The Turner Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Missouri Ethics Commission records show retired billionaire Rex Sinquefield is continuing his spending spree. Sinquefield, the state's leading supporter of educational vouchers contributed another $5,001 to Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah. So far in 2009, Sinquefield has given more than half a million dollars to favored politicians and party committees as detailed in the Nov. 27 Turner...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Add another $50,000 to the money provided by retired billionaire educational voucher supporter Rex Sinquefield to his favored politicians and political groups. According to 48-hour reports posted today on the Missouri Ethics Commission website, Sinquefield contributed $25,000 to Sen. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, and $25,000 to the Majority Fund, Inc., which works for election of Republican...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Retired billionaire Rex Sinquefield is once again showing his willingness to spend to realize his legislative goals. Forty-eight hour reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission indicate that Sinquefield, a supporter of educational vouchers, has stepped up his $5,00o+ contributions in recent days, including $10,000 to Rep. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County, on Tuesday. Other recent...
Chess news and events (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The agreed to sponsor the U.S. team in the 2010 World Team Chess Championship being held Jan. 4-13 in Bursa, Turkey."One of the primary purposes of the Chess Club is to promote top-level chess," said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. " What better way to do that than by sponsoring the U.S. team in this international event."Rex Sinquefield,...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... represents one of the state's most prolific political givers, retired St. Louis financier Rex Sinquefield, who has given to some campaigns in $100,000 chunks. That sort of big money flowing into campaigns has drawn the attention of those who say getting rid of donation limits was a bad idea."I think the amount of money that is wheeling freely through the Legislature is impacting how people...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
I just received the following email from GM Finegold: "Rex (Sinquefield) has agreed to sponsor the U.S. team for the World Team Championship! It is a very generous gesture - one for which the participants are quite thankful. Without his support, the U.S. team would not have been able to go, as the USCF said they are unable to provide assistance. The team consists of Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander...
United States Chess Federation (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Rex Sinquefield will sponsor the US team to go to the World Team Championship, set for Bursa, Turkey from January 3-13. The squad will consist of GMs Nakamura, Onischuk, Shulman, Akobian and Hess.
