2007

Attorney General candidate Jeff Harris today picked up the support of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36. From the press release: David Zimmerman, President and Business Manager for Local 36, said today that, “Jeff Harris…

Governor Matt Blunt today re-appointed Republican Peter Herschend to the Missouri Board of Education. The Branson native is co-founder of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation, owner of Silver Dollar City theme park, and already serves previously…

Call it taking care of their own. Or perhaps, an investment in their own futures. Whatever you call it, state legislators buried a nest egg in the controversial MoHELA bill signed into law last week.…

A video message posted on his website today suggests that the junior senator from Illinois will indeed be running for President. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

You can’t blame a guy for trying. Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe appeared on Lizz Brown’s radio show this morning to counter any claims that he ever spoke in favor of House Bill 1, the economic…

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…

A large group of local grass-root supporters of U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama are scheduled to meet Wednesday night in St. Louis. Not another fundraiser, and not another meet-and-greet for local political big…