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An early morning social media conversation about legislative micromanagement

05 Tuesday Jan 2016

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A combination of football and public protest will do that.

This morning two members of the Missouri House, Representative Jeremy LaFaver (D) and Representative Caleb Jones (r) engaged in a conversation about the University of Missouri via Twitter:

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Jeremy LaFaver ‏@jeremylafaver
It will be interesting to see if MU caves to the latest legislative temper tantrum. Their lobbying team is knocking it out of the park…. 8:44 AM – 5 Jan 2016

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Caleb Jones ‏@calebmjones
@jeremylafaver not a temper tantrum. You have kids. Is that who you want teaching them? You should sign up [….] 8:45 AM – 5 Jan 2016

Really? A member of the Missouri General Assembly pushes an anonymous web site attacking two faculty at the University of Missouri on the same morning that domain and web site go up?

You know, if someone in the field of communications made a mistake, acknowledged that mistake, and apologized for it do you think they could offer salient observations about the experience, what they learned, and the processes of modern media to students?

There are several other tweets in the exchange. And, a few times, others joined in:

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Eli Yokley ‏@eyokley
@calebmjones @jeremylafaver I think it’s fascinating how the #CoMo delegation has completely flipped its tactics toward @Mizzou since I left 9:24 AM – 5 Jan 2016

Micromanagement will do that.

Previously:

The power (sometimes) of speaking out (November 8, 2015)

Meta: in the public sphere (November 12, 2015)

Campaign Finance: a new PAC

04 Monday Jan 2016

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C151236 01/04/2016 DEMOCRACY 2.0 Robin Carnahan for Missouri 347 Hazel Avenue 8559 Itaska St St Louis MO 63119 1/4/2016 $128,135.20

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The political action committee’s organization filing [pdf]:

Democracy 2.0 PAC - Statement of Committee Organization filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission on 12/18/15.

Democracy 2.0 PAC – Statement of Committee Organization filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission on 12/18/15.

Keeping involved.

Campaign Finance: back to the grind

04 Monday Jan 2016

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Chris Koster’s (D) probable 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C031159 01/04/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Andrew O Brien 815 Geyer Ave St Louis MO 63104 O Brien Law Firm Attorney 1/2/2016 $10,000.00

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It doesn’t end. It can’t.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: familiar refrain (December 29, 2015)

HB 1958: A matter of 543,895 votes?

04 Monday Jan 2016

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A commemorative brick in the sidewalk on the east side of the Johnson County, Missouri Justice Center.

A commemorative brick in the sidewalk on the east side of the Johnson County, Missouri Justice Center.

A bill, pre-filed today by Representative Tony Dugger (r):

HB 1959
Adopts an agreement to elect the president by national popular vote

Sponsor: Dugger, Tony (141)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2016
LR Number: 4314H.01I
Last Action: 01/04/2016 – Prefiled (H)
Bill String: HB 1959
[….]

This wouldn’t be about dubya in 2000, would it? We can’t wait to check out the full bill text when it becomes available. The devil is in the details.

Campaign Finance: adding to the treasury

04 Monday Jan 2016

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in the past month at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Schmitt’s (r) 2016 campaign for State Treasurer:

C071320 12/01/2015 SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI John C Danforth 911 Tirrill Farms Rd St Louis MO 63124 Dowd Bennett LLP Attorney 12/1/2015 $10,000.00

C071320 12/31/2015 SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI Paul Hayes PO Box 99 Risco MO 63874 Self Farmer 12/30/2015 $5,001.00

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And, the first in the new year!:

C071320 01/03/2016 SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI Langdon & Emison 911 Main St Lexington MO 64067 1/2/2016 $15,000.00

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It’s not like the campaign has been starved for resources:

C071320: Schmitt For Missouri

Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 220722 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kirkwood Mo 63122 Established Date: 10/12/2007
[….]

Information Reported On: 2015 – October Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $1,783,440.50
Monetary Receipts + $223,429.11
Monetary Expenditures – $48,840.43
Contributions Made – $350.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $174,238.68
Ending Money On Hand $1,957,679.18

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That’ll make the rubble bounce in a down ticket race.

Previously:

State Treasurer – July 2015 Campaign Finance Reports (July 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Well, okay, $500,000.00 at a time…

02 Saturday Jan 2016

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Every little bit helps.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 01/02/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Blake Spahn 222 Riverside Dr Apt. 5B New York NY 10025 Self School Chancellor 12/31/2015 $10,000.00

C151053 01/02/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Mary Beth OReilly 1898 N. Monet Nixa MO 65714 Retired Retired 12/31/2015 $5,001.00

C151053 01/02/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Michael Burns 9 White Horse Mdws Malvern PA 19355 ACM, LLC Executive 12/31/2015 $5,001.00

C151053 01/02/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Michael L Goguen Trust 3000 Sand Hill Rd Ste. 4-250 Menlo Park CA 94025 12/31/2015 $500,000.00

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Let’s see, three out of four can’t vote in the primary.

These contributions will show up on the campaign’s 4th quarter 2015 campaign finance report due by January 15, 2016.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: “Alright everyone, gird your loins…” (December 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: one out of three ain’t too bad (December 29, 2015)

Campaign Finance: it’s tough when you’ve got to raise your $3,000,000.00 in $50,000.00 increments (January 1, 2016)

Campaign Finance: Is there a $10,000.00 club?

02 Saturday Jan 2016

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Peter Kinder (r) [August 2013 file photo].

Peter Kinder (r) [August 2013 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Peter Kinder’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:

C151161 01/02/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER Chester Bross Construction Company PO Box 430 Hannibal MO 63401 12/31/2015 $10,000.00

C151161 01/02/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER AMS Medical Lab 2900 Lemay Ferry Rd Ste. 205 St Louis MO 63125 12/31/2015 $10,000.00

C151161 01/02/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER MidAmerica Hotels Corporation 105 South Mt. Auburn Cape Girardeau MO 63703 12/31/2015 $10,000.00

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Or maybe they all just like round numbers.

These contributions will show up on the campaign’s 4th quarter 2015 campaign finance report due by January 15, 2016.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: ya gotta make it up somewhere (December 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: trickle in… (December 29, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Spin!

02 Saturday Jan 2016

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“…Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life;
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we keep on the sunny side of life…”

On December 31, 2015 John Brunner’s (r) gubernatorial campaign reported over $3.6 million in campaign contributions from himself. As previously reported to the Missouri Ethics Commission the last contribution to his campaign over $5,000.00 (which must be reported within 48 hours) from anyone else before that was in the amount of $10,000.00 on December 22, 2015.

Yesterday evening, from 2016 gubernatorial candidate John Brunner (r), via Twitter:

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John Brunner ‏@JohnBrunnerMO
Thank you to everyone who contributed in the last 48 hours to our campaign! 2015 was a great year for us, 2016 will be a better one! #mogov 7:39 PM – 1 Jan 2016

A response, via Twitter:

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Ben Cook ‏@Skitzzo
Pretty sure he just thanked himself… #MOgov [….] 7:57 PM – 1 Jan 2016

Heh. Yep.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: What for who for what? (December 22, 2015)

Campaign Finance: making a statement (December 31, 2015)