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Monday, January 14, 2013  He wants to expand early education programs in Missouri

Monday, January 14, 2013  Were you unable to attend the inauguration activities? Find out what happened here.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri officials do not agree on what procedure to use if it's necessary to fill a midterm vacancy for lieutenant governor.

Monday, November 19, 2012  A bipartisan group of current and former Missouri officials is calling for federal leaders to address the national debt.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  He is now the second Missourian to win three elections for the office

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  A look at standings 3 hours after polls closed...

Sunday, September 02, 2012  Candy was thrown to kids

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is filing a lawsuit to challenge the ballot summary for a measure restricting the creation of a state health insurance exchange without specific approval from lawmakers or voters.

Friday, November 18, 2011  Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder will not run for Governor in the 2012 election.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Senior Services hired Indiana-based Syncare to assess people's home-care needs. It's a way to keep people out of nursing homes, where the costs are much higher.

Saturday, October 15, 2011  Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has raised more than $400,000 in the past few months for a potential challenge to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.

Monday, September 26, 2011  A Cape Girardeau man will be sentenced Monday for stealing and torching Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's car.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  A freshman Republican in the Missouri House is calling on Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder to forgo his expected bid for governor because of acknowledgements that Kinder repeatedly visited a strip club in the mid-1990s.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  Lt. Governor Peter Kinder's car stolen and badly damaged.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder is paying back money used for trips to St. Louis.