11 Thursday Feb 2016
Posted in campaign finance
It’s been a while since any family has dropped $500,000.00 on a candidate.
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of the 2016 republican candidates for Attorney General:
C151132 02/10/2016 HAWLEY FOR MISSOURI Jerry Sumners PO Box 604 Aurora MO 65605 Service Vending Company Owner 2/9/2016 $5,800.00
[emphasis added]
It’ll just have to do.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: Hail Columbia! (February 3, 2016)
10 Wednesday Feb 2016
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House
![Representative Mike Colona (D) [January 2016 file photo].](https://i0.wp.com/showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2300x7.jpg?ssl=1)
Representative Mike Colona (D) [January 2016 file photo].
A bill, filled yesterday by Representative Mike Colona (D):
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2513 [pdf]
98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLYINTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE COLONA.
6368H.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 451.100, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to marriage solemnization.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 451.100, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 451.100, to read as follows: 451.100.
Marriages may be solemnized by any clergyman, either active or retired, who is in good standing with any church or synagogue in this state. Marriages [may] shall also be solemnized, without compensation, by any judge, including a municipal judge if requested by persons legally entitled to marry. Marriages may also be solemnized by a religious society, religious institution, or religious organization of this state, according to the regulations and customs of the society, institution or organization, when either party to the marriage to be solemnized is a member of such society, institution or organization.
[emphasis in original]
It’s interesting that in this day and age there’s a need for legislation to point out that public officials are supposed to do their job.
Previously:
Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)
Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)
Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)
09 Tuesday Feb 2016
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:
C151077 02/09/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Ann Dickinson 1200 West 55th Street Kansas City MO 64113 Retired Retired 2/9/2016 $5,001.00
C151077 02/09/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER Craig Schnuck 25 N Brentwood Blvd St Louis MO 63105 Retired Retired 2/9/2016 $5,001.00
[emphasis added]
That extra dollar makes the difference. Oh, wait…
Previously:
Campaign Finance: not that it’s really needed (January 12, 2016)
John Brunner (r) – January 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report – “I want to be a loan” (January 15, 2016)
Campaign Finance: a true friend (February 1, 2016)
08 Monday Feb 2016
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission, a brand spanking new committee:
C161030: Consumers For Energy Fairness
Committee Type: Campaign
Po Box 1645
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 02/08/2016
[….]Ballot Measure History
Ballot Measures Election Date Subject Support/Oppose
Fair Renewable Energy Initiatives 11/08/2016 Renewable Energy/Statewide Support
Fair Renewable Energy Initiatives 11/08/2016 Renewable Energy/Statewide Oppose
[emphasis added]
Oppose and support? The devil must be in the competing details. There are at least seventeen initiative petitions listed with the Missouri Secretary of State and approved for circulation on the subject of renewable energy tax credits. There are a couple more on the same subject awaiting public comment.
And they also have the resources to support and oppose whatever they like:
C161030 02/08/2016 CONSUMERS FOR ENERGY FAIRNESS Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives PO Box 1645 Jefferson City MO 65102 2/8/2016 $1,000,000.00
[emphasis added]
That’s commitment.
08 Monday Feb 2016
Posted in campaign finance
![Chris Koster (D) [August 2015 file photo].](https://i0.wp.com/showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5652x6a1b2c3i9.jpg?ssl=1)
Chris Koster (D) [August 2015 file photo].
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Chris Koster’s (D) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:
C031159 02/08/2016 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI CHIPP Political Account 1401 Hampton Ave 3rd Floor Saint Louis MO 63139 2/8/2016 $30,000.00
[emphasis added]
Their members can probably vote in Missouri and they probably can’t afford to make a $1,000,000.00 contribution to one candidate.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: familiar refrain (December 29, 2015)
Campaign Finance: back to the grind (January 4, 2016)
Campaign Finance: not to be outdone (January 8, 2016)
Campaign Finance: there is that (January 12, 2016)
Campaign Finance: get on board that train (January 14, 2016)
Campaign Finance: uh, yep (January 20, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Oh, I see… (January 22, 2016)
Campaign Finance: well, okay then (February 2, 2016)
07 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
07 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in social media
Tags
debate, Donald Trump, social media, Ted Cruz, torture, Twitter
Read this first: A Small Clique Of Legal Extremists… (February 24, 2008)
International Military Tribunal for the Far East (Tokyo War Crimes
Trial) – Proceedings. p. 12,936.
At last night’s republican debate republican presidential candidates continue to try and redefine torture:
Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu
Seen any live fact checks on Cruz’s claim that waterboarding does not fit the legal definition of torture? 8:49 PM – 6 Feb 2016
As if old media did sufficient fact checking on the subject during dubya’s administration? Why should they start now?
digby @digby56
Cruz says the president can torture if he wants to. Not surprising. Failing to try torturers for war crimes leads to this. 8:39 PM – 6 Feb 2016
The Donald is already there:
digby @digby56
And Trump gets big applause for saying he’d do worse than waterboarding. I wonder which of the donors in the audience did that? 8:40 PM – 6 Feb 2016
Redefining exceptionalism: if they do it it’s really bad, if we do it it’s legal.
07 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in campaign finance
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commision for Peter Kinder’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:
C151161 02/06/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER Dr. Dan Brown for Senate PO Box 934 Rolla MO 65402 2/5/2016 $10,000.00
[emphasis added]
A familiar amount, just not as frequent.
Previously:
Peter Kinder (r) announces for the 2016 gubernatorial race (July 13, 2015)
Peter Kinder (r) – July 2015 Campaign Finance Report (July 18, 2015)
Peter Kinder (r) – October 2015 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (October 25, 2015)
Peter Kinder (r): ruh, roh (December 5, 2015)
Peter Kinder (r) – January 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report – “PAC Man” (January 18, 2016)
05 Friday Feb 2016
Posted in social media
From a commenter at Balloon Juice:
Soylent Green
February 5, 2016 at 7:15 pm
Yes, Otto, apes do read the Constitution. They just don’t understand it.
Heh.
05 Friday Feb 2016
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Bob Vescovo’s (r) 112th Legislative District reelection campaign:
C131147 02/05/2016 FRIENDS OF ROB VESCOVO David Humphreys PO Box 1404 Joplin MO 64802 Tamko Building Products, Inc President & CEO 2/4/2016 $50,000.00
[emphasis added]
Whoa! That’s an instant campaign. But the contributor doesn’t live in the district and can’t vote for the candidate in the election.
For who?:
Rep. Rob Vescovo, a Republican, represents part of Jefferson County (District 112) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2014.
Rep. Vescovo attended Fern Ridge High School and Southeast Missouri State University, where he studied public relations.
In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Vescovo served as a member on the Jefferson County Port Authority from September 2011 to January 2015. Rep. Vescovo has served as Asst. Cub master for Troop 830 in Jefferson County and currently serves as its Committee Chairman. Rep. Vescovo is self-employed in Business Development.
Born January 6, 1977 in St. Louis, Rep. Vescovo currently resides in unincorporated Jefferson County between Arnold and High Ridge….
It’s not about a long record of legislative achievements either:
98th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
House Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored by Representative Rob Vescovo (112)
[….]HB519 Vescovo, Rob HCS HB 519 4/30/2015 Public Hearing Held (S)
1101L.02P – Requires state employers to suspend pay or charge annual or sick leave if employees are placed on administrative leave for more than fifteen days
HB788 Vescovo, Rob HB 788 4/20/2015 Reported Do Pass (H)
1907L.01I – Modifies provisions relating to fairness in public construction
HB1180 Vescovo, Rob HB 1180 4/7/2015 Public Hearing Completed (H)
2524L.01I – Creates a procedure for recalling school board members in the Fox C-6 School district in Arnold and requires vacancies on the board to be filled by the county executive
[….]
[emphasis added]
98th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
House Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored by Representative Rob Vescovo (112)
[….]HB1432 Vescovo, Rob HB 1432 1/27/2016 Executive Session Scheduled – Bill Not Heard
4270H.01I – Requires a hearing to be held within 30 days if a state employee is placed on administrative leave
HB1444 Vescovo, Rob HB 1444 1/7/2016 Read Second Time (H)
4253H.01I – Modifies provisions relating to fairness in public construction
HB1505 Vescovo, Rob HB 1505 1/7/2016 Read Second Time (H)
4729H.01I – Limits the out-of-pocket legal expenses for adopting a child to $500
HB1538 Vescovo, Rob HB 1538 2/4/2016 Referred: Select Committee on Rules
4549H.01I – Designates the month of October as “Brachial Plexus Awareness Month”
HB1539 Vescovo, Rob HB 1539 2/4/2016 Referred: Select Committee on Rules
4459H.01I – Designates March as “Von Willebrand Awareness Month”
HB1540 Vescovo, Rob HB 1540 2/1/2016 Referred: Select Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations
4632H.02I – Changes the laws regarding employee welfare and retirement plans to require certain employers to provide a summary annual report
HB2148 Vescovo, Rob HB 2148 1/13/2016 Referred: Workforce Standards and Development
5714H.01I – Modifies provisions relating to fairness in public construction
HB2426 Vescovo, Rob HB 2426 2/1/2016 Read Second Time (H)
6212H.01I – Establishes the Missouri Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act
[emphasis added]
Why would a state representative need a $50,000.00 contribution from someone who doesn’t live in their district?
C131147: Friends Of Rob Vescovo
Committee Type: Candidate
2731 Riebold Drive Party Affiliation: Republican
Arnold Mo 63010 Established Date: 10/17/2013
[….]Information Reported On: 2016 – January Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $11,933.50
Monetary Receipts + $9,825.00
Monetary Expenditures – $5,018.91
Contributions Made – $1,785.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal $3,021.09
Ending Money On Hand $14,954.59
Okay. Some of the contribution details:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
FRIENDS OF ROB VESCOVO [pdf] 1/15/2016Home Building Industry PAC 10104 Old Olive St. St Louis MO 63141 10/4/2015 $325.00
Friends Of Todd Richardson PO Box 1226 Poplar Bluff MO 63902 12/11/2015 $500.00
MO Optometric PAC 100 East High Street Suite 100 Jefferson City MO 65101 12/17/2015 $300.00
AT&T Missouri PAC One AT&T Center St Louis MO 63101 12/2/2015 $250.00
Leo O’Laughlin PO Box 197 Shelbina MO 63468 12/15/2015 $500.00
Roberta Brouk 1073 Cedar Gulch Robertsville MO 63072 Self Employeed — You win Enterprises 10/19/2015 $100.00
Grow Missouri 308 E. High Street Jefferson City MO 65101 11/4/2015 $1,000.00
Missouri Hospital Association PO Box 60 Jefferson City MO 65102 12/2/2015 $500.00
Pinnacle Entertainment 3980 Howard Hughes Pkwy Las Vegas NV 89169 11/1/2015 $250.00
Citizens for Keith English 1445 B. Woodcrest Manor Ln. Ballwin MO 63021 12/1/2015 $100.00
Rivertown Enterprises, Inc. #1 Oak Ridge Dr. Union MO 63090 10/16/2015 $6,000.00
Robert Vescovo 2357 Green Circle Ct. Chesterfield MO 63010 Retired 11/15/2015 $1,200.00
[emphasis added]
Not particularly grass rootsie, is it? And then there’s the blimp person!
So, why the $50,000.00? Because, in Missouri, they can.
Previously:
Who are the AFP BFFs in the Missouri legislature? (October 16, 2015)
HB 2426: Isn’t that special? (January 28, 2016)
