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On Wednesday Gov. Matt Blunt approved the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s nomination of Omar Davis to serve as the new director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Davis, of Jefferson City, is…

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…

The group representing African-Americans in the St. Louis Fire Department today called on Mayor Francis Slay to address the issues of their members — which account for 44% of the department — and no longer…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Hillary Clinton might have picked up more than she bargained for when she accepted the support of beleaguered mayor Francis Slay. A coalition seeking to remove him from office is moving forward…

LeToya Luckett, solo artist and founding member of Destiny’s Child, at the Washington D.C. Hip-Hop Summit this weekend. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Events, Hip-Hop, Photos

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…

The Missouri Republican State Committee has produced the following radio ad attacking Democrat Jay Nixon: Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net 2008 Elections, Ads, Audio, Governor's_Race