Missouri’s unemployment rate in May climbed .9% to reach 9%.  That may sounds like terrible news, but in the current recession, it’s within the realm of expectations.

The Radio-Television News Directors Association announces the 2009 National Edward R. Murrow Award winners. The awards honor excellence in electronic journalism.

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Governor Jay Nixon has appointed Joe Bindbeutel to the Administrative Hearing Commission. During session Bindbeutel had been nominated for the Public Service Commission, but that nomination didn’t make it to the Senate floor during the final weeks. As Nixon made other recess appointments, speculation began to heat up that Bindbeutel was not going to the PSC after all.

Another Nixon nominee in this category is John Temporiti who was nominated to the MDFB during session, but hasn’t been heard from since.

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RESPONDENTS:Page for Missouri and Barbara Hoffman, in her official capacity as treasurer; Waverley Glen Systems Ltd.; and Sam Page

COMPLAINANT:Todd P. Graves

SUBJECT:The complaint alleged that Page, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives who was running for the state’s Lieutenant Governorship, violated the Act by knowingly and willfully accepting a campaign contribution from a foreign company.

Hypocrisy is nothing new for right-wingers (or politics in general, for that matter), but in a selfless attempt to help them avoid the "hypocrite" label, I humbly present a Top 10 list of "Right-Wingers from Whom Conservatives Should Be Demanding Apologies."

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Richar Callow, the Mayor's PR person, and Preservation Board member, was twittering away from the meeting today.

The New York Times had an article citing dozens of places across the nation that are pursuing biotechnology jobs with millions upon millions of dollars of public subsidies and investments.

Nixon’s Role

I guess the field won't be cleared for Tom Schweich...

Here's the Icet press release:

House Budget Chairman, Allen Icet, Announces Bid For Missouri State Auditor

St. Louis, MO - State Representative Allen Icet (R-Wildwood), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, announced today his intention to run for Missouri State Auditor.