Top McCaskill Aide Heads for the Mountains December 18, 2009

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Director of Communications, Adrianne Marsh,  is leaving McCaskill’s staff.
Jo Mannies of the St. Louis Beacon reports Marsh is taking the Communications Director job with Colorado freshman Democrat Michael Bennet.
Mannies writes, “Marsh will be his senior communications advisor; Bennet, who was appointed to the post earlier this year (when Salazar became Interior secretary), faces [...]

Another Reason Not to Like this Time of Year December 18, 2009

Not only is this the last effective working day of the year, which means nothing of consequence will get done for the next TWO weeks, it seems  many get  swept up in the spirit.
The latest example come from Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office. But to be clear, I’ve written tons of stuff much worse than [...]

Funk & KC Acknowledge Soccer Stadium Heading for KCK December 18, 2009

A statement from Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser is acknowledging the The Major League Soccer Kansas City Wizards new home will be in KCK  in the Village West complex by the Speedway.
Earlier this fall, it was made clear that Kansas City, Kansas’ Village West  district was emerging as the preferred site for the stadium. Originally, developers said the soccer only [...]

Cantanese Moves to Politico December 17, 2009

KY3 Political reporter David Cantanese is leaving the Missouri political beat. He’s been hired by the Washington political web site ‘Politico”.
Cantanese’s  web site has been a must-go-to site for most of the five years he has worked in Springfield. He announced his decision to move to another job on his web site Wednesday night.
“In a few [...]

Skelton to Hold Off on Ft. Hood Shootings Probe December 16, 2009

Missouri 4th District Congressman, Ike Skelton, the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, says he’ll wait a while before launching hearings on the deadly shootings at Ft. Hood, Texas.
In a statement from the Committee Tuesday afternoon,  Skelton said: ““As a former prosecuting attorney, I am keenly aware that a simultaneous Congressional investigation might inadvertently interfere [...]