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KWMU reports that President George W. Bush signed legislation last week that re-names the University City post office after Harriett Woods, the former Missouri Lieutenant Governor who passed away in February. Earlier this year we…
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As the Missouri State Senate continues to debate House Bill 1, the economic development package, PubDef is hitting the road. Hopefully, we’ll catch tonight’s senate vote. But we’ll definitely be in Jefferson City tomorrow when…
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From Jason Rosenbaum at the Columbia Tribune: Ed Martin, who served as Gov. Matt Blunt’s chief of staff, has resigned. The governor announced this afternoon that Martin, a St. Louis resident, had stepped down from…
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The 21st Ward delivered more votes for Lewis Reed than any other ward in north St. Louis that did not have a contested aldermanic race. With nothing else on the ballot, the 21st Ward delivered…
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There was a time not too long ago when religious leaders in America focused the energies of their flocks on social ills like poverty, education and civil rights. But in recent decades, religious conservatives have…
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Following yesterday’s ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Missouri’s practice of execution by lethal injection is not cruel or unusual punishment, Governor Matt Blunt voiced his agreement with the Court’s decision.…
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Watch St. Louisan (and my fellow CBC alumnus) Larry Hughes in the NBA Finals tonight at 8:00 on Channel 30. Go Cavs! Here’s a conversation starter: When the hell is St. Louis going to get…
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The Aldermanic President candidates on the Civilian Review Board: Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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According to campaign finance reports filed over the weekend, Aldermanic President candidate Lewis Reed raked in almost $50,000 on one day last week, with most coming from two donors. On February 28, George Kruntchev contributed…
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Breaking White Incumbency Before this year, there was one thing a white citywide elected official could always count on in St. Louis: they would probably never be knocked off by a black challenger. But on…
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