election 2012

Two groups that had been pushing to get initiatives stiffening regulations on payday loans and raising Missouri's minimum wage are giving up their fight…

Missouri Farm Bureau members are reconsidering their endorsement of Republican Todd Akin for U.S. Senate The Bureau’s FARM-PAC met earlier this month and endorsed Akin after hearing presentations from both he and Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. Chris Fennewald, an editor for Missouri Farm Bureau publications, says the Bureau’s county leaders were polled this week, and the majority said that their endorsement of Akin should be reconsidered. Akin has come under fire for saying that a woman’s body can shut down and prevent pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape.” Akin has since apologized for the comment. He has refused calls from numerous GOP leaders to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race. Fennewald says FARM-PAC chairmen are working on setting up a process for officially reconsidering their endorsement of Akin. “No details have been finalized on this process,” Fennewald said. “This is something new for us – I don’t think it’s ever been done before, so we’re gonna take it deliberately and make sure we do it the right way.” If Akin’s endorsement is vacated, Fennewald says it would be up to FARM-PAC to decide if they would endorse someone else for U.S. Senate or make no endorsement. Officials with the Akin campaign have so far not responded to requests for a comment. Rove comments spark an Akin response Meantime, another controversy involving Akin and a prominent Republican has developed. Bloomberg Businessweek's website reported Friday that GOP activist Karl Rove made this comment at a Republican donors' breakfast in Tampa: "We should sink Todd Akin. If he's found mysteriously murdered, don't look for my whereabouts!" Rep. Akin's office reacted angrily to the quote, saying it is deeply disturbing given that the FBI has been investigating threats against Akin since his rape comments. Read Jo Mannies story about the Rove comments in the St. Louis Beacon here.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster apparently has decided not to appeal a judge's decision rewriting the summary that voters will see for a ballot…

Supporters of Planned Parenthood have delivered petitions with 40,000 signatures to the office Republican Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, expressing anger…

This week on the show: new laws go into effect in Missouri. Plus, a fascinating look at the history of the U.S. Senate seat Todd Akin and Claire McCaskill…

Republican U.S. Representative Todd Akin held a brief press conference this afternoon in St. Louis, where he again re-iterated his intention to stay in…

U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a reported threat against U.S. Representative Todd Akin, the U.S. Representative from Missouri who has been…

Rasmussen Reports has released a poll of 500 Missouri voters that shows US Representative Todd Akin is now trailing his Democratic opponent in the US…

Defenders of Missouri's method of selecting appellate judges are fighting a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the system.Judges on the…

President Barack Obama is mocking Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri for his remarks about a woman's body being able to avoid pregnancy during what…