2007

A new blog on the scene, the Missouri Political News Service, is reporting a rumor from what it says are “credible sources” that Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White will announce his retirement in the…

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…

Last week, I sat down with Ward Connerly, the controversial founder and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a national non-profit organization created to oppose racial and gender preference, commonly known as affirmative action.…

After first saying she wouldn’t, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has bowed to the pressure and agreed to return contributions linked to Norman Hsu. From the AP: The Missouri Democrat said she made the decision over…

According to a campaign press release, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Locals #1, #2, #4, and #1439) has endorsed Jim Shrewsbury for re-election. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net BOA_President_Race

Gov. Matt Blunt will sign into law this morning his controversial plan to take $350 million from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, which makes loans for college tuition, to pay for new construction projects…

Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, the likely Democratic nominee for governor in 2008, today said that Governor Matt Blunt’s office appears to be breaking the law by destroying their email records. Click To Play Keep…

Singer Mya at the “Get Your Money Right” Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Martin Luther King III, Dr. Ben Chavis, Mya, Cong. Barbara Lee, Cong. G.K. Butterfield, Valeisha…