Phill Brooks

Capitol Perspectives: The Meaning of an Egg

It started as a simple, although seemingly humorous bill in the Senate to expand the legal definition of an egg.

2013/05/03

Capitol Perspectives: The Senate Drains

I suspect few, if any, of the current members of the Missouri Senate understand why their chamber desktops have what look like brass drains you would find in a kitchen or bathroom sink.

2013/04/05

Capitol Perspectives: Budget Wars

Before term limits, the budget was at the center of some of the greatest and most entertaining legislative battles that I have seen.

2013/03/29

Workers remove ice from the steps of the State Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri on January 13, 2013. Several state wide elected officals including Governor Jay Nixon will take their oath of office on January 14, 2013, during Missouri Inauguration ceremonies. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Total Information PM: The Legislative Session

KMOX’s Phill Brooks joins Mark to talk about the second half of the legislative session.

2013/03/25

Capitol Perspectives: Unintended Consequences

During the past few weeks I’ve been wondering whether the “Law of Unintended Consequences” will become a defining signature for the 2013 session.

2013/03/22

Capitol Perspectives: Abortion Politics

One of the major changes in Missouri’s legislature in recent years has been the decline of abortion politics.

2013/03/15

Capitol Perspectives: I Miss The Blue Book

Every two years around this time, statehouse folks anxiously awaited release of the manual by the Secretary of State.

2013/03/08

Capitol Perspectives: Press Facilities in the Statehouse

One of the issues that has generated discussion within the press corps this legislative session is a bill to take away the offices and parking spaces at Missouri’s Capitol that are assigned to reporters who cover state government.

2013/03/06

Capitol Perspectives: Joke Bills

There’s a long tradition of filing bills for symbolic purposes or to make a statement.

2013/02/25

Capitol Perspectives: The Quitters

Every January after a general election, I’m fascinated by those who will be leaving office after years, sometimes decades, of service.

2013/01/18

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