2008

State Representative Jeff Harris, a Democrat running for Attorney General, today issued a statement criticizing a Missouri Ethics Commission ruling, allowing ten Republican House candidates to keep a combined $312,000 in over-the-limit contributions. “Once again,…

According to a new report, the president of St. Louis’ board of aldermen drives a $25,000 city-purchased sedan with such luxury options as a heated leather steering wheel and seats. President Lewis Reed he uses…

Robin Carnahan is out. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

Sixth Ward Alderman Kacie Starr Triplett is featured in next month’s Ebony magazine as one their “30 Young Leaders on the Rise.” “I am thrilled to be honored,” said Triplett, who is 27. “I look…

It is true that membership has its privileges. Elected officials scored big Thursday night in the selection of Democratic delegates in Congressional district caucuses held in St. Louis. In the First Congressional district caucus, four…

The Missouri Republican Party today slammed the Democrats for three elected officials’ hig-profile run-ins with the law. From the GOP press release: In a stunning miscarriage of justice, Democrat Sen. Chuck Graham will not face…

The Financial Times reports The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $25 billion package of low-cost loans to help hard-pressed carmakers and their suppliers finance plant modernisation at a time of restricted access to…

As long-time St. Louis activist Percy Green took questions Friday at the World Community Center on his decades of activist experiences, he grinned politely at the prospect of answering one audience member’s question, in particular:…

On Monday, the Missouri Senate Financial, Governmental Organizations, and Elections Committee heard testimony on several measures. Senate Bill 1245, sponsored by Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, would bar a felon from holding public office in the…