2007

Attorney General candidate Chris Koster announced that the campaign has hired Democratic strategist Nick Baldick to serve as general consultant. From the press release: Baldick, the President and founder of the consulting firm Hilltop Public…

Governor Matt Blunt has announced that Parkside Towers, LLC will receive $5.1 million in redemption tax credits. The credits come as part of the Department of Economic Development’s (DED) Brownfield Redevelopment Program, which gives incentives…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE In the matter of whether the name of a candidate for alderman should be removed from the ballot less than two weeks before the election, the Election Board today opted to leave…

A woman tried to jump from the second floor rotunda of City Hall today. City Marshals would not comment on the record, but witnesses tell PubDef the woman, an employee in one of St. Louis’…

Aldermanic President Lewis Reed has launched a new website designed to keep city residents informed about important issues being discusses at the Board of Aldermen and highlight some of the great things going on in…

Later this morning, in the chambers of the Board of Aldermen, Mayor Francis Slay will deliver his sixth State of the City address. This is an open thread. What do you think is the state…

St. Louis University Administrators have reached a compromise agreement with student staff and editors of the University News concerning the newspaper’s charter. Earlier this month, PubDef reported on efforts by the SLU administration to replace…

Since PubDef.net started 18 months ago, it has basically been a one man operation. The facts you read are as I know them to be true. The opinions expressed here have been my own. But…