tool goes here JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri trial judge Wednesday ordered the state to pay $152,000 for illegally terminating a janitorial company's state contracts when the firm was targeted by an immigration sting. Full Article at Centre Daily Times

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As he builds toward a potential bid to become chief executive of Missouri, Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder first is repositioning himself for a role as chief challenger to the current administration. Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

But some losing bidders and former license office operators claim the bid process was fixed so Williams and Montee could prevail. "There's no question about it," said David Peironnet, who bid on the Gladstone license office awarded to Williams. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

Ed Martin, the former chief of staff to Gov. Matt Blunt who was taken down in a gubernatorial controversy involving e-mail retention, has injected himself into the turmoil in Gov. Jay Nixon's embattled Department of Natural Resources. Full Article at The Springfield News-Leader

JEFFERSON CITY — Politicians were turning up the heat on undocumented workers in the summer of 2007. Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Join us on Follow us on ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A former chief of staff for Republican Gov. Matt Blunt is mounting a challenge to Democratic U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan. Full Article at KSDK | St. Louis