2007

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…

If endorsements were as good as votes, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, armed with the largest host committee of current and former elected officials that anyone can remember, would have already won her 2008…

Click To Play The head of the Democratic Party, former Vermont governor and Presidential candidate, Howard Dean, stopped by to say a few words at the annual Missouri Walk of Fame reception hosted by Congressmen…

Three organizations – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Community Health-in-Partnership Services and Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club – are teaming up to offer free flu shots to anyone over six months old. The shots will be given…

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.…

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The Missouri Department of Economic Development has approved Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits for several not-for-profit organizations: Gateway Greening, St. Louis, has been approved for $59,044 in NAP tax credits. Gateway Greening will utilize…

“I’d like to thank all the little people…” The folks at St. Louis Magazine were nice enough to send two attractive women over today to present me with a plaque and a couple of early…

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…