2008

State Treasure candidate Andria Simckes (D) is raising some eyebrows in Springfield. According to KY3 Political notebook, at a small gathering of with lawyers Simckes said she’d “received the unofficial tap from Sen. Claire McCaskill,…

From a friend: Psssst…pass it on! [The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home made signs were encouraged, and…

UPDATE [7:29 PM]: CNN has projected Sen. Barack Obama as the winner of the Mississippi primary. This was considered an easy win for Obama due to high turnout among African Americans who, according to CNN,…

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The Post-Dispatch reports former State Rep. Sherman Parker was declared brain-dead Thursday night after suffering a brain aneurysm. Post your memories and condolences in the comments section. UPDATE: In lieu of flowers or plants, the…

St. Louis County state rep. John Bowman, the former chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of paying a Bank of America vice president $1,000 to influence the approval…

Yet another indicator of a recession, the government is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of food stamps used by poor families. The New York Times is reporting that due to layoffs, rising food…

The second Regular Session of Missouri’s 94th General Assembly will convene at noon today. State representatives and senators have made their way across the state back to the Capitol in Jefferson City for this election…