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Filed September 12, 2007 by Antonio French
The Associated Press is reporting that Missouri House Republicans have chosen Ron Richard to take over the chamber’s top position in 2009 — assuming he wins re-election to the House, Republicans hold onto power, and…
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Filed April 20, 2007 by Antonio French
Blame it on Imus. The debate over the use of the so-called “N-word” is back in the national discussion. Who can say it? Should anyone say it? Why is it apparently alright for some people…
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Filed September 18, 2007 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed June 24, 2007 by Antonio French
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Filed December 3, 2007 by Antonio French
While the parents, media and lawmakers look for someone to punish for the suicide of Megan Meier, others wonder how Internet postings could possibly drive someone to suicide. “What if the boyfriend was real?” asked…
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Filed September 17, 2007 by Antonio French
After promising that on Friday we’d hear a tape of a allegedly crooked real estate seller “saying he makes regular payments of cash to the local alderman,” KSDK ran a short follow-up that did not…
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Filed July 13, 2007 by Antonio French
State Representative and likely State Senate candidate Tom Villa raised just $500 last quarter, well below the amount expected to be shown by his chief rival, State Rep. Rodney Hubbard*. According to campaign finance reports…
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Filed January 20, 2007 by Antonio French
This week Superintendent Diana Bourisaw marked her first six months at the helm of the city’s public schools by listing some of her administration’s accomplishments. “Thank you all for making my first six months at…
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Filed August 21, 2007 by Antonio French
St. Louis Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe, a longtime critic of the city’s Land Reutilization Authority’s land-banking policy, testified today in Jefferson City that the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit would be good for north St.…
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Filed June 15, 2007 by Antonio French
Click here to download the Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan’s ruling (via the Post), which denied St. Louis Public Schools a restraining order. Some highlights: “With absolutely no disrespect intended to the current superintendent…
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