Know of any interesting political uses of twitter? The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a lobbyist is using twitter to track political contributions over $5,000. Follow @pelopidas for the updates. As noted earlier, please feel free to follow me on twitter, too. I’m @ericsbrown and you’ll get a tweet every time I update my website […]
Category: Missouri
Pay to Play (on Committees)?
Authorities are allegedly investigating a scheme to provide committee chairmanships in exchange for campaign contributions, according to this report. The investigation into alleged political favors dates at least to 2008, when House Speaker Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, was in charge of the chamber. Jetton, who did not seek re-election last year because of term limits, […]
Missouri Robocall Restrictions
Missouri is considering a proposal that would require political calls to include a disclaimer stating who paid for the call, according to this report. Here’s the bill, SB 65.