Missouri has it's first new attorney general in 16 years after the heated race between two state Senators concluded Tuesday with Democratic candidate Chris Koster's victory over Republican candidate Mike Gibbons.
Intro: Mike Gibbons concedes after a hard fought battle in the attorney general race. Laura Nichol's is reporting live from Gibbons watch party in Kirkwood
Some people are so excited they aren't sitting down, but rather gripping the theatre's railings as numbers come in. John Kelley, a Democratic supporter, says he predicts Koster will sweep the attorney general race even though right now Republican Senator Mike Gibbons is slightly ahead.
While GOP candidate Mike Gibbons supported a "Shield Law," Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Koster reinforced his opposition during their debate in Poplar Bluff Thursday.
Mike Gibbons, Republican: A Gibbons campaign said that he would decrease Medicaid fraud and work with the Missouri Foundation of Health in expanding health care options through its grant programs.
Mike Gibbons, Republican: Gibbons' campaign said he does not support repeal of the gambling loss limits. During the 2007 legislative session, he voted against the proposal.
Mike Gibbons, Republican: A campaign advisor said Gibbons has supported programs for needs-based scholarship and limiting tuition increases. In 2007, he voted in support of the governor's proposal for the sale of MOHELA assets.
While Attorney general candidate and Senator Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County, supports the creation of an inspector general position and Hulshof's focus on government ethics, Gibbons disagreed with some points of the proposal.
Republican Attorney General Candidate Mike Gibbons claims Democratic Attorney General Candidate Chris Koster has written fraudulent checks, had tax liens, and received donations with mafia ties.
Democratic candidate Chris Koster said the Natural Resources Department has not done its job in adequate environmental regulation, while Republican candidate Mike Gibbons said the relationship between the department and the attorney general's office needs to be repaired.
"How often do you get direct contact with a candidate?" said Caleb Jones, campaign manager for Republican Attorney General candidate Mike Gibbons. "Through the Internet we can really facilitate that."
In Missouri's Attorney General race, the future is already looking a little greener for Republican Mike Gibbons, while Democratic contender Chris Koster works to regain the advantage in fund raising he held during the Democratic primary.
JEFFERSON CITY - The Republican candidate for attorney general, Mike Gibbons, announced Monday in Columbia a proposal for a new Cyber Crimes Unit in the Attorney General's office. Gibbons said the new office would work to protect children from Internet predators, as well as decrease the number of online-based crimes in the state.
Attorney general candidate Mike Gibbons, who is running on the Republican ticket, said he supports the Nonpartisan Court Plan for its merits as a nonpartisan judicial selection procedure, and expressed interest in the issue itself.
Intro: Republican Senator Mike Gibbons doesn't have a problem with automated campaign phone calls and agrees with Attorney General Jay Nixon when he says wants them gone from elections.
Sen. Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County, is running for Attorney General on the Republican ticket. While he said he sees nothing wrong with using robo-calls in a campaign, he does take issue with robo-calls with no attribution or contact information.
Harrisonville Democratic Senator Chris Koster and St. Louis County Republican Senator Mike Gibbons met face-to-face for the first time and slammed political robo-calling but admitted to robo-calling for campaigns.
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri attorney general candidates Mike Gibbons and Chris Koster declared their opposition to a campaign tactic that they both admitted using -- automated telephone calls.
Even though no one rose to speak in objection to the motion, Sen. Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County, said, "This summer there's been quite a bit of objection raised. The Board of Curators were very concerned about that."
The appointments are made by the Senate's president pro tem -- Sen. Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County. Gibbons said he appointed Rupp rather than the more experienced women to the conference committee because of term limits.
Days said the Senate leaders who attended the meeting created a list of possible compromises that will be reviewed by Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons to determine if the changes could affect if the bill will pass by the end of the session.
Last year, St. Louis County received more than a 12-million-dollar windfall from these increases, but Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons says the problem is statewide.
"What he told us was that he just did not have the same sense of mission and purpose," said Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County. "Resolute and at peace were the two hallmarks of what he had to say to us."
Democratic candidate Chris Koster said the Natural Resources Department has not done its job in adequate environmental regulation, while Republican candidate Mike Gibbons said the relationship between the department and the attorney general's office needs to be repaired.
While GOP candidate Mike Gibbons supported a "Shield Law," Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Koster reinforced his opposition during their debate in Poplar Bluff Thursday.
While GOP candidate Mike Gibbons supported a "Shield Law," Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Koster reinforced his opposition during their debate in Poplar Bluff Thursday.
The Republican candidate for attorney general, Mike Gibbons, announced Monday in Columbia a proposal for a new Cyber Crimes Unit in the Attorney General's office.
Senators Mike Gibbons and Chris Koster declared their opposition to the use of political automated calls, during the first attorney general candidate campaign after the August primaries.
Senators Mike Gibbons and Chris Koster declared their opposition to the use of political automated calls, during the first attorney general candidate campaign after the August primaries.
For the last four years, Senate Democratic Leader Maida Coleman and Republican Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons have operated as a team to keep tensions and rhetoric at a minimum between their two parties.
Two weeks ago, Senate Democrats had blocked a vote on Gunn. They complained he still had an active campaign fund for his Senate race. Gunn had been a Democratic candidate for the state Senate seat held by the Senate's president pro tem, Mike Gibbons, R-Kirkwood, who is leaving the Senate.
Two weeks ago, Senate Democrats had blocked a vote on Gunn. They complained he still had an active campaign fund for his Senate race. Gunn had been a Democratic candidate for the state Senate seat held by the Senate's President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons, R-Kirkwood, who is leaving the Senate.
Sen. Mike Gibbons had stripped Loudon of the chair near the end of last year's session after it was discovered Loudon has snuck into a bill he was handling a provision that completely deregulates midwifery.
Sen. Mike Gibbons had stripped Loudon of the chair near the end of last year's session after it was discovered Loudon has snuck into a bill he was handling a provision that completely deregulates midwifery.