2007

By a unanimous vote yesterday, a State Senate committee approved House Bill 1, the economic development package which includes the controversial Distressed Area Land Assemblage Tax Credit. The committee also passed two amendments to address…

From Michael Allen’s Ecology of Absence blog: With the McKee development, the aldermen are gatekeepers of redevelopment. They don’t need to see McKee’s plans to articulate a vision for their wards, and ask that the…

Downtown residents will soon begin organizing to deter crime in their burgeoning neighborhood. Over the coming weeks, the Downtown Saint Louis Residents Association (DSLRA) will meet with residents, business owners and developers as well as,…

On Monday, Pine Lawn became the first town in Missouri to ban sagging pants. According to the ordinance, pants are illegally sagging if they show underwear or skin below the waist. This law applies to…

The following letter comes from the President of the St. Louis Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists: Dear fellow journalists, The Saint Louis University board of trustees will vote Saturday morning on whether to eliminate…

Free, the former host of BET’s 106 & Park, served as host of the “Get Your Money Right” Hip-Hop Summit event in Washington D.C. this weekend. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

The Missouri Republican State Committee has produced the following radio ad attacking Democrat Jay Nixon: Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net 2008 Elections, Ads, Audio, Governor's_Race