Emery Passes

Former state senator Ed Emery, a rock-hard conservative whose gentlemanly mannerisms were seemingly untouched by the pettiness of politics, has died.

Bush Comments Fire Up GOP

“You are going to see this 10,000 times between now and next November.” That’s a what a Republican staffer texted me yesterday after Congresswoman Cori Bush’s comments about defunding the police and her own private security.

Potential Game-Changer

Kansas City Star reports on the infrastructure bill in the Senate that could bring billions to Missouri. Read it here.

Gregory Joins Auditor Race

Rep. David Gregory will formally announce today that he’s running for state auditor.

Wagner Rejects Senate Bid

Congresswoman Ann Wagner writes in a MOTimes op/ed (see it here) that she’s running for re-election.

Partisan Splits in Poll

Last weekend’s Remington/MOScout poll of St. Louis County voters showed an electorate split on the recent mask mandate, but supportive of institutions adopting vaccination policies.

1 – 2. State of COVID in MO.

3. COVID wedge.

4. All those masks…

5. [Reading interlude]

6. Congressional competitiveness by state.

7. Top languages (other than English and Spanish) by state.

8. Happiness from…

Q1: Do you approve or disapprove of Sam Page's job performance as St. Louis County Executive?

Approve: 38%

Disapprove: 36%

Nixon Rules Out Senate Run

Former Governor Jay Nixon issued a statement ruling out a 2022 Senate run.

Now Comes Fitz…

Sources say that we’ll get a formal announcement from Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick this morning: he’s officially jumping into the 2022 Republican auditor primary.

Here Comes Long….

Congressman Billy Long sent out a “Save the Date” invite.It looks like a Senate announcement coming.

Schmitt Sues To Reverse STL Masking Order

Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued St. Louis City and St. Louis County to reverse their mask order.

Court Tosses Law on Single Subject Violation

One reader points out that I “failed to notice the third case handed down [last week]. SC98891 DeSoto v Parson, unanimously struck down a statute under the single subject constitutional provisions… For the first time I can recall said they could not judicially sever the bad parts from the other parts and struck down the entire bill and all provisions within it.”

MedEx Wins At Supreme Court

The Missouri Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision yesterday saying that the Medicaid Expansion initiative petition was constitutional.

Sen. Mike Moon, who represents southwest Missouri, on Facebook…

Can you imagine going to a store where an item is free to all who want the item? The store purchased "a ton" of the items, but since not many want the freebie, the store manager creates an incentive (in order to get the item moving).

Could it be that something might be wrong with the free item?

Driving the Day: Parson Announcements

Governor Mike Parson will hold a 3PM press conference to “announce a statewide vaccine incentive program, and announce the new Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director.”

More on CD-7: Cannon Buzz

With Congressman Billy Long’s entry into the US Senate race now sounding nearly certain, there’s more talk about who might run to replace him.

More Long Buzz

The Billy Long for Senate buzz continues to grow… MOScouter tips: I heard from a good source that they saw the Long for Senate bus being painted up. Hear he is in.

1.Out of office.

2.Productivity not driving wages.

3-5. Abortion.

6. Anti-them is winning.

7. The next tax.

8. You vs ____.

eMailbag on COVID 3rd Wave

I have just been so frustrated by our state. We spend $10 million on tourism marketing only to get about a billion dollars in negative press for leading the country in COVID. I feel like we are in a civic twilight zone….