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2007
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BREAKING NEWS A source tells PubDef that Gov. Matt Blunt is going to veto HB 327, the contoversial bill containing a $100 million land assemblage tax credit, within the hour. UPDATE: It’s done. Here’s the…
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On Monday, Pine Lawn became the first town in Missouri to ban sagging pants. According to the ordinance, pants are illegally sagging if they show underwear or skin below the waist. This law applies to…
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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…
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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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St. Louis Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe, a longtime critic of the city’s Land Reutilization Authority’s land-banking policy, testified today in Jefferson City that the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit would be good for north St.…
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State Treasurer Sarah Steelman announced today that the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis had endorsed her re-election bid. “We don’t normally endorse candidates before the filing date closes, but we decided to make…
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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…
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BREAKING NEWS After a move by State Representative Jamilah Nasheed to force a vote on the Land Assemblage Tax Credit separately from the larger economic development package, the credit still passed by a large margin…
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The Gateway to the West Chapter of the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) will host a Jackie Kennedy expert at their quarterly meeting this Saturday. Steven Brawley runs the website pinkpillbox.com and will speak about…
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“No Confidence” in Police Chief In September, the membership of the St. Louis Police Officers Association voted “no confidence” in the leadership of Chief Joe Mokwa. But despite the lack of support among his officers…
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