2007

According to campaign finance reports just made available on the State’s website, Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury collected $20,900 in two days last week, adding to his much-depleted coffers just hours before the polls open. The…

State Rep. Margaret Donnelly, a candidate for Attorney General, is threatening legal action against the Missouri Ethics Commission over its plans to hold closed hearings to determine which campaigns would face “hardships” by being forced…

UPDATE @ 2:19 PM on Monday, Dec. 17: AND THE WINNER IS… CITY HALL DOWNLOW!!! See his or her caption below on Photo #1. Two turns. Same subject. Winning Caption:Mayor Slay: “Salci, dressing up like…

Governor Matt Blunt has reappointed Wayman F. Smith (D), 66 of St. Louis City, to the Board of Regents of Harris-Stowe State University. Smith is a former St. Louis alderman and an attorney with Smith Partnership. He…

The final touches are being put on a new documentary, co-produced by local filmmaker Larry Bastain (brother of State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin), which takes a closer look at the often violent lives of many of…

“I’d like to thank all the little people…” The folks at St. Louis Magazine were nice enough to send two attractive women over today to present me with a plaque and a couple of early…

As expected, State Rep. Fred Kratky has resigned. According to an email obtained by PubDef.net, written from St. Louis City Elections Director Scott Leiendecker to the Governor’s Office, Kratky resigned “on or about Friday, June…

Four races.$11.5 million in the bank.And it’s only October. Click here to see a larger webpage version. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net