I’ll be switching hosts this weekend.

Much love to everyone for calls and e-mails.

Thursday, November 5
NationalJournal.com
Hotline On Call
Hotline Blogometer
St. Louis Beacon: Missouri politicians and professors weigh election results on state contests
KC Star Prime Buzz: After Tuesday, Republicans wary of alienating their grassroots
KC Star Prime Buzz: Skelton will vote no on health reform bill
P-D Political Fix: Skelton, fellow pro-life Dems could block health care bill
Missourinet: Bond pushes to send more troops to Afghanistan, and soon
KY3 Political Notebook: McCaskill misses unemployment vote, but supports extension
KY3 Political Notebook: Skelton meets with Labor Secretary
Livengood: Jack Goodman denies ‘rumor’ he’s getting out of congressional race
KY3 Political Notebook: Phyllis Schafly’s Eagle Forum endorses Hartzler in the 4th
Rosenbaum: KBIA commentary: What will the state have to do to prevent more budget cuts down the road?
P-D Political Fix: Missouri reports another bad month for state revenue
Livengood: State tax revenues continue to slump
KC Star Prime Buzz: Missouri revenues down again in October
Missourinet’s Priddy: The Shadow of Mel Hancock: Part III
Missourinet: DWI summit aims to help get repeat drunk drivers off the road
P-D: Ideas flow at summit on DWI
KC Star: Missouri looks at ideas to deter drunken driving
KWMU: Summit called to address drunk drivers in Missouri
Beacon Backroom: Legislators come to Brown’s aid, ask judge to keep him out of prison
P-D Political Fix: Ex-state Rep. Steve Brown seeks light sentence for wearing a wire
KMOX: Former state rep asks for leniency
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Supreme Court hears case on public defender caseloads
Columbia Missourian: Missouri enforces tax on yoga, Pilates centers
KOMU: Yoga studios charging sales tax
KMIZ: MoDOT money going to other road projects
AP: Zweifel warns of unclaimed property scam
Missourinet: Treasurer warns on unclaimed property scam
AP: Montee to release St. Louis audit results
Columbia Missourian: Koster contests Arrow Rock’s buffer against industrial livestock feeders
P-D: County Council member says he was pressured by Vegas casino exec
AP: Missouri Foundation for Health to host grant meetings
Call Newspapers: Forand honored for service; Schmitt, Bond offer congratulations
St. Louis American Political Eye: Crabs in a barrell, dollars from heaven: Paul McKee’s development
KC Star editorial: Election costs in Jackson County are excessive
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: PSC should help on rate request
Joplin Globe editorial: Where do we go from here? MSSU president gets vote of no confidence
SNL op-ed: Sen. Claire McCaskill: Reforms needed to keep Medicare solvent, working
Disclosure

If you’re looking for my daily blog of Missouri political news headlines, click on the link to go there.

If you’re looking for personal (and occasionally political) updates, you can find them at John Combest on Twitter.

Gunderson will serve as the Bureau’s spokesperson and media contact, and handle other communications duties. TennCare is the State’s government operated health insurance program designed for people who are eligible for Medicaid, as well as for some children who do not have insurance. TennCare serves 1.2 million Tennessee residents.

Gunderson can be reached at through her state email address at kelly.gunderson {at} treasurer.mo.gov until her departure and at kellygunderson {at} hotmail.com at any time.

A special thanks to Jerry Hunter for passing along this information.

In the event that I’m not able to access my own server to update the main page at johncombest.com, I’ll post the day’s headlines here at johncombestblog.com.

Thanks for your patience.

Most politicos know Dave as the quarterback of HRCC’s efforts over the last few years; most recently, he was named Missouri State Director for John McCain.

To express your congrats to Dave and Kylie well — and/or to volunteer for the John McCain campaign in Missouri — e-mail Dave at dhageman@mccain08hq.com.

Sign the on-line Petition today at SaveAB.com. Mark your calendar for the SaveAB.com Freedom Rally on July 5th at Al Hrabosky’s Ballpark Saloon next to Busch Stadium.

And please pass this information on to a friend.

Contact: Stacey Goodwin
(501) 206-6943
doganforstaterep@gmail.com

Talent says Dogan “will be a leading legislative voice in Jefferson City and someone to watch in Missouri politics for years to come.”

Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent will headline a rally on Saturday, June 14 for Shamed Dogan, Republican candidate for State Representative in Missouri’s 88th District. “I am glad to support Shamed’s candidacy because I have known him for several years and I know that he is a hard-working economic and social conservative who will serve his district well,” said Talent.

Talent added that “I have been either a member or an observer of the Missouri Legislature for more than two decades, and I can tell you now that Shamed will be a leading legislative voice in Jefferson City and someone to watch in Missouri politics for years to come.”

The host committee for Dogan’s rally includes Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, State Representatives Jane Cunningham, Kenny Jones, Tim Jones, Bob Onder, Mark Parkinson, Dwight Scharnhorst and Rick Stream, and Missouri Young Republicans Chair Monica Durrwachter, among others. The event is open to the public and will be held at the Pointe at Ballwin Commons from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on June 14. For more information, contact the campaign at doganforstaterep@gmail.com.

Shamed Dogan was born and raised in St. Louis County. He graduated from Yale University in 2000 and served as a legislative assistant for Senator Jim Talent from 2003 to 2006 where he helped write federal “Pass with Care” legislation and advised the senator on a range of issues including transportation, energy, and immigration. In 2007, Dogan was selected as one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s 30 Under 30, named the St. Louis Young Republicans’ Man of the Year and included in Who’s Who in Black St. Louis. He lives in Ballwin with his wife, Sara. The Dogans are expecting their first child in September.

Comments to john {at} johncombestblog {dot} com.