2008

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

Retired employees of St. Louis Public Schools have made a third request for the $20 million owed to their pension fund for 2008. In a letter dated August 6, Andrew Clark, executive director of the…

State Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) is one of the more liberal members of the Missouri Legislature, but that isn’t stopping her from throwing her support behind the Republican candidate for Attorney General — in…

It’s a miracle! On the third try the Clinton Campaign finalized their eligible delegates to compete in tonight’s congressional district caucuses. On Wednesday some delegate list snafus popped up where Clinton supporters found their names…

Gov. Matt Blunt is putting more money in the pot to fight underage drinking. The announcement came today that the Department of Public Safety was awarded more than $188,000 to combat underage drinking across Missouri.…

Gov. Matt Blunt nominated two state representatives to the Missouri Ethics Commission Wednesday. Jeff B. Davidson, 51, of the 6th Congressional District and Jim R. Wright, 54, of the 2nd Congressional District were appointed to…

Over the weekend, former Senator Jean Carnahan joined current Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill and announced her endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President. “While I know and admire all the Democrats running for president, I…

Democratic candidate for attorney general, Rep. Jeff Harris is taking his fight against factory farms, and his Democratic opponents, to the web. Harris launched a video on the internet Thursday highlighting large factory farms moving…

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