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Antonio French
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Antonio French founded PubDef in 2005 and wrote most of the stories in this archive — camera in one hand, keyboard in the other. He went on to serve two terms as Alderman of St. Louis' 21st Ward, became the nation's eyes on Ferguson in 2014, and wrote the law that put St. Louis city government on YouTube. Today he is a columnist and Editorial Board member at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a twice-weekly contributor on The Big 550 KTRS, and a regular election-night commentator on KMOV.
The Missouri House and Senate both came back into session today to revisit the economic development package (HB 327) previously vetoed by Governor Matt Blunt. Of course, included in that package is the controversial Land…
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PUB DEF SPECIAL REPORT Poisoning the well of good faith negotiations in trying to reach a compromise on the controversial Land Assemblage Tax Credit is the amount of anger and raw emotion people have towards…
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The term of St. Louis Public Schools’ chief executive officer may be even shorter than many predicted. Governor Matt Blunt’s appointment to the Special Administrative Board of the city schools, Rick Sullivan, has yet to…
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When it comes to the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit, the devil is in the details. A story in today’s Post-Dispatch says leaders in the Republican-controlled legislature are confident that a scaled-back version of Governor…
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At a 1st Ward neighborhood meeting this morning, Mayor Francis Slay broke the news of the arrest of three youths in the shooting death of police officer Norvelle Brown. Keep up with St. Louis politics…
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Governor Matt Blunt today officially called a special session of the Missouri General Assembly beginning August 20, 2007. From the press release: “I want to thank the leaders of the General Assembly for their great…
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At a press conference this morning at the corner of Montgomery Street and N. Garrison Avenue in north St. Louis, 5th Ward Alderman April Ford-Griffin voiced her concerns about the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit…
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A group of St. Louis legislators, including State Reps Jamilah Nasheed, Jeanette Mott Oxford and Rodney Hubbard*, State Senator Harry Kennedy, Aldermen April Ford Griffin, Dionne Flowers, Freeman Bosley, Sr., Jeffrey Boyd, Marlene Davis, Terry…
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St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch has joined the Chris Koster bandwagon. The County’s top law enforcer joins a long (and growing) list of endorsers of the Republican-turned-Democrat’s bid for Attorney General. From the press…
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