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Filed August 1, 2007 by Antonio French
After quickly spreading like wildfire, first on independent blogs, then newspaper blogs, then to TV, all that remains for the rumor of Republican State Senator Chris Koster’s crossover to the Democratic Party to become fact…
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Filed November 27, 2007 by Antonio French
Governor Matt Blunt stopped by St. Louis police headquarters Monday to announce his latest step to pull up the welcome mat for illegal immigrants in Missouri. Blunt proposed making it illegal for “illegals” to get…
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Filed May 22, 2007 by Antonio French
Senator John Loudon set off a firestorm last week when he used a, shall we say, “creative” tactic to get his legislation legalizing midwifery passed by the State Senate. In the immediate aftermath, his colleagues…
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Filed October 17, 2007 by Antonio French
Click To Play Yesterday, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) rallied outside of the Children’s Hospital in the Central West End. SEIU members were joined by hospital staffers, community and religious leaders in…
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Filed December 1, 2007 by Antonio French
The Clinton campaign may have dodged an embarrassing protest by a group opposed to one her biggest local supporters, Mayor Francis Slay, but the New York senator’s support for the Iraq War is bringing out…
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Filed August 30, 2007 by Antonio French
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE In the following two-page letter from Governor Matt Blunt to the Missouri Senate, the names of 10 different appointees were pulled from consideration. According to sources, only two (SLPS CEO Rick Sullivan…
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Filed August 1, 2007 by Antonio French
St. Louis State Senator Jeff Smith was by Chris Koster’s side today as the Harrisville senator announced his crossover to the Democratic Party this morning in Columbia. “Sen. Chris Koster is one of the most…
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Filed May 2, 2007 by Antonio French
A move by St. Louis University to exert a greater degree of control over its student-run newspaper has many current and past SLU journalists worried.University officials met with the student staff of the University News…
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Filed October 16, 2007 by Antonio French
Governor Matt Blunt has announced that Parkside Towers, LLC will receive $5.1 million in redemption tax credits. The credits come as part of the Department of Economic Development’s (DED) Brownfield Redevelopment Program, which gives incentives…
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Filed March 28, 2007 by Antonio French
Gov. Matt Blunt has appointed Matthew Potter, Deputy Democratic Director for the St. Louis City Election Board, to the Board of Governors for Truman State University. Potter, 33, holds a bachelor’s degree in English from…
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