Missouri AG releases Edward Jones Dome expansion plans
By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
ST. LOUIS — The sun is shining inside the Edward Jones Dome after Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster agreed to release records regarding the St. Louis Rams’ upgrade wish-list for the facility.
Koster said the documents are posted on his office’s website in compliance with the state’s Sunshine Law.
Several media outlets requested the records detailing the expansion plans. The Rams $700 million plan calls [...]
House speaker calls hypocrisy on gubernatorial candidate’s ticket handouts
By Johnny Kampis| Missouri Watchdog
ST. LOUIS — Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley has accused Republican gubernatorial nominee Dave Spence of being “hypocritical,” after Spence proposed a $25 cap on gifts from lobbyists while giving lawmakers tickets for the St. Louis Blues.
Spence, who sold his St. Louis-based plastics container company, Alpha Packaging, for $200 million, freely distributes the National Hockey League tickets from his suite [...]
Senators to debate tax breaks at St. Louis airport
By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
ST. LOUIS — A bill that would provide incentives of $60 million to make Lambert-St. Louis International Airport an international cargo hub may be blocked by senators questioning the usefulness of such credits.
Read More →THURBER: What I learned at Ohio’s citizen watchdog training
By Maggie Thurber | Special to Ohio Watchdog
COLUMBUS — This past Saturday I participated in a full day of training on how to be a good watchdog of your government and how to hold elected officials accountable.
The sessions were sponsored by The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity and the Ohio Chapter of Americans For Prosperity. There [...]



