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Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee endorsed U.S. Senator Barack Obama in his bid for President today, making her the first Missouri Democratic statewide elected official to endorse a presidential candidate. Montee also announced the formation…

Click To Play Reverend James Morris told the crowd of hundreds gathered in front of City Hall yesterday that he could no longer sit by in good conscience and allow this city to be divided…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE VIDEO The mayor’s education liaison’s PR event with a group of St. Louis Public Schools students Friday got a little too real when a parent asked why recently air conditioned schools were…

About 30 demonstrators, ranging from children to senior citizens, held signs outside of Senator Kit Bond’s office in Clayton yesterday afternoon calling for reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP). The group hoped…

A slew of new videos have been added to PubDef.TV, including videos of: Mayor Francis Slay on Ballpark Village and St. Louis Public Schools State Senator Jeff Smith’s documentary and victory night kiss Our interview…

UPDATE @ 2:19 PM on Monday, Dec. 17: AND THE WINNER IS… CITY HALL DOWNLOW!!! See his or her caption below on Photo #1. Two turns. Same subject. Winning Caption:Mayor Slay: “Salci, dressing up like…

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…

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A special meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment has been scheduled for Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in City Hall Room 200. The meeting agenda has not yet been posted, but will be sometime…

Click To Play The Instead of War Coalition, a St. Louis based peace organization, is holding a 24-hour week-long rally called the “Days of Decision” Watch outside the St. Louis office of U.S. Senator Claire…