Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, the money continues to roll in for the folks promoting a regressive tax on the ballot:
C131133 07/03/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 3449 Hollenberg Drive St Louis MO 63044 7/3/2014 $100,000.00
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C131133 07/03/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC D & S Fencing Co In.c 2800 Sunnyside Rd Festus MO 63028 7/3/2014 $12,500.00
C131133 07/03/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC HNTB Corporation 715 Kirk Drive Kansas City MO 64105 7/3/2014 $25,000.00
C131133 07/03/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC The AGC MO PAC PO Box 94 Jefferson City MO 65102 7/3/2014 $40,000.00
C131133 07/03/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Missouri Construction Industry Advancement Fund PO Box 94 Jefferson City MO 65102 7/3/2014 $10,000.00
C131133 07/03/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Con-Agg of MO LLC 2604 N Stadium Blvd Columbia MO 65202 7/3/2014 $7,500.00
C131133 07/03/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC John Fabick Tractor Co One Fabick Drive Fenton MO 63026 7/3/2014 $10,000.00
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Prepare to be inundated with mailings, ads, and phone calls from folks with a lot of money whose self interest dictates that they convince you it’s in your own self interest to serve their self interest at your expense. If you got that you understand modern American politics.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: bedfellows – part 2 (July 2, 2014)
Campaign Finance: bedfellows (June 27, 2014)
Campaign Finance: “Your majesty, the special interests are regressive…” (June 27, 2014)
Campaign Finance: Prepare yourself for the ads… (June 24, 2014)
Campaign Finance: the dough keeps rolling in (June 22, 2014)
Campaign Finance: escalation (June 17, 2014)
Campaign Finance: What’s an increase in regressive taxes among friends anyway? (June 10, 2014)
Nix the sales tax: A question of fairness – and progessive identity (June 9, 2014)
Gov. Jay Nixon: “…This tax hike is neither a fair nor fiscally responsible solution…” (June 2, 2014)