Yesterday, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C141373 07/17/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS James Fitzpatrick 1209 W 64th Terrace Kansas City MO 64113 retired reporter 7/16/2014 $7,500.00

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Who?:

C141373: Missourians For Better Transportation Solutions

5056 Westminster Place Committee Type: Campaign

St Louis Mo 63108

[….] Established Date: 06/09/2014

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Ballot Measures Election Date Subject Support/Oppose

Constitutional Amendment 7 08/05/2014 Enact Temporary Sales Tax Of Three-Quarters Of One Percent To Fund State And Local Highways, Roads, Bridges, And Transportation Projects For Ten Years W/ Priority Given To Repairing Unsafe Roads And Bridges / Statewide Oppose

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That would be David.

Working friends of Goliath:

C131133 07/16/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Construction & General Laborers Local Union NO 660 2633 W Clay Street Saint Charles MO 63301 7/15/2014 $10,000.00

C131133 07/16/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Eastern MO Laborers District Council 3450 Hollenberg Drive Bridgeton MO 63044 7/15/2014 $15,000.00

You’ve probably already met Goliath:

C131133 07/11/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Robertson Contractors, Inc. 1909 South Westwood Blvd. Poplar Bluff MO 63901 7/10/2014 $10,000.00

C131133 07/11/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC New Prime 2740 N. Mayfair Ave. Springfield MO 65803 7/10/2014 $25,000.00

C131133 07/11/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Cretex Concrete Products 6655 Wedgewood Rd. Suite 130 Maple Grove MN 55311 7/11/2014 $15,000.00

C131133 07/15/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Buzzi Unicem USA 100 Brodhead Road Suite 230 Bethlehem PA 18017 7/14/2014 $15,000.00

C131133 07/15/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Mississippi Lime Company 3870 South Lindbergh Blvd Suite 200 St Louis MO 63127 7/14/2014 $10,000.00

C131133 07/15/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Realm Construction Inc PO Box 1236 Blue Springs MO 64013 7/14/2014 $15,000.00

C131133 07/15/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC CH2M Hill Inc. 9191 S Jamaica Street Englewood CO 80112 7/14/2014 $11,000.00

C131133 07/15/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Phillips 66 Company 601 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 1150 Washington DC 20004 7/14/2014 $10,000.00

C131133 07/15/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Regional Business Council 7701 Forsyth Boulevard Suite 205 St Louis MO 63105 7/14/2014 $75,000.00

C131133 07/16/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC DLH Services Inc PO Box 880 Cape Girardeau MO 63702 7/15/2014 $25,000.00

C131133 07/16/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC MO Truck PAC PO Box 89 PO Box 89 Eldon MO 65026 7/15/2014 $10,000.00

C131133 07/17/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Lockton Companies LLC Kansas City Series 444 W 47th Street Suite900 Kansas City MO 64112 7/16/2014 $10,000.00

C131133 07/17/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Kiewit Infrastructure Co. 7926 S Platte Canyon Rd Littleton CO 80128 7/16/2014 $50,000.00

C131133 07/17/2014 MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION & NEW JOBS INC Associated General Contractors of St. Louis 6330 Knox Industrial Dr St Louis MO 63139 7/17/2014 $20,000.00

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Here’s the thing. In an environment where SB 509 happened to Missouri, this regressive tax is an obscenity. If only these numerous good corporate citizens had put as much cash, time and effort in opposing the veto override of SB 509. Yeah, right, that’s the whole point of regressive taxation…

Previously:

Campaign Finance: bedfellows – part 4 (July 10, 2014)

Campaign Finance: there is no end (July 7, 2014)

Campaign Finance: bedfellows – part 3 (July 4, 2014)

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)