2007

BREAKING NEWS Comptroller Darlene Green, nor Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury, would second Mayor Francis Slay’s motion today to approve the lease agreement that would have allowed BJC Hospital to expand into a small portion of…

Tonight will mark the directorial debut of St. Louis American editor Chris King. “Blind Cat Black,” King’s first feature film, “premieres tonight as part of The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. “Blind Cat Black,” which features…

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Last week St. Louis County state representative candidate Don Calloway, Jr. penned a letter to the St. Louis American questioning the strategy of those involved in the effort to recall St. Louis City Mayor Francis…

In an opinion handed down today, the Missouri Supreme Court declined to order candidates and elected officials to return money raised during the brief time the state was without contribution limits. In a 4-2 per…

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…

City Democratic Party chairman and 7th Ward Committeeman Brian Wahby has endorsed Lewis Reed for President of the Board of Aldermen. Reed is challenging incumbent Jim Shrewsbury in the March 6th primary election. According to…

Following Missouri Attorney General (and likely Democratic nominee for Governor) Jay Nixon’s decision not file criminal charges against Ameren for the Taum Sauk dam collapse, state Republicans are continuing their cries of conflict of interest.…

From the Comptroller’s Office… The 2007 fiscal year ended June 30 revealing a $2.98 million general fund budget surplus. Comptroller Darlene Green attributed the surplus to some higher than estimated revenue source receipts and allocated…