2008

Like the new look? Well, don’t get used to it. PubDef is changing. As the site approaches its 3rd anniversary, we’re going to be going in a… “new direction” very soon. On October 1st, look…

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…

UPDATE 1 P.M. WILL YOU BE MY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? The race for Lt. Governor is as crowded as Hwy 70 at 6 p.m., who didn’t scratch their name on the list as closing bell yesterday?…

John Edwards told his group of supporters that one thing was clear from the caucus results tonight: the status quo lost and change won. Current results show Edwards in the second place behind Barack Obama…

Another night, another senseless shooting in St. Louis. So far this year, more that 140 people have been killed — and hundreds more have been wounded. Few of these acts of violence are ever solved.…

Gov. Matt Blunt today appointed Theresa Counts Burke to the Office of Associate Circuit Judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit. “I appreciate Judge Burke’s willingness to serve the constituents of the twenty-second circuit and wish…

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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…

Just last week, State Representative Connie Johnson was pushing John Edwards as the only Democrat who could win Missouri in November. Well, it seems the term-limited House Minority Whip has had a change of heart.…

President Bill Clinton was in Missouri last night in the town of Independence. The beginning of his speech sounds a lot like a re-election speech, rather than an endorsement or surrogate speech. The funniest line…