2007

BREAKING NEWS Russell Goward, former State Representative and Democratic Committeeman, passed away today. He was 71-years-old. A former Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Goward was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1966 and…

Attorney General Jay Nixon gathered with a group of local Democratic elected officials today to call for the Republican-controlled state senate to act to regulate the state’s Pay Day Loan industry. Joining Nixon were State…

Friday is the start of parents’ weekend at Washington University. It’s also the day thousands of tombstones will adorn the lawn north of the school’s library. The tombstones are part of a joint effort between…

Last week at a press conference in city hall, parents angry at the results of Mayor Francis Slay’s years of involvement with the city’s public schools joined with organizers of the effort to remove him…

From a report Tuesday by Fox 2 reporter Paul Schankman: From 2001 to 2006, the average number of households on food stamps in the city of St. Louis went up 35%. In St. Louis County,…

It has not been a good week for 1st Ward Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe. Channel 4 reports that Troupe, who owns numerous residential properties, is being sued by a family who rents from him after…

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…

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…

Click To Play The head of the Democratic Party, former Vermont governor and Presidential candidate, Howard Dean, stopped by to say a few words at the annual Missouri Walk of Fame reception hosted by Congressmen…