2007

Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee endorsed U.S. Senator Barack Obama in his bid for President today, making her the first Missouri Democratic statewide elected official to endorse a presidential candidate. Montee also announced the formation…

The Arch City Chronicle and Post reporter Jo Mannies report that State Sen. Jeff Smith will be supporting Gov. Matt Blunt’s expected appointment of Republican Carol Wilson as the next head of the St. Louis…

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…

The opponents of the takeover of St. Louis Public Schools are having another fundraising concert tomorrow to raise money to fund their legal fight. The benefit concert for the “Save Our Children’s Education Fund” will…

Just a couple of days after opening a campaign office here, Senator Barack Obama will be in St. Louis today at a rally at Union Station. Organizers say they are undertered by the sprinkles of…

Petitioners from the Gateway Green Alliance have acquired enough signatures to require an audit of the City of St. Louis. Missouri law requires a number of signatures on such a petition equal 5% of the…

The following is an editorial from Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay… “State Violence Should Be Subject to Oversight By New Commission” The business of death is a serious one that merits extensive and exhaustive oversight. Although…

BREAKING NEWS — READ IT HERE FIRST Caving to mounting public criticism and still-possible legal ramifications, Gov. Matt Blunt today directed his administration to create a permanent e-mail retention system. Blunt says by doing so…