2007

Within the next seven days, all City of St. Louis registered voters will receive a very important mailing from the City of St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners. The postcard-style mailing will include a permanent…

LeToya Luckett, solo artist and founding member of Destiny’s Child, at the Washington D.C. Hip-Hop Summit this weekend. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Events, Hip-Hop, Photos

The City firefighters’ union, Local 73, has joined with the police union in endorsing Kacie Starr Triplett for alderman of the 6th Ward. Triplett is running against Committeeman Patrick Cacchione and Christian Saller in the…

Three organizations – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Community Health-in-Partnership Services and Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club – are teaming up to offer free flu shots to anyone over six months old. The shots will be given…

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…

As this ad runs on TV featuring a clip of Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury saying how he deliberately does not invest in the City of St. Louis, his latest campaign finance reports show he remains…

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…

In Missouri, the governor selects a judge to serve on the Supreme Court from a panel of three candidates submitted by the Appellate Judicial Commission. The Appellate Judicial Commission is made up of the presiding…

Click to Play the Game UPDATE: The Missouri Republican Party’s response to the Dems new video game: “While Democrats prefer to spend their time and donor resources on frivolous pursuits in a make-believe world, Governor…

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…