Two lawsuits in Cole County would require Missouri legislators to put more money into trust funds for life sciences and the arts.

KANSAS CITY - Barack Obama met with a group of unhappy American Airlines employees Tuesday to discuss the economy.

Missouri Senior Senator Kit Bond is voicing his opinion about the man Barack Obama selected to be his runningmate.

Senator Claire McCaskill delivered a prime time speech last night in support of democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Below, read the text of Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Or click here to watch the speech on YouTube.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware on Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be president," and the newly minted running mate quickly turned his campaign debut into a slashing attack on Republicans seeking four more years in the White House.

Sen. John McCain will have to "figure out which of the seven kitchen tables to sit at" when considering his own economic future, said Biden, jabbing at the man he called his personal friend.

WASHINGTON - Snagging a prime time speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention is impressive enough for most politicians.

But when Sen. Claire McCaskill takes the podium in Denver on Monday night, she'll be in even rarer company. Her remarks will come right before headline speaker Michelle Obama.

That kind of pressure can make even seasoned public speakers a bit jittery.

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri gubernatorial candidates came together to discuss economic matters.

Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his running mate in the upcoming presidential election.

COLUMBIA - Barack Obama says he knows who his vice presidential running mate is, but he's keeping quiet about it until Saturday.

JEFFERSON CITY — Gubernatorial candidates Kenny Hulshof and Jay Nixon both said Friday that a better trained work force would be a key part of their efforts to expand Missouri's economy. But they disagree on how healthy that economy is.

Hulshof, a Republican who has represented the state's 9th Congressional District since 1997, and Democrat Nixon, the state's four-term attorney general, spoke separately at a Jefferson City summit of business leaders on mid-Missouri economic development.

JEFFERSON CITY — Although he already has prevailed on several fundraising complaints, attorney general candidate Chris Koster still has complaints pending against him at the Missouri Ethics Commission.

The day after Koster proclaimed victory in a close Democratic primary, the Ethics Commission said Aug. 6 that it had dismissed nine complaints related to fundraising by Koster and a political action committee that supported him.

Koster said at the time that the Ethics Commission action put the matter to rest.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kenny Hulshof on Thursday used the simmering fight in Congress over offshore oil drilling to unveil the energy plan he's promoting in his bid for governor.

More than 100 of Hulshof's Republican colleagues have addressed the empty House chamber during the August recess to demand a vote on expanding oil drilling in offshore waters and allowing exploration in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Reserve.

JEFFERSON CITY — Chris Koster's margin narrowed but only slightly, and official election results from the Democratic attorney general primary have him winning by 780 votes.

Runner-up Margaret Donnelly already has said she will ask for a re-count.

Results from the Aug. 5 primary were certified Thursday, and Donnelly now has seven days to ask that every ballot cast in the primary be re-counted.

A lawyer for Donnelly did not immediately return a call seeking comment.