasts longer than twenty-four hours. Do you support or oppose this proposal?

Support: 74%

Oppose: 13%

Not sure: 13%

Data Security

Data security seems to be rising as a topic of interest…

Kehoe’s Uphill Road

One MOScouter thinks that the hallway sentiment on Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe’s gubernatorial chances is too optimistic.

Ashcroft to DC

Press release: Wednesday, December 7th, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will be attending the oral argument in Moore v. Harper at the United States Supreme Court.

1 Big Thing: $$$ Brings Out Big Ideas

With the state’s coffers overflowing, legislators are allowing themselves to expand their wish list to include some ambitious ideas.