2007

The final touches are being put on a new documentary, co-produced by local filmmaker Larry Bastain (brother of State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin), which takes a closer look at the often violent lives of many of…

State Representative Rodney Hubbard has hired Antonio French to manage his campaign for state senate. This is the third senate campaign for French. Previous campaigns for Senators Wayne Goode and Patrick Dougherty were both successful.…

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was in town yesterday to discuss the new Missouri initiative of his Center for Health Transformation, his DC-based think tank. The focus of the luncheon at the Chase Park Plaza…

Citing the City of St. Louis’ current racial problems, the chairman and the executive director of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) said today they will give Mayor Francis Slay six months to make…

From the Comptroller’s Office… The 2007 fiscal year ended June 30 revealing a $2.98 million general fund budget surplus. Comptroller Darlene Green attributed the surplus to some higher than estimated revenue source receipts and allocated…

Late last night, the Missouri State Senate voted to pass House Bill 1, the economic development bill containing, among other things, the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit and the Quality Jobs Tax Credit. The…

Just a couple of days after opening a campaign office here, Senator Barack Obama will be in St. Louis today at a rally at Union Station. Organizers say they are undertered by the sprinkles of…

The Missouri Republican State Committee has produced the following radio ad attacking Democrat Jay Nixon: Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net 2008 Elections, Ads, Audio, Governor's_Race

I’m scheduled to be a guest on “Collateral Damage” tonight with hosts D.J. Wilson and Fred Hessel. The show is from 7:00 to 7:30 PM and can be heard on KDHX 88.1 FM or online…