FouYoderr-term Kansas state Rep. Kevin Yoder will run for Congress, Republicans told Prime Buzz this morning.
Expect a formal announcement later today.
The 33-year-old Overland Park Republican enters a burgeoning GOP 3rd District primary that already includes former state Sen. Nick Jordan and former state Rep. Patricia Lightner.
Yoder had [...]
State Sen. Chuck Purgason doesn't appear to be letting up in his criticism of Rep. Roy Blunt's leadership as GOP Whip and Leader from 2003-2008. Speaking Friday on 97.1 FM Talk's "Allman in the Morning" program, Purgason reiterated his concerns with Republican deficit spending and Blunt's unapologetic defense of' [...]
Another Republican has taken himself out of the running in the race to replace Rep. Dennis Moore in Kansas' Third Congressional District.
This time it's State Sen. Jeff Colyer, who made the announcement in a release that includes an endorsement of Nick Jordan, the GOP candidate in 2008.
“I [...]
I'm sure Missouri Politics gets some people excited but for the most part it's mainly an exercise in name calling. In this instance it seems kinda rough, could be time for somebody to call "Green Balloons."' [...] The House passed a sweeping financial regulatory bill today that, apart from anything else it might do – the Senate still has to pass its own version – will likely become another weapon in the Republican arsenal next year.
Like the economic stimulus package and health care reform legislation, not [...]
Congressman Ike Skelton joined a unanimous Republican caucus in opposing a $447 billion dollar spending bill passed by the House Thursday. The A.P. notes: The 1,088-page, $1.1 trillion measure would provide $447 billion in operating budgets for 10 Cabinet departments, awarding increases averaging almost [...] 
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Republican strategist Karl Rove celebrates a "stellar" class of GOP U.S. Senate candidates for the 2010 cycle and notes that of the two Republicans he's contributed financially to, one is Roy Blunt. "Republicans have also recruited good candidates for" [...] 
Rep. Ike Skelton
WASHINGTON — In his latest departure from the Democratic majority and liberals in his party, Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Lexington, joined congressional Republicans who voted against a wide-ranging $447 billion spending bill Thursday.
In a statement entered into the…
[...]Following the Springfield News-Leader story regarding the Nixon Administration rebidding 10 fee offices, Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party issued the following statement:
“This is the latest in a series of setbacks for Jay Nixon’s scandal-plagued fee office system. Nixon [...]
Republican House members said they spent little time discussing former Speaker Rod Jetton's assault charges and the resulting damage to the GOP.
The Office of Administration will rebid contracts to operate 10 fee offices previously awarded to Alternative Opportunities Inc. Officials with OA and the Dept. of Revenue discovered the company [...]
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.....is that the meeting was no great shakes.
Republican House members said they spent little time discussing former Speaker Rod Jetton's assault charges and any damage to the GOP.
Mainly, the focus was on 2010 legislation coming down the pike, GOP sources tell Prime Buzz.
There was a review of what constitutes ethical behavior for state lawmakers with [...]
Malek, left, and Black
A pair of Washington’s most consummate insiders — Fred Malek and Charlie Black, whose resumes are as long as any Republicans in D.C. — are hosting a fundraiser this evening for GOP Senate hopeful Roy Blunt.
Black is…
[...]In the hotly contested GOP primary for the U.S. Senate in Kansas, Jerry Moran today snapped up an endorsement from former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent.
In endorsing Moran, Talent praised his "proven record of supporting small business, tax relief for working families and fiscal responsibility."
Talent, btw, is keeping his name very [...]
The Star has just published an anonymous Dear Colleagues letter -- "presumably a Republican state rep," reporter Steve Kraske writes -- demanding that the House GOP caucus find new leaders not named Rod Jetton or Steve Tilley. It begins:
To My Colleagues, (I am withholding my name today so you read [...]
Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent will keynote Greene County's annual Lincoln Day event in March, organizers tell The Notebook. This year's GOP get-together is slated for Saturday, March 20th at the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center. Former Gov. Matt Blunt will serve on a [...] 
Former Vice President CheneyBig talk from former Vice President Dick Cheney:
"I think we'll pick up a lot of seats (next year)," he told Fox New's Sean Hannity Tuesday. "Prospects for the Republicans in 2010 are very good."
More:
"Right after Obama was elected, there was [...]
Why don't we have a minimum tax?
A strategy for bringing the public option to Kansas
Blunt backs Forsee's letter on climate change
Gov. Jay Nixon is supporting a legislative push to strengthen DWI laws in Missouri, thoughts on the rivalries among GOP political consultants, and will other Democrats in [...]
This is the eighth installment of The Notebook's monthly survey of the 7th Congressional District field and each candidate's chances of winning the GOP nomination in 2010.***The higher the candidate's ranking, the more likely he/she is positioned to win the nomination at this point and time' [...] 
"Actions I Cannot Dismiss" PLUS: WHY GREEN BALLOONS?Reliable Jeff City GOPer says green is Jetton's favorite color Hours after former House Speaker Rod Jetton announced through an attorney that he was shutting down his political consulting firm Tuesday, Willard Rep. Shane Schoeller said he was severing' [...] 
State Sen. Dennis PyleUPDATE: Jenkins' response below.
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Given the spate of conservative Republicans challenging more moderate Republicans across the country, today's development in Kansas is notable.
A conservative state senator, DennisCongresswoman Lynn Jenkins Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican, said he [...]
Blunt
WASHINGTON — After University of Missouri system president Gary Forsee declared opposition to cap-and-trade legislation, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee responded with a withering critique of Forsee’s claim that the bills would heavily burden his school.
In a memo last…
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Last week, the Thomas Schweich campaign announced endorsements from five state senators, including Sen. Delbert Scott (R-Lowry City).
There appears to be a small problem with that announcement: Scott says he never actually agreed to endorse Schweich, and he supports Rep. Allen Icet in the GOP [...]
Willard State Representative Shane Schoeller said late Monday that he'll wait to learn more information about the assault charge filed against former GOP House Speaker Rod Jetton before determining whether to continue to employ him as a political consultant.Shoeller is one of Jetton's consulting clients. [...] 
