Missouri Mapper Dissects Senate 24 Race

The “Missouri Mapper” takes a look at the Senate 24 race from last year.

Senate To Start Debate Next Week

The honeymoon period could be coming to an end in the Senate. 

1 Big Thing: STL Crime Takes Center Stage

The legislature is focusing on St. Louis City crime…

Senate 15: And Then There Were Three

Mark Harder, St. Louis County Councilman, announced that he’s running in Senate 15.  He becomes the third Republican entering the race to succeed term-limited Sen. Andrew Koenig.

Gross Files IP

Former Democratic attorney general candidate Elad Gross filed an initiative petition. 

Clockwork Session – So Far

Democrats have been spoiled the last couple of years.  They’ve been able to grab some popcorn and watch the Republican supermajority tear themselves apart, preventing the passage of significant legislation.

This year looks different.

1. – 3. Infrastructure jobs

4. $now removal.

5. Roads are safer… depending on who you are.

6. Batterie$

7. – 8. Car loans.

9. Teaching the Holocaust.

Center-Right Pro-Choice IP?

There’s rumblings of a center-right group working on a more palatable measure (rape/incest exceptions, 15 week limit) tied with conservative-friendly measures like tax credits for family support orgs and protections for OBGYN medical training.

Federalist Society

The Missouri Chapter of the Federalist Society meets today in the House chambers. 

SOTS: $, $, $, $....

Governor Mike Parson’s speech was money, money, money, money.  It makes sense given the state’s historic amount of cash sitting in the bank.  But it was still stunning.  The biggest new spending items…

·       $859 million to add lanes to I-70 around St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia.

·       $273 million for COLA increase in state worker pay.

·       $272 million for capital improvement projects at Missouri’s public universities.

·       $78 million to help subsidize child care.

·       $70 million increase in core funding to higher education.

Senate 15 Gets a Primary

Wildwood Mayor Jim Bowlin will announce for Senate 15 this morning, creating a Republican primary to succeed term-limited Sen. Andrew Koenig.

Scharf Breaks AG Fundraising Record

Will Scharf, running against Andrew Bailey for the Republican attorney general nomination, will report raising over $290,000 in his candidate committee during the month of December.

Rowden Refers Bills

Pro Tem Caleb Rowden referred the first 91 bills to committees. 

House Committee Chairs Announced

Speaker Dean Plocher announced Republican committee assignments yesterday. 

Gubby Appts Committee

There’ll be some familiar faces at this morning’s Gubernatorial Appointments Committee. 

Senate Committee Chairs Announced

Senate committee chairs were announced. 

Exclusive: Kunce Launche$$

I’m told that fundraising numbers to be released at the end of the week will reveal Lucas Kunce’s launch haul dwarfed all previous Day 1 and Week 1 fundraising totals reported by any other campaign in Missouri history.

1. Gloomy GOP. 

2. Transgender polling, by party and ethnicity.

3. Biden may appoint more judges than Trump.

4. Market > minimum wage?

5. Remote is here.

6. Women in Congress comparison.

SCOOP: PAC Formed to Support Webber in Senate 19

A new political action committee, Homefront PAC, filed paperwork yesterday to support Stephen Webber in Senate 19 in 2024.

Paid Sick Leave IP

Jobs with Justice filed six new initiative petitions yesterday.   These deal with guaranteeing Missouri workers paid sick leave.