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“The Board has hired a new attorney,” Alderman Steve Conway told reporters in the hall outside the Board of Aldermen chamber. “Denise Watson-Wesley Coleman.” Coleman is the first African American ever to hold the important…

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 Appellate Judicial Commission now is accepting applications for the position of judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Ronnie L. White, effective July 6.…

The final touches are being put on a new documentary, co-produced by local filmmaker Larry Bastain (brother of State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin), which takes a closer look at the often violent lives of many of…

Mayor Francis Slay and his public safety director, Sam Simon, have issued another — much stronger — ultimatum to Fire Chief Sherman George: promote by next Friday or face disciplinary action.Click here to read Simon’s…

U.S. Senator Kit Bond announced today that Jason Van Eaton and Matt Roney will be heading up his 2008 political operations. The senior Republican is not up for re-election until 2010, but he appears to…

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…

Missouri State Rep. Rodney Hubbard backstage with Hip-Hop Summit co-founder Russell Simmons. Hubbard with Oscar-winning actor Forrest Whitaker at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) dinner. Hubbard with U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Hubbard…

Attorney General candidate Jeff Harris today picked up the support of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36. From the press release: David Zimmerman, President and Business Manager for Local 36, said today that, “Jeff Harris…