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Palin to step down, not seeking re-election

Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska's chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010.

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Official press release

Jobless in Missouri

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.

 

Local Stations Garner Major National Journalism Awards

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

Radio: Large Market

Bindbeutel to AHC

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.

Page Cleared Of Election Complaint

MUR 6099

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.

Top 10 Righty Hypocrites

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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Schweich to Marston: I'm Running for Auditor

Callow Twitters from Preservation Board Meeting

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

Chasing Industries

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.

House Landscape Follow-up

Nixon’s Role