Mims Fined

Former Rep. Bonnaye Mims was fined $20,807 by the Missouri Ethics Commission for a few episodes of using campaign funds for personal use, as well as thousands of dollars of cash withdrawals over the allowable limit. See it here.

Senate 29: Cole Fundy in KC

MOScouter: “Good fundraising event for David Cole in Kansas City [last night] at the home of longtime GOP attorney Terry Kilroy’s House.. Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer were in attendance to support…”

MO NRA Endorsements

The NRA’s Political Victory Fund released their Missouri endorsements. Incumbents with a good voting record get the nod over challengers without a record. Sole endorsements in the Senate primary races…

· Elaine Gannon – Senate 3.

· Bill Eigel – Senate 23

· Jeff Shawan – Senate 25

· Mike Moon – Senate 29

Yes on 2 Ads: Bring Our Tax $$$ Home

The pro-Medicaid expansion campaign release a slew of ads. They argues that our tax money is already going to fund Medicaid expansion in other states, why not get our share? It’s a counter argument to the anti-MedEx contention that expanding the program will “cost” Missourians.

Galloway Announces Another Huge Quarter

The press release: Auditor Nicole Galloway’s campaign for Governor announced that the campaign raised $1,128,479 between April 1 and June 30. This is the largest amount raised by a candidate committee in Missouri in a single quarterly reporting period since the reintroduction of contribution limits in 2017. Galloway achieved this milestone without a single in-person fundraising event…

Mitten Endorses Doll

Rep. Gina Mitten is endorsing Jo Doll in House 83. Mitten is term limited. Doll and Tyler Merkel are running to replace her.

MedEx Makes Ad Buy

Yesterday the Yes on 2 campaign placed a $3.3 million TV and radio buy statewide.

That’s a strong number. In August, without competition from statewide candidates, it should be the dominant campaign in Missouri.

Budget Cuts
The new fiscal year starts today.  Yesterday, Governor Mike Parson announced over $440M in budget withholds for the new year. 

• Budget Director Dan Haug, describing the swift collapse of the economy, called it the “most difficult budget” he’s ever seen.

• They removed almost all new spending, and kept in place the previous budget restrictions.