Sixteen years ago, I was a relatively new political reporter at the @columbiatribune. In an election season that included a nationally watched #MOSEN contest, there was one race I requested to cover: The 18th District Senate race between Wes Shoemyer and Bob Behnen.
The race was the most competitive legislative race in Missouri. Democrats were trying to bring a group of northeastern Missouri counties back into their fold after GOP started to make gains there in the early 2000s.
May 13, 2021 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
This would be EXTREMELY significant for #MOSEN. It would allow lots and lots of GOP candidates to run, and it wouldn't guarantee @EricGreitens would be the GOP nominee if he can't win a runoff.
This would affect statewide elections, congressional elections and U.S. Senate elections. It would last for two elections (2022 and 2024).
May 12, 2021 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
If you were following the #moleg on Tuesday, you may have noticed that lawmakers ended up completing work on some issues that have been long sought — but have never made it to the finish line.
Perhaps the biggest news was the House passed a gas tax increase, which has been a major priority for @DaveSchatz26 and other GOP leaders. Missouri's 17-cent per gallon tax will go up 2.5 cents for the next five years: news.stlpublicradio.org/government-pol…
