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Campaign Finance: at a minimum

20 Wednesday Sep 2017

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171196 09/19/2017 Raise Up Missouri Laborers International Union of North America Laborers Local No. 110 4532 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Sunset Hills MO 63127 9/18/2017 $25,000.00

C171196 09/19/2017 Raise Up Missouri The Union Labor Life Insurance Company 8403 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring MD 20910 9/18/2017 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

The committee’s purpose:

Ballot Measures Election Date Subject Support/Oppose
Initiative Petition To Raise State Minimum Wage (Raise Up Missouri) 11/06/2018 Raise State Minimum Wage Support

[emphasis added]

But, but, billionaire sons of billionaires can’t make ends meet these days…

Campaign Finance: no surprise

17 Sunday Sep 2017

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The past few days at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the republican legislative campaign committees:

C091068 09/15/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Charter Communications 12405 Powerscourt Drive St Louis MO 63131 9/13/2017 $16,000.00

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And:

C071094 09/15/2017 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Anheuser Busch Companies One Busch Place St Louis MO 63118
9/13/2017 $15,000.00

C071094 09/15/2017 MISSOURI SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Charter Communications 12405 Powerscourt Drive St Louis MO 63131 9/13/2017 $7,500.00

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They’ll have all the money the need, and then some.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: feeding the machine (September 13, 2017)

Campaign Finance: feeding the machine

13 Wednesday Sep 2017

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Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC):

C091068 09/12/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Express Scripts 1 Express Way St Louis MO 63121 9/11/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 09/12/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of Kansas City PAC For Missouri One Persing Square 2301 Main Street Kansas City MO 64108 9/12/2017 $10,000.00

C091068 09/12/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Grow Missouri 308 E High Street Suite 301 Jefferson City MO 65101 9/12/2017 $5,500.00

Grow Missouri’s moving billboard [October 2014 file photo].

Ah, for the good old days, when proper PACs had the money to rent blimps.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): thoughts and prayers

12 Tuesday Sep 2017

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But it was still “no” vote for hurricane disaster aid.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2015 file photo].

Yesterday, via Twitter, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler‏ @RepHartzler
My continued thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of #Irma and those recovering from #HurricaneHarvey We all must #StandTogether
8:52 AM – 11 Sep 2017

Some of the responses:

Then stop voting against disaster relief effort funding

Is that all you will do: thoughts and prayers and hot dishes? Will you vote to provide them funds to rebuild without any other conditions.

Please can you pray the man made climate change away. No. I thought so.

They need a lot more than thoughts and prayers. They need help. Shame on you for voting against the funding to help.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): the Affordable Care Act and what repeal really means to one family (July 14, 2012)

Voting against Hurricane Harvey disaster aid (September 8, 2017)

Which Missourians voted for or against the Trump-Schumer/Pelossi deal (September 8, 2017)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): What’ll be the excuse for voting against Hurricane Irma disaster aid? (September 9, 2017)

Campaign Finance: that’s one way to raise campaign cash

11 Monday Sep 2017

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Just write your brand spanking new campaign for State Auditor a personal check for $500,000.00.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a republican candidate for State Auditor:

C171259 09/11/2017 Citizens For Wasinger David Wasinger 2 Huntleigh Woods Saint Louis MO 63131 Wasinger Daming LC CPA/Attorney 9/11/2017 $500,000.00

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At this point wouldn’t “Candidate for David Wasinger” be more accurate? Just asking.

Previously:

State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D) – July 2017 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report (July 22, 2017)

Campaign Finance: well, alrighty then

11 Monday Sep 2017

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign finance reform, ethics reform, redistricting reform initiative::

C161298 09/11/2017 CLEAN Missouri National Education Association 1201 16th St, NW Washington DC 20036 9/11/2017 $250,000.00

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They’re not messing around.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: cleanliness (July 31, 2017)

Campaign Finance: more for cleanliness (September 11, 2017)

Campaign Finance: more for cleanliness

11 Monday Sep 2017

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In the past week at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign finance reform, ethics reform, redistricting reform initiative:

C161298 09/05/2017 CLEAN Missouri Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman 2600 Grand Blvd Suite 550 Kansas City MO 64108 9/5/2017 $10,000.00

C161298 09/10/2017 CLEAN Missouri SEIU Missouri/Kansas State Council 2725 Clifton Ave St Louis MO 63139 9/9/2017
$25,000.00

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What’s interesting is who and what isn’t contributing to the cause.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: cleanliness (July 31, 2017)

The Poetry of Protest

09 Saturday Sep 2017

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The promotional postcard for our large print photography show in the Gallery of Art and Design at the University of Central Missouri. The show runs from September 25th through October 28th.

We started the process of creating the show well over a year ago. We’re still making prints. The images in the show were taken by us at protests, marches and demonstrations, some as far back as seven years ago. Some of the images have previously appeared here.

The show runs for a month. Admission is free, the gallery is open to the public.