2007

UPDATE… Arguments are still being made by attorneys from both sides in Cole County Circuit Judge Richard G. Callahan’s courtroom as opponents of the state takeover of St. Louis Public Schools push for a temporary…

A special meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment has been scheduled for Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in City Hall Room 200. The meeting agenda has not yet been posted, but will be sometime…

The following letter comes from the President of the St. Louis Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists: Dear fellow journalists, The Saint Louis University board of trustees will vote Saturday morning on whether to eliminate…

Press Release from Gov. Matt Blunt’s office… Gov. Matt Blunt today appointed Jackson County Drug Court Commissioner Brian Curtis Wimes to Circuit Judge of the 16th Circuit - Division 18 to replace Judge Jon Gray,…

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has endorsed Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury for re-election. “SEIU members run the gamut from healthcare to the public sector and building services. This is the kind of support from…

A busy day in Missouri politics yesterday… Former state rep. Nathan Cooper was sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has approved for circulation a petition drive to get…

The opponents of the takeover of St. Louis Public Schools are having another fundraising concert tomorrow to raise money to fund their legal fight. The benefit concert for the “Save Our Children’s Education Fund” will…

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…

The vote today on the perfection of the Barnes-Forest Park Lease deal was 22-2. President Shrewsbury and 22nd Ward Alderman Jeffrey Boyd were the only votes against. We haven’t gotten the official vote yet, but…