Stouffer Moves To Inoculate Himself Against Tax Vulnerabilities

State Sen. Bill Stouffer has a new campaign ad muddying the waters in his CD4 primary battle against former Rep. Vicky Hartzler. Stouffer, who has promised not to "shy away" from his support for a $7.2 billion sales tax increase for rebuilding Interstates 70 and 44., claims that Hartlzer supported 31 tax increases in the Missouri House.

It's an ice-creamy week: The Missouri Democratic Party launched a new FavorOfTheMonth.com website yesterday highlighting Roy Blunt's "Pay-to-Praline" record in Washington.