2008

Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D-Mo.) will hold a House joint oversight hearing on hand-held devices meant to collect data for the 2010 US Census that were deemed faulty. Recently the Secretary of Commerce called…

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…

State Rep. Connie Johnson is under investigation by the city Election Board for possibly living outside of her district. KMOX Radio reported Tuesday that the Missouri Senate candidate met with the Board to discuss allegations…

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…

What a sharp contrast to 2004 when John Kerry pulled out of Missouri four weeks before Election Day. It was just a little more than a week ago that 100,000 people greeted Obama in downtown…

Gov.-elect Jay Nixon today announced his intention to appoint Mr. Kelvin L. Simmons, a Kansas City businessman, as the head of the Office of Administration beginning in January. Mr. Simmons, who has managed multiple state…

PubDef columnist Blake Ashby tells why he thinks Evangelical Christians really supported George W. Bush for President and what it could mean for the current election. Plus: Blake tells the latest rumor Republicans are spreading…

Aldermanic President Lewis Reed was in Jefferson City yesterday asking the Missouri Ethics Commission to let him keep his over-the-limit campaign contributions. From the Kansas City Star’s Prime Buzz blog: Reed was elected president of…

After waiting for more than three hours, the gymnasium which held thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters erupted in cheers as Bill and Hillary Clinton finally arrived at McCluer North High School. Here’s her full 30-minute…