2008

Congressman Lacy Clay welcomed the Missouri delegation to the Democratic National Convention this morning. Related Stories

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is raising money and pressing for endorsements five months before his primary election like his political life depended on it — and it may. Slay, who in recent weeks has…

With the deadline for candidate filing just 25 hours away, longtime St. Louis Sheriff Jim Murphy might have thought he may skate to re-election without an opponent. No such luck. Murphy will face at least…

A mailer from the St. Louis City Democratic Party has caused a bit of confusion — and even anger — among some voters. The St. Louis City Election Board today issued a press release to…

U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is about to announce his endorsement of Illinois senator Barack Obama for President, according to reports. The message here seems to be: John Edwards (Kerry’s former…

Senator Claire McCaskill told reporters yesterday that President Bill Clinton was playing “fast and loose” with the facts when attacking Senator Barack Obama on his wife’s behalf. “Because of the larger megaphone he has as…

As Democrats around the state begin to come down from the high of Barack Obama’s election as the next President of the United States, many are beginning to ask questions about what happened here in…

Friday community leaders will come together to christen a garden in a city park. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay along with Alderman Jeffery Boyd, State Rep. Talib El Amin and St. Louis Rams Linebacker Will…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers backed down from conducting their man-made flooding, the “spring rise” of the Missouri River, for now. Missourinet is reporting that both the governor and Attorney Jay Nixon’s calls for…