2008

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, just issued its decision in the case of Robin Wright-Jones v. Connie L. Johnson, an appeal from the city of St. Louis involving a challenge to the validity…

Taking a crack at cronyism, gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) has a proposal that would end the patronage system in Missouri’s fee offices. The old, controversial system involved about 183 privately run offices that…

Based on exit polls, CNN is projecting that Barack Obama will win his home state of Illinois. No surprise there. The real question will be by how much. Will he be able to rack up…

President Bill Clinton and his wife, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, will be in St. Louis Saturday for a town hall meeting dubbed “Solutions for America” at McCluer North High School in Florissant. The event is…

The underused retail and cultural hub Grand Center is about to get a new tenant. The University of Missouri-St. Louis has announced that it will move forward with a plan to build a new facility…

The Financial Times reports The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $25 billion package of low-cost loans to help hard-pressed carmakers and their suppliers finance plant modernisation at a time of restricted access to…

Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft has endorsed State Rep. Jane Cunningham’s bid for the state Senate. He will also appear at a fundraiser for the Republican candidate. “I wholeheartedly endorse Jane…

BREAKING NEWS: Special Administrative Board Selects Kelvin Adams for Superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools St. Louis—The Special Administrative Board of the St. Louis Public School District voted this evening to extend a contract to…

In the middle of all this Super Tuesday excitement, the Missouri Senate confirmed the appointment of St. Louis Public Schools czar Rick Sullivan. Governor Matt Blunt, who appointed the real estate developer to lead the…