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Mayor Francis Slay has selected Melanie Adams, former executive director of Teach for America, as his pick on the transitional board. “This is going to be a challenging assignment for Melanie,” wrote the mayor on…

READ IT HERE FIRST As we first reported yesterday, State Senator Jeff Smith was issued a summons Tuesday night for gambling at the Isle of Capri Casino in Booneville using someone else’s identification, a Class…

From KSDK.com: “Slay Says More Needs To Be Done To Address Racial Divide“ St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay told Channel 5 reporter Cordell Whitlock yesterday that he thinks Firefighters Union Local 73, which is white-dominated,…

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“No Confidence” in Police Chief In September, the membership of the St. Louis Police Officers Association voted “no confidence” in the leadership of Chief Joe Mokwa. But despite the lack of support among his officers…

The group representing African-Americans in the St. Louis Fire Department today called on Mayor Francis Slay to address the issues of their members — which account for 44% of the department — and no longer…

State Treasurer Sarah Steelman announced today that the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis had endorsed her re-election bid. “We don’t normally endorse candidates before the filing date closes, but we decided to make…

License Collector Michael McMillan and Collector of Revenue Gregory F.X. Daly have teamed up to continue to bring government closer to the community. They are sponsoring three business license and resource fairs throughout the City.…

Gearing up for his re-election campaign, Governor Matt Blunt unveiled his new campaign website today. The site, www.mattblunt.com, has been completely redesigned and sports new campaign colors. The Governor will be in town today to…