2007

On Friday, September 28, Missouri Congressmen Wm. Lacy Clay (D-St. Louis) and Emmanuel Cleaver, II (D-Kansas City) hosted their annual Missouri Walk of Fame reception at the National Association of REALTORS® building in Washington, D.C.…

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…

BREAKING NEWS — READ IT HERE FIRST Nearly two years after the allegations were first made, the Circuit Attorney’s office filed charges today against the people alleged to have forged the signatures of 22nd Ward…

Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon will be in north St. Louis this morning calling for stronger legislation against the payday loan industry. Nixon says Missouri has some of the most lenient payday loan…

A report by the The Kansas City Star uncovered that aides to Governor Matt Blunt urged the Missouri Highway Patrol to publicly criticize Attorney General Jay Nixon, a potential Democratic challenger in the 2008 election. In…

The Appellate Judicial Commission has submitted to Gov. Matt Blunt its panel of nominees to fill a vacancy on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District. The vacancy exists due to the Sept. 11, 2007,…

Everyone knows the way to an alderman’s heart is through their stomach. So when the city’s legislative body meets this morning, breakfast will be provided by none other than Attorney General candidate Jeff Harris. If…

Mayor Francis Slay and his public safety director, Sam Simon, have issued another — much stronger — ultimatum to Fire Chief Sherman George: promote by next Friday or face disciplinary action.Click here to read Simon’s…

In an effort to make Pub Def even better, we recently announced two new internships that will allow two important and exciting things: 1) Expansion of coverage. If you think it sometimes seems like we’re…