2007

Gov. Matt Blunt today called for a special election to fill the vacancy in the 23rd Senate District. The special election will be held on Sept. 4, 2007. Republican Sen. Chuck Gross resigned from the…

St. Louis University Administrators have reached a compromise agreement with student staff and editors of the University News concerning the newspaper’s charter. Earlier this month, PubDef reported on efforts by the SLU administration to replace…

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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…

150 years after the Dred Scott decision, the House Committee on Slavery Impact will discuss an apology for slavery in the same building where Scott made his case. At 2:00 PM tomorrow in the Old…

Audio files from the Missouri House Communications Department: Report from Dick Aldrich, House Public Information Specialist State Rep Jamilah Nasheed on the need for more planning Bill sponsor Ron Richard on solving an inner city…

Earlier this week it was announced that the Centene Corporation will move its headquarters from downtown Clayton to two the coming Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis. But not everyone is happy about the arrangement.…

Democratic Attorney General candidate Jeff Harris announced the support of another labor union today. Here’s the press release: Columbia — House Democratic Leader and Democratic candidate for Attorney General Jeff Harris continues to gain support…

You may have heard that two concert-goers were injured Sunday at Beyonce’s concert at the ScottTrade Center. They were reportedly taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital where they were treated for minor burns. You may have also…

State Rep. Margaret Donnelly, a candidate for Attorney General, is threatening legal action against the Missouri Ethics Commission over its plans to hold closed hearings to determine which campaigns would face “hardships” by being forced…