Blog Watch: Wednesday, January 30

The Kansas City Star

Missouri Legislature continues to pass the buck on 'Right to Work' legislation

24th State is disappointed that the Missouri Legislature has yet to pass Right to Work legislation.

The numbers don't make sense for Missouri's proposed expansion of Medicaid

Show-Me Daily argues that Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to expand Medicaid is fiscally irresponsible.

Sen. Blunt is off base in voting against Hurricane Sandy relief bill

Show Me Progress criticizes U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt for voting against a Hurricane Sandy relief bill after advocating for disaster funds to come to Missouri. 20 Pounds of Headlines notes that Sen. Blunt voted against the bill because it didn't follow the historical formula for disaster relief packages.

Thoughts on how school funding is distributed

The Wichita Eagle Blog writes that 65 percent is an arbitrary number for how much of education fundin should actually be spent in the classroom.

Amateur sports tax credit bill advances in Missouri Senate

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix reports that a bill that would create tax credits to help cities entice amateur sporting events has won first round approval in the Missouri Senate.

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