The spokesman for the Missouri auditor's office left a note before he was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound late Sunday, about a month after his boss killed himself, police said Monday. (Updated)
Read More »Police: No clear motive in Schweich’s suicide
The embattled chairman of the Missouri Republican Party gained some support Monday as police said they have no evidence of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against a state auditor who killed himself.
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Read More »GOP donor backs anti-Semitic claims of auditor who shot self
A prominent Republican donor stepped forward Thursday to back up assertions that Missouri's GOP chairman had made negative remarks about the religion of the state auditor, who killed himself amid perceptions he was the target of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign.
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Read More »Kinder accuses Justice Department of racism
Missouri's lieutenant governor is accusing Justice Department officials of "fanning the flames of racial division," as the federal agency is criticizing Ferguson police for alleged racial biases following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
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Read More »GOP chair Hancock defends himself against calls to resign
The chairman of the Missouri Republican Party mounted a public defense of his reputation Thursday as several state lawmakers called for his resignation over his alleged involvement in an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against a state auditor who killed himself.
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Read More »Danforth aide says Missouri auditor shot himself after call
An aide to former U.S. Sen. John Danforth said last week that she was on the phone with Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich — discussing his angst over perceived rumors about his religion — just moments before he killed himself.
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Read More »Danforth cites political bullying in Schweich eulogy
Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the mean-spirited nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich.
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Read More »Democrat Kander to challenge GOP US Sen. Blunt in Missouri
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander launched a Democratic challenge Thursday to U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt by criticizing the Republican's long political career and asserting that "it's time for a new generation of leaders" in Washington.
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Read More »Hearings start on governor’s tactics for Ferguson unrest
As businesses were burned and looted in Ferguson, Gov. Jay Nixon was inundated with messages from the public criticizing him for not using the National Guard to prevent the civil unrest that followed a grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown case.
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Read More »Nixon urges ‘healing and hope’ after Ferguson
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon implored lawmakers to embrace policies that "foster healing and hope" Wednesday as he delivered his first State of the State address since the unrest that erupted over the fatal police shooting of a black 18-year-old in Ferguson.
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Read More »Ferguson shooting prompts array of state bills
The fatal police shooting of Michael Brown has prompted a flurry of legislation in his home state, where politicians are proposing to curb police tactics, prosecutorial powers and even traffic fines in an attempt to address an array of societal concerns that have fueled nationwide protests.
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