Holiday Weekend Analysis

For those of you who've taken a little break from political news, be sure to check out three year-end analysis pieces published this weekend:

• Nixon brought new tone to Missouri Capitol, by David Lieb of the Associated Press, and
• Tempo picks up in the political tango over Senate seat from Missouri, by Steve Kraske and Dave Helling of the Kansas City Star
• Push for Missouri ethics bill gets tailwind, by Tony Messenger of the Post-Dispatch