Political Rewind: Prop P reaction, Ellisville percolates, Medicaid moves to the front burner

Proposition P's passage spurs relief -- and action -- for its beneficiaries 

Proposition P went through a meandering path to implementation. Now that it passed, the question is -- what's next? A lot. The beneficiaries of the tax won't start receiving funding until later this year. A spokesman for the Missouri Department of Revenue said that the tax increase St. Louis and St. Louis County should go into effect on Oct. 1.

Ellisville council to hold impeachment vote before new members sworn in

The Ellisville City Council's impeachment proceedings against Mayor Adam Paul will be stretched out until Monday, when a final vote is planned. Half of the council will be replaced by new members on April 17. Wednesday marked Day Three of testimony. Both sides agree that the planned Wal-Mart development is factor, but disagree on the reasons.

A bill that would effectively nullify foreclosure mediation ordinances in St. Louis and St. Louis County is on its way to the Senate. While it passed by a 130-24 margin in the House, it could face a stiffer reception in the General Assembly's upper chamber.

GOP Supermajority In Missouri House Grows Slightly As Vacant Seats Filled This Week

The Republican supermajority in the Missouri House inched up this week with the election of Republican Mike Moon of Lawrence County to the vacant House District 157 seat from southwestern Missouri. Meanwhile, Democrat Joshua Peters won an uncontested race for the state’s other vacant seat – House District 76 in St. Louis.  That brings the total number of Democrats in the Missouri House to 53, and Moon’s win gives Republicans 110 seats.

FiredUp fizzles as social media take their place as Missouri's prime political platform
The flame has gone out for FiredUp Missouri, once the state's preeminent partisan blog site, which quietly went dark a few weeks ago. FiredUp's progressive co-creators included Democratic consultant Roy Temple, who says that social media like Twitter and Facebook made FiredUp less relevant.

Bill To Restore Local Sales Taxes On Out-Of-State Vehicle Purchases Sent to Mo. Gov. Nixon

Missouri lawmakers have sent legislation to Governor Jay Nixon (D) that would levy local sales taxes on vehicles purchased in other states with voters’ approval.

Local Americans for Prosperity laments Tuesday's passage of 200-plus tax hikes

The Missouri chapter of the anti-tax Americans for Prosperity took no positions on the 280-plus proposed local and county tax hikes around the state on last Tuesday’s ballots. But it now is lamenting that at least 80 percent of them passed, including Proposition P, aka the “Arch tax.”

Mo. House Committee Passes GOP Medicaid Reform Bill, Defeats Another Expansion Attempt

A Missouri House committee has passed the Republicans’ alternative to the Medicaid expansion being sought by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon.

Nixon: 'Mo. Dept. Of Revenue Is Not Forwarding Info On Citizens To DC'

Governor Jay Nixon (D) says the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) is not forwarding information on applicants for driver’s licenses and conceal-carry endorsements to the federal government.

He became exasperated with reporters who asked questions about the controversy during a press conference Wednesday at the State Capitol.

Newly Reelected Mayor Slay Says City, County Must Collaborate To Avoid Failure

With more than 81 percent of the vote, Slay won his fourth term as mayor Tuesday, besting a candidate from the Green Party, and prior, defeating two primary challengers including Board of Alderman president Lewis Reed. He was our guest Wednesday morning on St. Louis on the Air

Politically Speaking

On this week's podcast, Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies of the St. Louis Beacon and Marshall Griffin of St. Louis Public Radio discuss the ebb and flow of Medicaid reform and expansion this week in the Missouri House, what the passage of Proposition P (the Arch Tax) means and Ellisville's ongoing impeachment situation with its mayor.