2007

Old School Hip-Hop legend Big Daddy Kane with his son. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

Governor Matt Blunt’s re-election campaign has taken issue with Attorney General Jay Nixon’s characterization of the Republican governor as being in support of President George W. Bush’s veto yesterday of the reauthorization of a program…

Correction: Okay, not really. Despite Governor Blunt’s assertions in his statement, the Supreme Court’s ruling did not extend to teachers the right to strike, but rather just the right to collectively bargain. FROM THE RULING:…

Attorney General candidate Chris Koster announced that the campaign has hired Democratic strategist Nick Baldick to serve as general consultant. From the press release: Baldick, the President and founder of the consulting firm Hilltop Public…

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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…

Ever wonder which political blogger is most likely to be President of the United States? (Yeah, me neither.) Well, the folks at the Columbia Tribune did and you might be surprised by the primary outcomes.…

Comptroller Darlene Green and License Collector Mike McMillan were among the estimated 350 people who attended a “Unity Rally” yesterday organized by Citizens to Recall Francis G. Slay. State Representative Jamilah Nasheed, who has been…

Press Release from Gov. Matt Blunt’s office… Comparing the actions of Attorney General Jay Nixon to a traffic cop that coerces money from a speeding motorist, Gov. Matt Blunt’s Chief of Staff Ed Martin today…

BREAKING NEWS After a move by State Representative Jamilah Nasheed to force a vote on the Land Assemblage Tax Credit separately from the larger economic development package, the credit still passed by a large margin…