2008

It’s through the first round, State Senator Jeff Smith’s (D-St. Louis) measure that would increase access to early childhood programs at licensed child care facilities. Smith’s legislation creating the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program, a…

Candidates seeking their party’s nomination for the office of Circuit Attorney, Sheriff, Treasurer, Public Administrator and Ward Committeeman/woman in the City of St. Louis may begin filing Declarations of Nomination at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday,…

A recent Congressional subcommittee meeting on the deterioration of North St. Louis will not be in vain, according to a representative of Congressman Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) Steve Englehardt, Clay’s communications director, said inquiries will continue,…

Maybe the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy didn’t hurt Barack Obama at all. While Critical Conversations will host a discussion on a recent Obama speech at the Missouri History Museum later today, it seems his most…

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…

The AP is reporting that Senator Claire McCaskill is going to endorse Barack Obama for President today. McCaskill has praised Obama often and was widely believed to favor the Illinois senator over Clinton. But the…

Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on Senate Confirmation of Larry Schepker: “I commend the Missouri Senate for working quickly and in a bipartisan fashion to confirm my appointment of Larry Schepker as…

The underused retail and cultural hub Grand Center is about to get a new tenant. The University of Missouri-St. Louis has announced that it will move forward with a plan to build a new facility…