2007

Watch St. Louisan (and my fellow CBC alumnus) Larry Hughes in the NBA Finals tonight at 8:00 on Channel 30. Go Cavs! Here’s a conversation starter: When the hell is St. Louis going to get…

Congressman Lacy Clay’s office proudly announced today that the St. Louisan was unanimously chosen by his Democratic colleagues to chair the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, the Census and the National Archives. The chairmanship, which…

This week Superintendent Diana Bourisaw marked her first six months at the helm of the city’s public schools by listing some of her administration’s accomplishments. “Thank you all for making my first six months at…

Here’s a link to video of an interview from Milatino.com with State Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford on legislation in Missouri dealing with immigration. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

“Get over it, St. Louis. There will never be another Ozzie Smith,” said the Comedy Central pundit about our recently passed Stem Cell Amendment which allows for a certain kind of cloning. Keep up with…

Yesterday, Missouri House members in support of Affirmative Action held a press conference in Jefferson City to express their opposition of an anti-Affirmative Action ballot initiative being pushed by a group calling itself, rather ironically,…

Later this morning, in the chambers of the Board of Aldermen, Mayor Francis Slay will deliver his sixth State of the City address. This is an open thread. What do you think is the state…

It has not been a good week for 1st Ward Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe. Channel 4 reports that Troupe, who owns numerous residential properties, is being sued by a family who rents from him after…

The candidates on how they would get more minorities involved in the 6th Ward Democratic Organization… On the Board of E&A and our “weak mayor” form of government… On Rev. Larry Rice and the homeless…

It seems former Senator Jim Talent is getting his legislation passed from beyond the political grave. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill whose original version was sponsored in 2005 by Talent, who…