2007

As expected, State Rep. Fred Kratky has resigned. According to an email obtained by PubDef.net, written from St. Louis City Elections Director Scott Leiendecker to the Governor’s Office, Kratky resigned “on or about Friday, June…

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has approved Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits for six Missouri not-for-profit organizations, including three from St. Louis. Family Support Network has been approved for $228,405 in NAP tax…

This whole ugly mess with the stuffed monkey hanging in Firehouse 13 has brought to light a serious problem in how the Slay Administration is running both the St. Louis Fire Department and the City.…

Two events will seek to educate the public today on the recently-signed legislation creating the $95 million Distress Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit. The first, hosted by Old North St. Louis Restoration Group, is a…

State Rep. Mike Daus paid a visit to one of city’s best performing schools Friday morning and, according to one student reporter, said if the state really wants to help SLPS they should allot more…

Undeterred by record high gas prices, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is taking a road trip this weekend. Following the national outrage over the conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, the Missouri Senator…

Later this morning, in the chambers of the Board of Aldermen, Mayor Francis Slay will deliver his sixth State of the City address. This is an open thread. What do you think is the state…

Terrence J., the co-host of BET’s 106 & Park. Terrence with Dr. Ben Chavis, co-founder of the Hip-Hop Summit and former head of the NAACP.