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From Michael Allen’s Ecology of Absence blog: With the McKee development, the aldermen are gatekeepers of redevelopment. They don’t need to see McKee’s plans to articulate a vision for their wards, and ask that the…

About 30 demonstrators, ranging from children to senior citizens, held signs outside of Senator Kit Bond’s office in Clayton yesterday afternoon calling for reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP). The group hoped…

Official announcement… Stacey Newman, executive director of the Missouri Women’s Coalition, is officially announcing today that she is seeking the office of State Representative for the 73rd District. She has filed with the Missouri Ethics…

According to his latest campaign finance report, Alderman Lewis Reed outraised his incumbent opponent, Aldermanic Pres. Jim Shrewsbury, in the period since October 1st. During that period, Reed raised $117,105 compared to Shrewsbury’s $84,650. Reed…

UPDATE @ 2:19 PM on Monday, Dec. 17: AND THE WINNER IS… CITY HALL DOWNLOW!!! See his or her caption below on Photo #1. Two turns. Same subject. Winning Caption:Mayor Slay: “Salci, dressing up like…

Aldermanic President Lewis Reed has launched a new website designed to keep city residents informed about important issues being discusses at the Board of Aldermen and highlight some of the great things going on in…

Click To Play Yesterday, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) rallied outside of the Children’s Hospital in the Central West End. SEIU members were joined by hospital staffers, community and religious leaders in…

Call it taking care of their own. Or perhaps, an investment in their own futures. Whatever you call it, state legislators buried a nest egg in the controversial MoHELA bill signed into law last week.…