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Political Rewind: Ellisville decides against appointing an interim mayor; Blunt, McCaskill go separate ways on gun control
Here are the top political and policy stories from Beyond November, a collaboration of the St. Louis Beacon, Nine Network and St. Louis Public Radio.
Former Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul told the Ellisville City Council on Wednesday night that he filed two lawsuits, including one to have him reinstated into office. The council also decided against appointing an interim mayor to serve out the rest of Paul's term.
In harsh blow to gun control efforts, Senate defeats key amendments
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In a severe blow to the campaign after the Sandy Hook mass shooting to tighten the nation’s gun control laws, the Senate on Wednesday defeated a bipartisan compromise on background checks and defeated a proposal to ban assault weapons.
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The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is denying claims that it took part in a joint request for Missouri’s list of conceal carry weapons holders. State Senator Kurt Schaefer said Tuesday that while reviewing documents from the Department of Revenue they found an email request for the list as part of a, quote, “joint venture” between the Social Security Administration and the ATF.
Plan outlines most extensive immigration reform in a quarter century
After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin released details Tuesday of a compromise bill to revamp the nation’s immigration system and pave a 13-year citizenship pathway for millions who are living in this country without legal documents.
Nixon Addresses 1,000+ Medicaid Expansion Supporters At Mo. Capitol
A crowd estimated at more than 1,000 crammed into the Rotunda of the Missouri Capitol Tuesday to hear Governor Jay Nixon (D) call for expanding Medicaid to an additional 300,000 residents, nearly 260,000 of them by next year.
To run 26.2 miles requires tenacity, resilience and commitment in the face of adversity. Monday, with lives on the line, those strengths of the human spirit passed a much more profound test.
Koster outpaces other statewide officeholders in fundraising
The next election for Missouri's governor is still 1,302 days away. But Attorney General Chris Koster is already gathering financial steam in his probable bid to succeed Gov. Jay Nixon.
Arch project on track to be completed by 50th birthday, backers say
The group spearheading the ambitious project sprucing up the Gateway Arch’s grounds gave a status report Tuesday night to hundreds of people. CityArchRiver's presentation detailed how public and private funds will be used for the roughly $380 million project in 2013 and beyond.