2008

Amidst a budget shortfall and cries of mismanagement from both parties, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich backpedaled from some of his earlier proposals in his State of the State Address before the General Assembly Wednesday. Taxes…

http://www.pubdef.net/videos/ed-martin-mortgage-crisis.flv 7 Comments For This Post STLCo GOP Says: April 3rd, 2008 at 11:57 am Nice to see the conservative perspective represented here. Ed Martin is RIGHT on! anon Says: April 3rd, 2008 at 2:21…

Supporters of an effort to get on the November ballot a measure to eliminate affirmative action in Missouri missed their midnight deadline last night. In all likelihood, it was not a strategic blunder, but probably…

1 Comments For This Post Michael Says: March 21st, 2008 at 11:08 pm It’s great to hear an alderman support local businesses! Maybe Kacie will figure out the connection between backing historic preservation legislation and…

School board member Bill Purdy and his wife were spotted working the polls at Hodgen Elementary in the 6th Ward, gathering signatures to recall Francis Slay. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

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…

Only 1% of the vote is reporting right now, but according to CNN’s Missouri Exit Poll, Barack Obama won among men (45% of total Democrats voting today), while Hillary Clinton won among women (55% of…

Senator John McCain is adding his name to the flood of presidential candidates and their surrogates coming to Missouri this week. McCain will be at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport at 2:00 PM on…