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I spent 11 hours on a bus yesterday riding to and from Iowa to campaign in a snow storm for Barack Obama. I was one of 130 St. Louisans — including a statewide elected official,…
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KWMU is reporting that a judge this morning temporarily barred a law that would let lay midwives deliver babies in Missouri. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce has issued a temporary restraining order against the…
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As the Missouri State Senate continues to debate House Bill 1, the economic development package, PubDef is hitting the road. Hopefully, we’ll catch tonight’s senate vote. But we’ll definitely be in Jefferson City tomorrow when…
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Since a few weeks before Election Day, one or more people have been basically spamming the site with ignorant comments. So until further notice, no one will be allowed to post comments anonymously anymore. If…
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Supporters of the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit bill testified today before the House Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development in support of the legislation. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff…
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The web-based political action committee MoveOn.org will host a demonstration tomorrow at 4:00pm outside of Senator Kit Bond’s office at the corner of Hanley and Bonhomme. MoveOn is organizing similar demonstrations outside of several Republican…
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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Here are Aldermanic President candidate Lewis Reed’s latest campaign commercials which started airing this week. Reed is in the last 6 days of a close campaign with incumbent Jim Shrewsbury to be…
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Despite appearances on his website, a spokesperson for Comptroller Darlene Green has made it clear that Green has not endorsed Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury’s re-election bid. “Comptroller Green believes both men are fine candidates and…
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Washington University announced yesterday that it is investing over $55 million in a new renewable energy initiative that centers around the establishment of a new International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES). I-CARES…
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The Missouri Republican Party and State Rep. Shane Schoeller (R-Willard) filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Missouri Ethics Commission for violating of the Sunshine Law when the commission met earlier this month to discuss campaign…
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