Ruckus: November 17, 2011

KC MO School District; MO Republicans; Newt Gingrich; Zoo Sales Tax

TOPIC 1: THE NICASTRO REGIME.
The future of the Kansas City, Missouri, School District remains unclear as three top administrators follow John Covington to Michigan.

TOPIC 2: UNDISCIPLINED DISARRAY?
Columnist Steve Kraske says the Missouri Republican Party is in a chaotic state with no announced candidates yet for Lt. Governor, Attorney General or Treasurer. The apparent gubernatorial hopeful, Peter Kinder, has been involved in a controversy surrounding his relationship with a former Penthouse “Pet.”

TOPIC 3: THE NEWT WORLD ORDER
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is gaining ground in his fight to become the GOP presidential nominee. Pundits suggest the race will narrow to Mitt Romney and the “anti-Romney.

TOPIC 4: ANIMAL HOUSE
Voters in Jackson & Clay County approved a sales tax to help support the Kansas City Zoo. However, Liberty, Missouri, voters rejected a property tax hike for school construction.