Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C141055 03/31/2014 HANAWAY FOR GOVERNOR Committee to Elect Ron Richard P O Box 2523 Joplin MO 64803 3/31/2014 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Fancy that, it’s not Tom Schweich’s (r). We already knew it wouldn’t be Chris Koster’s (D).

Previously:

Campaign Finance: lining up that all important grassroots support… (March 15, 2014)

Yesterday, via the Missouri Ethics Commission, one of the republican candidates in the 24th Senate District got a campaign finance jump start:

C141148 03/30/2014 SPOONER FOR SENATE Rich Galocki Jeanne Rhode P.O. Box 174 Waterloo IL 62298 N/A N/A 3/28/2014 $30,000.00

[emphasis added]

Waterloo, Illinois, eh? John R. Ashcroft (r) will have all the money he needs.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Schupp (D) and Lamping (r) in the 24th Senate District – 3rd quarter 2013 (October 21, 2013)

Campaign Finance: Schupp (D) and Lamping (r) in the 24th Senate District – 4th quarter 2013 (January 15, 2014)

A bumper sticker, today in downtown Kansas City:

“Not a Republican”

Definitely not into the republican brand.

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C031159 03/30/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER Michael Hall 24 Lambeth Lane Dardenne Prairie MO 63368 American Automotive Service Solutions Executive 3/28/2014 $8,000.00

C031159 03/30/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER IAP Reinsurance Company, LTD 1710 Corporate Crossing Suite 1 OFallon IL 62269 3/28/2014 $8,000.00

C031159 03/30/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER APA 1 Reinsurance LTD 1710 Corporate Crossing Suite 1 OFallon IL 62269 3/28/2014 $8,000.00

C031159 03/30/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER Athens Administrative Company, LLC 1710 Corporate Crossing Suite 1 OFallon IL 62269 3/28/2014 $6,000.00

C031159 03/30/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER MHA Political Action Committee for Health (HEALTHPAC) PO Box 60 Jefferson City MO 65102 3/28/2014 $15,000.00

[emphasis added]

It was a good Friday. $45,000.00 worth.

It’s bending.

A passerby reading the concert poster prior to last night’s performance

of Andrew Lippa’s “I am Marvey Milk” at the Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City.

A petition at the White House site:

We petition the Obama Administration to:

Revoke The Tennessee Religious Viewpoints Anti-discrimination Act

Tennessee governor Bill Haslam has just received a bill that allows and encourages anti-gay bullying in the name of “religious freedom.”

The ACLU warns that the bill, SB 1793/HB 1547, “crosses the line from protecting religious freedom into creating systematic imposition of some students’ personal religious viewpoints on other students.”

“Should this pass, students with a range of religious beliefs, as well as non-believers, would routinely be required to listen to religious messages or participate in religious exercises that conflict with their own beliefs,” the ACLU adds.

Article: http://www.thegailygrind.com/2…

Created: Mar 27, 2014

Issues: Civil Rights and Liberties, Education, Human Rights

Signatures needed by April 26, 2014 to reach goal of 100,000 72,065

Total signatures on this petition 27,935

[emphasis added]

There are still desperate vestiges of the past, but it’s bending.

Previously: HJR 85: the bend toward justice (March 28, 2014)

The past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission – in the St. Louis County Executive race:

C071362 03/27/2014 CITIZENS FOR STEVE STENGER Citizens to Elect Mike O’Mara 19 Lowery Estates Dr. Florissant MO 63031 3/26/2014 $10,000.00

C071362 03/27/2014 CITIZENS FOR STEVE STENGER Friends of Dolan P.O. Box 9455 St Louis MO 63117 3/26/2014 $9,800.00

[emphasis added]

And:

C031260 03/27/2014 DOOLEY FOR ST LOUIS COUNTY Clayco The Art & Science of Building 2199 Innerbelt Business Center Drive Saint Louis MO 63114 3/27/2014 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

And then today:

C031260 03/28/2014 DOOLEY FOR ST LOUIS COUNTY Jeanne C Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Self Retired 3/27/2014 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a lot of money.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: sowing the earth with money (July 2, 2014)

How much does it cost to buy a state? (September 2, 2013)

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C111221 03/28/2014 COMMITTEE TO ELECT DEAN DOHRMAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE Citizens for Hoskins PO Box 118 Warrensburg MO 64093 3/28/2014 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

No Democrats filed in the 54th Legislative District against incumbent Representative (and Speaker Pro Tem) Denny Hoskins (r). Representative Dean Dohrman (r), legislative yes man and freshman representive, who narrowly won the 51st Legislative District seat in an open race with Gary Grigsby (D) in 2012 is facing a rematch in 2014. The 51st and 54th are neighboring districts.

The end result? Denny Hoskins (r) is free to prop up Dean Dohrman’s (r) campaign coffers since Representative Hoskins won’t have to spend any appreciable amount of money on his reelection effort.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Grigsby (D) and Dohrman (r) in the 51st Legislative District – 3rd Quarter 2013 (October 16, 2013)

Campaign Finance: the race in the 51st Legislative District is going to be quite interesting (January 1, 2014)

Campaign Finance: Grigsby (D) and Dohrman (r) in the 51st Legislative District – 4th Quarter 2013 (January 20, 2014)

Introduced yesterday:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 85

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES COLONA (Sponsor), BUTLER, HUBBARD, MEREDITH, LAFAVER, GARDNER, MORGAN, DUNN, WEBBER, RIZZO, MIMS, MONTECILLO, CARPENTER, KELLY (45), MCCANN BEATTY, SCHUPP, ELLINGTON, NEWMAN, MITTEN, SWEARINGEN, KIRKTON, MCNEIL, BURNS, HUMMEL, NICHOLS, MCMANUS, NORR, SMITH, PACE, CURTIS AND PETERS (Co-sponsors).

6437L.01I    D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

JOINT RESOLUTION

Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment repealing section 33 of article I of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to marriage.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein:

           That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2014, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or rejection, the following amendment to article I of the Constitution of the state of Missouri:

           Section A. Section 33, article I, Constitution of Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 33, to read as follows:

           Section 33. That to be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage [shall] may exist [only] between a man and a woman as well as between a same-sex couple.

[emphasis in original]

Time is on our side.

Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C101046 03/27/2014 MISSOURI CLUB FOR GROWTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Rex Sinquefield 244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 3/27/2014 $973,000.00

[emphasis added]

Ah, astroturf…

Previously:

Campaign Finance: here’s $31,000.00, go beat up on public school teachers (February 26, 2014)

Campaign Finance: …making a list, checking it twice…. (December 21, 2013)

The zombie GOP tax reform is digging itself out of the grave, meaner and uglier than before (October 26, 2013)

Campaign Finance: how astroturf (the fake grassroots) works (August 1, 2013)

Campaign Finance: En passant (July 31, 2013)

New Missouri Rule: if the governor governs right of center you can’t call him a “liberal” (July 1, 2013)

Governor Nixon saves Missouri from GOP anti-tax true believers’ leap of faith (June 6, 2013)

A bill on the environment, introduced today by Representative Tom Hurst (r):

HB 2185

Repeals a provision allowing the Department of Natural Resources to take any action to assure protection of the environment and human health

Sponsor: Hurst, Tom (062)

Co-Sponsor: Miller, Rocky (124) … et al.

Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2014

LR Number: 6378H.01I

Last Action: 03/26/2014 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Bill String: HB 2185

Next Hearing: Hearing not scheduled

Calendar: Bill currently not on a House calendar

[emphasis added]

SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 2185

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES HURST (Sponsor), MILLER, POGUE AND ROSS (Co-sponsors).

6378H.01I     D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To repeal section 644.051, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to water pollution.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

           Section A. Section 644.051, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 644.051, to read as follows:

[….]

[However, nothing shall prevent the department from taking action to assure protection of the environment and human health.] [to be removed from the statute]

[….]

[emphasis added]

This is a good idea because no one thinks protection of the environment and human health is that important?