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2007
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Cleaning out the old digital closet, we ran across this nugget of irony. In July 2006, when he was running for state senate, Derio Gambaro sent this mailer to St. Louis voters saying he was…
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BREAKING NEWS Rumor has it that State Senator Chris Koster (R-Harrisonville) will announce this week that he’s leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat. Koster, who already has $644,000 in the bank, according to…
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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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Missouri Attorney General candidate Margaret Donnelly is holding her first St. Louis fundraiser tonight at 8025 Maryland Avenue. The event starts at 5:30. So far, over 150 people are co-hosting the event. The cost for…
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In response to the recent call to boycott the City of St. Louis, the Chairman of the Board and the Executive Director of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will arrive in St. Louis…
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From the Post-Dispatch: “Mr. Shrewsbury has a solid 24-year record of sometimes plodding, but honest and diligent service. Mr. Reed is a bright, engaging and capable politician who would help bridge the racial gap in…
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You can’t blame a guy for trying. Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe appeared on Lizz Brown’s radio show this morning to counter any claims that he ever spoke in favor of House Bill 1, the economic…
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Ever wonder which political blogger is most likely to be President of the United States? (Yeah, me neither.) Well, the folks at the Columbia Tribune did and you might be surprised by the primary outcomes.…
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Monday, June 11, on KDHX 88.1 FM with hosts DJ Wilson and Fred Hessel. Filmed by Gabe Bullard. Edited by Antonio French. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Yesterday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited City Hall and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay on his way to speak at the National Urban League Conference. (Photo by Gentry Trotter) Is it just us, or…
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