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Dr. Randy Jotte contends that his experience as an emergency room physician is just the type of "independent-thinking approach" needed in Congress. Jotte,…

Dr. Randy Jotte contends that his experience as an emergency room physician is just the type of "independent-thinking approach" needed in Congress.Jotte,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 27, 2011 - WASHINGTON - The House blames the Senate, and vice versa. Republicans blame liberal…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 20, 2011 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling, R-East Moline, Ill., has been asked to "lay…

Updated with comments from Costello's press conference and reaction from political figures.A long-time political figure in the Metro East has announced he…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 16, 2011 - We pay the members of Congress. What are we - the people - paying for? Do we pay them…

A Republican state senator from suburban St. Louis has decided to remain in Jefferson City.Jane Cunningham had been pondering entering an already-crowded…

A State House committee’s plan to redraw Missouri’s congressional districts is drawing fire from both urban and rural residents and from both political…

Though he says a government shutdown would be "tragic," Missouri Democrat William Lacy Clay says he doesn't expect Republicans and Democrats to be able to…

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill says Congress needs to play by the same rules as everyone else.Speaking at her St. Louis office on Sunday, the…