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Despite appearances on his website, a spokesperson for Comptroller Darlene Green has made it clear that Green has not endorsed Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury’s re-election bid. “Comptroller Green believes both men are fine candidates and…
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Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White announced today that he will retire effective July 6, ending a week of speculation and rumors. “I congratulate Judge Ronnie White for many years of service,” said Gov. Matt…
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The two candidates for President of the Board of Alderman will meet today for a debate in north St. Louis. The debate between incumbent Jim Shrewsbury and challenger Lewis Reed will be at Beaumont High…
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Members of the elected school board dropped a stack of homework on Superintendent Diana Bourisaw’s desk last night. The Board added to next week’s agenda requests for 20 different reports and information requests from Bourisaw…
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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…
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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Of the more than 32,000 students that attend St. Louis Public Schools, only slightly more than 4,000 of them are white. Despite whites making up only 14% of the district population,…
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Gov. Matt Blunt will sign into law this morning his controversial plan to take $350 million from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, which makes loans for college tuition, to pay for new construction projects…
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Governor Matt Blunt today signed the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit Act into law as part of his larger economic development package. Other provisions of the new law include expanding the Quality Jobs Tax…
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The Kansas City Progressive Women’s Coalition is throwing a party to celebrate the start of the campaign season. Their invitation promises “a stimulating evening” filled with art, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. It will be hosted…
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