They have awakened a sleeping giant.

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, on behalf of the folks opposed to Amendment 3 on the November ballot – which is designed to punish education professionals:

C141258 09/05/2014 COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION Missouri State Teachers Association PO Box 458 Columbia MO 65205 9/4/2014 $260,000.00

[emphasis added]

That ain’t a typo. That’s chess playing territory.

I suspect teacher turnout is going to be really high in November. They also have family and friends.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: there is no tomorrow (August 31, 2014)

Campaign Finance: they’re serious (August 29, 2014)

Campaign Finance: pawn to queen’s bishop $125,000.00 (August 27, 2014)

Understatement (July 20, 2014)

Campaign Finance: even more in (July 15, 2014)

Campaign Finance: all in (July 9, 2014)

Campaign Finance: Nope, the boat’s still not big enough. (June 4, 2014)

Campaign Finance: still need a much bigger boat (May 28, 2014)

Campaign Finance: schooling (May 19, 2014)