Tagged: claire mccaskill

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill seeks to avoid closing rural post offices under her proposal to maintain six-day mail delivery.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA news room, including:

• A Democratic Springfield lawmaker will run for Lieutenant Governor.
• U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is in Missouri to discuss restructuring the postal service.
• Joplin Board of Education to vote on bond measure to help rebuild destroyed schools.
  

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• Filibuster continues second week
• The Heart of Missouri United Way adopts a new funding strategy
• Missouri Republican Senate candidates struggle to match Claire McCaskill's fundraising total
  

Two of Missouri's three Republican senatorial candidates are expected to meet in a debate in Branson.

U.S. Rep. Todd Akin and former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman both have committed to participate in Monday night's debate. The third candidate — St. Louis businessman John Brunner — is not planning to attend.

All three Republicans are seeking to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in the November elections.

Monday's debate is to be held at the Branson High School Auditorium, which has room for several hundred people.

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Missouri Senate passes legislation that increases the  information government agencies must put online
• Claire McCaskill announces her $5 million re-election war chest
• Missouri State Treasurer announces a new financial assistance package for beginning farmers