Missouri House Speaker John Diehl, R-Town and Country, has banned all committee hearings and legislative meetings held at country clubs and restaurants,…

The 2014 legislative session was historically one of the most expensive sessions. At least for lobbyists.In the first six months of this year, lobbyists…

Through the first six months of the year, Missouri lawmakers accepted $675,000 in gifts from lobbyists.On Monday, we'll be taking a look at some of the…

Lobbyists spend nearly $1 million each year on gifts for Missouri lawmakers. The types of gifts vary greatly -- from expensive meals and drinks to tickets…

The Missouri House could debate a bill this week that would enact some changes to how lobbying is conducted and disclosed in Jefferson City.Currently,…

This week the Politically Speaking crew welcomes Secretary of State Jason Kander to the podcast. Kander, a Democrat from Kansas City, narrowly captured…

Updated 7:19 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is once again pressing for ethics reform in state government, and for the resurrection of…

Missouri legislators took in about $100,000 in gifts from lobbyists during the summer legislative break. In total for this year, lobbyists have spent…

Ah, the summer recess. A time for legislators to unwind, have a few cold ones, and get taken to baseball games by lobbyists.Even though Missouri lawmakers…

With May's lobbying numbers in, and Missouri's legislative session completely behind us, we now have a complete picture of Missouri's lobbying system.With…