Help Wanted
St. Louis Community Colleges seek Government and Community Relations Liaison. “Works with the state legislature during the legislative session to formulate, track and support legislation favorable to the community college and to secure funding and support;Works with local elected officials to create awareness of the college and expand awareness of college programming; Provides leadership for Governmental Affairs at the State and local levels. Coordinates such activities with the Chancellor and MCCA officials as applicable; Oversees federal government relations consultants to track policy initiatives and secure targeted federal appropriations to support the College…” See the ad here.
Originally in January 22 MOScout.
Bits
Dana Loesch gets profiled in the in NYTimes’ Style section. See it here.
See the City of St. Louis’ 300+ page Amazon proposal here.
The Senate website shows Jonas Hughes joining the staff of Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal.
Lucas Dieckhaus terminated his committee to run for House 109.
Originally in January 22 MOScout.
New Committee
Missouri Leads was formed. Its treasurer is Matthew Patterson. It’s a campaign committee to support an initiative petition.
Shall Missouri Law Be Amended To Create A Long-Term Capital Gains And Qualified Dividends Tax At A Rate That Could Be 15.8% Or Higher Based On Federal Law, Determined By Each Taxpayer's Federal Tax Bracket, But Exempts Taxpayers With Family Income Less Than 110% Of Poverty Threshold, Which May Be Used To Fund A Renewable Energy Program For Improving Energy Efficiency In Buildings, Constructing And Installing Renewable Energy Sources, Updating Infrastructure, And Planting Trees On Public Lands; And All Funds Generated By The Program Will Be Used As Decided By The Legislature?
Originally in January 18 MOScout.
Help Wanted
St. Louis Housing Authority seeks General Counsel. “The General Counsel serves as the chief legal advisor to the Board of Commissioners, the Executive Director and all Department Directors on all legal matters involving or relating to the Authority. These matters include litigation, public housing, Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), HUD rules and regulations, landlord and tenant issues, fair housing issues, ordinance violations, risk management, compliance, real estate transactions, development, contracts and procurement, personnel, employment, labor relations, relevant local and federal statutes, inter-agency issues and other administrative functions… Salary $110,182 - $118,147…” See it here.
Originally in January 17 MOScout.
Top COH – January Quarter
Greitens For Missouri - $2.7 million.
Citizens for Steve Stenger - $2.4 million.
Hawley for Missouri - $1 million.
We Are Missouri - $1 million.
Eastern MO Laborers Education & Benevolent Fund - $910,842
Mantovani For STL - $905,844
Nicole Galloway for Missouri - $834,583
Leadership For America - $751,324
Citizens For Wasinger - $734,139
Friends of Gregory FX Daly - $595,906
Pipefitters Assoc Local Union #533 - $574,208
Schupp for Senate - $569,651
Supporters of Health Research and Treatments - $494,002
Callahan for Missouri - $491,688
Carpenters Help In the Political Process (CHIPP) - $474,603
Home Building Industry Political Action Committee - $462,860
MO National Education Assoc PAC - $461,316
Missouri Realtors PAC Inc - $444,700.
Health PAC - $395,206
House Republican Campaign Committee Inc - $353,473
Committee to Elect Scott Taylor - $347,939
Friends Of Eric Burlison - $343,289
Onder for Missouri - $323,370
Midwest Region Laborers’ Political League Education Fund - $322,831
Friends Of Todd Richardson - $309,373
Citizens for Schatz - $301,716
Luetkemeyer For Senate - $296,110
Missouri Senate Campaign Committee - $295,720
Friends Of Jamilah Nasheed - $288,534
MO Republican Party - $286,510
Originally in January 17 MOScout.
Engler for County Clerk
Rep. Kevin Engler has amended his campaign committee to run for St. Francois County Clerk. The primary is this summer.
Originally in January 16 MOScout.
Leadership for America Loss
For those following the Leadership for America saga (see it here). On its January finance report, LRT Global Opportunities reported a $111,310 loss for the committee.
Originally in January 17 MOScout.
PPP: Missouri Has “Shifted”
Public Policy Polling release a new Missouri poll. See it here.
The release: A new Public Policy Polling survey of Missouri voters finds that Claire McCaskill leads Republican challenger Josh Hawley 45-44 for reelection. The political climate in Missouri has shifted in a number of ways since 2016 that greatly improve McCaskill’s reelection chances: Voters in the state are almost evenly divided now on Donald Trump, with 48% approving of him to 47% who disapprove. That represents a sharp decline in Trump’s popularity given his 19 point victory in the state, but is also consistent with the decline in his approval numbers seen across the country…. Public Policy Polling interviewed 965 Missouri voters on January 8th and 9th. Respondents with landlines were reached over the telephone, with respondents who don’t have landlines interviewed online. The survey’s margin of error is +/-3.2%. This research was conducted on behalf of The Majority Institute.
Originally in January 16 MOScout.
Scruggs Retires
Mary Scruggs, who worked legislative affairs for the Association of Missouri Electrical Cooperatives, has retired.
Originally in January 4 MOScout.
Busy Wasinger Household
The mighty Jason Rosenbaum reports that “Colleen Wasinger, a Republican from Huntleigh, is giving serious thought to challenging County Executive Steve Stenger this year…” Wasinger’s husband, meanwhile, is pursuing the Republican auditor nomination. Busy year in the Wasinger household…
Originally in January 10 MOScout.
Onder Announces New Staff
On Twitter, Sen. Bob Onder “I'm so pleased to announce my new Chief of Staff [Theckla Spainhower] and new Legislative Assistant Amanda Bell. Stop by and see us in our new office Room 331! #moleg #2018”
Originally in January 12 MOScout.
Help Wanted
Pfizer seeks Alliance Development Manager. “The Field-Based Alliance Development Manager (ADM) is a member of the Corporate Affairs organization. The ADM is accountable for identifying and engaging local health care providers and other key stakeholders (including chambers of commerce, patient organizations, multicultural organizations, and other allies) in support of Pfizer's public affairs priorities…” See the ad here.
Originally in January 9 MOScout.
GovWatch Changes Hands
After years of running GovWatch, the Missouri Chamber is exiting the business. Word is that they’ve spun off the service, considering it no longer a core function of their organization. They’ve sold it to Scott Zajac’s Rockwood Group. Subscribers will see no interruption or change in service, though presumably they are buying it with some plans for enhancement, expansion etc.
Originally in January 8 MOScout.
Curchin Joins Speaker’s Staff
Alex Curchin has joined Speaker Todd Richardson’s staff as “senior counsel to the Speaker.” Curchin had served as chief of staff to Mike Cierpiot when he was floor leader, and before that chief of staff under John Diehl when he was speaker.
Originally in January 8 MOScout.
Sessions Fuels MMJ Uncertainty
AP reports that “Attorney General Jeff Sessions… is going after legalized marijuana. Sessions is rescinding a policy that had let legalized marijuana flourish without federal intervention across the country…. The move will leave it to U.S. attorneys where pot is legal to decide whether to aggressively enforce federal marijuana law. The move likely will add to confusion about whether it’s OK to grow, buy or use marijuana in states where it’s legal, since long-standing federal law prohibits it….”
And
Rep. Shamed Dogan responds tweeting… This is a waste of law enforcement resources and a slap in the face to voters and legislators around the country. Thank you @SenCoryGardner for standing up for federalism against Jeff Sessions' federal tyranny.
Also
Speaker Todd Richardson says that the legislature is the “best place” for medical marijuana to be decided. Listen to him here.
Originally in January 5 MOScout.
Richard Cautious on Taxes
At his post-adjournment press conference Senate Pro Tem Ron Richard sounded a note of caution about tax reform and tax cut bills.
“I like low taxes too but I’m going to be very careful to make sure we’re not endangering this institution, this building, the taxpayers after I’m gone beyond repair. I don’t want a Brownback thing.”
Originally in January 4 MOScout.
Hoover to Hang Out a Shingle
Cara Hoover will be leaving KCP&L government affairs in-house team after 9 years with the company. She will be opening her own contract lobbying firm, Heartland Policy Advisors, where she will still represent KCP&L, among others, in Jefferson City
Originally in January 4 MOScout.