Scene's from Gov. Nixon's inauguration

Show Me Progress documented the inauguration with photos. MO Rage didn't find a lot of comfort in Gov. Jay Nixon's words on the partisanship divide. PoliticMo writes that Gov. Nixon has a quick overview of Nixon's speech.

The trillion dollar coin is a farce

Axiom Strategies is disturbed that we are spending any amount of energy considering the trillion dollar coin as an answer to our debt ceiling problems.

Kansas Chamber is not entering the fray over judicial selection

The Wichita Eagle Blog writes that the Kansas Chamber of Commerce intends to stay out of the debate over how appellate judges are selected in Kansas.

Missouri bill to tax violent video games is off base

Show-Me Daily thinks that a bill filed in the Missouri House to tax violent video games is misguided.

KC voters are voting with their feet

The Missouri Record Blog believes that Kansas City voters are already making their feelings about taxes known by moving from the city.

Gov. Brownback to explain 2013 plan in State of the State tonight

20 Pounds of Headlines reports that Gov. Sam Brownback is expected to lay out his 2013 plan in his State of the State Address tonight.

The U.S. will not be building a Death Star

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix notes that the White House responded to an online petition calling for a Death Star to be built.