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TOO MUCH FUN INDICTING - U.S. Attorney and former Speaker of the Missouri House Catherine Hanaway says she is not going to run for Attorney General, leaving the path to the Republican nomination clear for…

The headline could have read: “Hometown Boy Makes Good”. St. Louis’ President of the Board of Aldermen was featured Tuesday in his hometown newspaper, The Herald News, which serves Joliet, Illinois, the town a young…

State Senator Jeff Smith, whose sponsorship is needed for Derio Gambaro to be confirmed in January, issued the following statement today: “Derio Gambaro was a worthy opponent in our race for the 4th District Senate…

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…

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi swears in Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay for another term in the U.S. House. Joining the Congressman for this occasion in the U.S. Capitol were his father, former Congressman Bill…

The winner of our Friday Photo Caption Contest is “Ariel” for the caption below. Congratulations, Ariel. Email me so that I can get you your special prize. “It’s my moral compass. Never been used. I…

BREAKING NEWS After a move by State Representative Jamilah Nasheed to force a vote on the Land Assemblage Tax Credit separately from the larger economic development package, the credit still passed by a large margin…

St. Louis’ Young Democrats are coming together tomorrow for their Fall Social. The event is Wednesday from 5:30—7:30 PM at the Laclede Street Bar & Grill, 3818 Laclede. All Democrats are welcome and admission is…