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In the biggest political upset in recent memory, Lewis Reed has defeated Jim Shrewsbury to become the next President of the Board of Aldermen. Reed’s victory makes him the first African-American Aldermanic President ever elected…
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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE — BREAKING NEWS Sources tell Pub Def that Ken Franklin will be named Executive Director of the Missouri Democratic Party later today. Franklin is currently an aide to St. Louis Mayor Francis…
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State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed today said she’s been appointed to the following House committees: Appropriations – Public Safety and Corrections Crime Prevention and Public Safety Special Committee on Financial Institutions Special Committee on Urban Issues…
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The association of black city firefighters is holding a press conference today to once again demand Mayor Francis Slay address the group’s concerns. The Firefighters Institute for Racial Equality (F.I.R.E.), which almost all of the…
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Press release from the Missouri Democratic Party… Blunt’s 2nd Quarter Finance Plan: Sell State Government for $478,250 in Campaign Contributions Jefferson City, MO — Less than a year after getting rid of campaign contribution limits…
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Longtime “Blairmont” watchdog Michael Allen sat down with PubDef Friday to discuss Governor Matt Blunt’s veto just hours earlier of the giant economic development bill that included a $100 million tax credit for one man,…
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There was a time not too long ago when religious leaders in America focused the energies of their flocks on social ills like poverty, education and civil rights. But in recent decades, religious conservatives have…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO) announced today his support for State Representative Rodney Hubbard for State Senate. Citing Hubbard’s experience and proven leadership, Congressman Clay, a former state senator himself, said…
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Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related StoriesDays, Jones to Lead STL Caucus (0)Lawmakers Call for Local Control (7)Legislature Resumes Today (2)ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BILL PASSES (8)Legislature Back in Session (1) Photos, State_House, State_Senate
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READ IT HERE FIRSTPubDef has learned that Gov. Matt Blunt will be appointing former State Rep. Derio Gambaro to the State Board of Education tomorrow.Gambaro represented south St. Louis in the House of Representatives for…
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