MOScout Sunday6: Dobbs Impact - Labor Mobility - Fed $$$ and more...
1. Fed money.
2 – 3. Dobbs impact.
4. Less relocating.
5. Paid family leave, by state.
6. Inheritance, by generation.
7. Books losing the competition for young eyeballs.
MOScout Weekender: MM on Senate 1 - Hallway on Future Conservative Caucus - Who Won the Week and more...
MOScout’s Hallway Index: Future Conservative Caucus
I asked lobbyists, “Will the Senate's ‘former’ Conservative Caucus disappear after Sens. Bill Eigel and Denny Hoskins are termed out?” 27 replies…
RESULTS
1. Yes… 29.7%
2. No… 55.5%
3. Not sure… 14.8%
MOScout Daily Update: Kehoe Boasts Big SW Support - MOChamber Champs - Abortion Malpractice Suits? - Hawley Staffing Moves and more...
Kehoe Draws SW Support
Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe will hold a fundraiser Sunday night at the home of Jan and Peter Herschend, just outside Branson.
MOScout Daily Update: High Ed Funding Watch - Sen. Milhaven?? - Bailey Wins by Losing? - Milton on Hunter Biden and more....
1 Big Thing: High Ed Funding
We’re about eight days away from a potentially big shift in the narrative about how the state funds its institutions of higher education.
MOScout Daily Update: Labor IP Gets $360K - First Look at Baily Campaign Team - Rumor: Pereles in Senate 15? and more...
1 Big Thing: New Labor IP Coming
The progressive Sixteen Thirty Fund sent a $350,000 check to Missourians for Healthy Families & Fair Wages, a campaign committee established to advance a “statewide ballot measure on working conditions.”
MOScout Daily Update: Waiting on Cody, Holly and Mike - SB35 Push - Go Fund Me to Leave MO and more....
Waiting on Cody…
State Treasurer Vivek Malek is still unopposed. Last week his PAC, American Promise PAC, recorded another large contribution ($50K).
How long until Rep. Cody Smith makes a formal announcement?
MOScout Sunday6: Weather, Cattle, Teaching, Father's Day.
1 -2. Weather.
3. Cattle biz.
4. Teacher penalty
5. Birthing costs.
6. Religious diversity.
7. States recognizing Juneteenth.
8. Happy Father’s Day.
MOScout Weekender: Riley Vows to End Personal Feuds - Poll on Trump Indictment - Who Won the Week and more...
Remington/MOScout Poll: Trump Indictment
Survey conducted by Remington Research on June 12, 13 with 940 likely 2024 November Election voters. Margin of Error is +/-3.1%.
Q1: From what you have heard about the indictment of Donald Trump, which best describes your reaction?
Donald Trump is the target of a political attack: 47%
No one is above the law: 44%
Not sure: 9%
MOScout Daily Update: Scharf on Trump Indictment - Spoxless Bell Campaign - Fitz on Univeristy $$$ - Disappearing Issues and more...
Scharf Jumps Into Trump Indictment Debate
Republican Attorney General candidate Will Scharf tweeted out a thread offering his analysis of the indictment of Donald Trump.
MOScout Daily Update: Arthur Exits MOSEIA - Days for Kunce - MSMA Seeks GA Exec and more...
Days for Kunce
Press release: Today, St. Louis County Councilwoman and 30-year North St. Louis County Leader Rita Heard Days is endorsing Lucas Kunce for U.S. Senate.
MOScout Daily Update: Arthur Shakes Fist at Brattin - Supremes Slice MO Approps Power - ACU Ratings - Burlison Joins Freedomers and more...
MOSupremes Decision
The Missouri Supreme Court, in a tight 4-3 ruling, said that the state legislature lacked authority over Conservation Commission funds.
MOScout Daily Update: Sensible Missouri - Schmitt Speech - AirBnB Lobbyist - Kunce Endorsements - Lovasco Hits SCCRCC and more...
Sensible MO
Post-Dispatch reports today that “a new non-profit, Sensible Missouri, hopes to launch a petition drive to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2024 ballot. It would allow county-level governments and St. Louis city to approve their own rules on the access and carrying of firearms.”
MOScout Daily Update: Richard Passes - O'Donnell for Pro Tem - Grier for Mayor - 2024 Trumpified? - Endorsements and more...
Richard Passes
Ron Richard passed away last Friday.
MOScout Daily Update: Bell for Senate - Richey Kick-off - Parson Signs Trans Bills and more...
No Pass for Kunce: Bell for Senate
St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell announced yesterday, undermining what I thought would be a consensus-building endorsement for Lucas Kunce from the AFL-CIO.
MOScout Daily Update: More Reps Eye Speaker's Race - Hoskin Announces - Drebes on Conflicts of Interest - AFL-CIO for Kunce?? and more...
Hoskins Announces
Sen. Denny Hoskins officially announced for secretary of state.
MOScout Daily Update: Jones for Richey? - Pro-Kelly PAC - Tisius Execution - Riding the Next Wave and more...
Jones for Richey
Tipster says that former Speaker Tim Jones will be joining Doug Richey’s campaign for state senate as policy advisor.
MOScout Daily Update: Parson to Sign Bills - Hernandez for House - Patterson for Gregory - Drebes on Standing Division and more...
The Rise of the Standing Division
There has been a marked increase in the number of times that the standing division is used in the Senate.
MOScout Sunday6: DEI - Guns - Childcare costs and more...
1. DEI at work.
2. Childcare costs.
3. Guns.
4 -5. Snowflakes.
6. Biden age.
7. Summer temps.
MOScout Weekender: Boyd to Healthcare - Missouri Mapper on Senate 15 - Hallway on Next House Floor Leader and more...
Boyd to Scripted Healthcare
Former Rep. Casey Guernsey announced on LinkedIn that Rep. Mazzie Boyd has joined his firm, Scripted Healthcare.
MOScout Daily Update: Hahn to PSC - Grgeory Adds $100K - IE PACs Formed for McMullen and Stinnett - Dems and Their Base 2024 and more...
Hahn to PSC
Governor Mike Parson appointed his policy director, Kayla Hahn, to the Missouri Public Service Commission.