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Kinder sets up new committee, converts old one toward covering $600,000debt

The filings have not been scanned in by the folks at the Missouri Ethics Commission yet, but it appears Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has taken the first steps toward challenging Jay Nixon for governor in three years. Kinder's former campaign committee, Friend of Peter Kinder, is now Friends of Peter Kinder Debt Committee, while he formed a new Friends of Peter...

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Kinder pares down $600,000 debt with $88,000 in oversized contributions

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder received $88,000 in oversized contributions Sunday helping him pare down the $600,000 in debt he reported in April. Missouri Ethics Commission documents indicate Kinder received $10,000 from Menlo Smith, CEO of Sunmark Capital, St. Louis; $25,000 from Rex Sinquefield; $10,000 from AT&T Missouri Employees PAC, $25,000 from Patricia Hall, Monett; and $18,000...

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Kinder Calls Nixon Bonding Plan "Another Bailout"

Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder has come out staunchly against Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed bonding initiative, a plan designed to help finance capital projects around the state. Nixon's bond proposal is seen as a way to pursue most of the construction projects he cut or withheld from the 2010 budget he signed last week. "Our nation is facing the greatest economic recession since the...

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Richard, Kinder blast Nixon's bond plan

Missouri House Speaker Ron Richard and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder both blasted a building plan pushed by Gov. Jay Nixon that would use hundreds of millions in state bonds for infrastructure projects.

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Schweich Touts Establishment Encouragement in Ramp Up for Auditor Campaign

In the strongest signal yet he'll launch a bid for auditor, former U.S. ambassador Tom Schweich is signaling to Republicans across the state that he has the quiet support of top GOP officeholders for a statewide campaign. *** In an e-mail forwarded to Republicans by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, obtained by The Notebook, Schweich outlines six principals he'd follow as an auditor while also making...

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Missouri Republicans criticize plan to use bonds for buildings

JEFFERSON CITY | Top Missouri Republicans say a proposal to finance construction projects with bonds would raise the state’s debt without helping the economy. The criticism from Lt. Governor Peter Kinder and House Speaker Ron Richard is aimed at a proposal backed by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.