2007

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BREAKING NEWS Russell Goward, former State Representative and Democratic Committeeman, passed away today. He was 71-years-old. A former Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Goward was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1966 and…

Governor Matt Blunt has announced that Parkside Towers, LLC will receive $5.1 million in redemption tax credits. The credits come as part of the Department of Economic Development’s (DED) Brownfield Redevelopment Program, which gives incentives…

After getting a free ride through most of his two terms in office, and benefiting from years of praise (deserved and undeserved) for the work of entrepreneurs and developers who’ve been rebuilding and repopulating downtown,…

Gearing up for his re-election campaign, Governor Matt Blunt unveiled his new campaign website today. The site, www.mattblunt.com, has been completely redesigned and sports new campaign colors. The Governor will be in town today to…

Friday’s unseasonal upper-80-degree temperatures weren’t the only reason things were hot in the Board of Aldermen meeting yesterday. Racial tensions are high in the City of St. Louis following Mayor Francis Slay’s removal of the…

The group representing African-Americans in the St. Louis Fire Department today called on Mayor Francis Slay to address the issues of their members — which account for 44% of the department — and no longer…

When presidential candidate Hillary Clinton comes to St. Louis on Sunday she was scheduled to be introduced by one of her best known supporters, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. But a threat to picket the…