Elections & Campaigns

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,…

UPDATE 1 P.M. WILL YOU BE MY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? The race for Lt. Governor is as crowded as Hwy 70 at 6 p.m., who didn’t scratch their name on the list as closing bell yesterday?…

On Tuesday, October 7, I found out I’d be in New York City on Election Day. I wasn’t leaving St. Louis until Wednesday, October 15, but packing is packing, so I never found time to…

State Rep. Rachel Storch, fresh off her 4-to-1 defeat of real estate heir Mike Roberts, Jr., has turned her attention back towards her other role: that of chairwoman of the Missouri House Democratic Campaign Committee,…

Supporters of an effort to get on the November ballot a measure to eliminate affirmative action in Missouri missed their midnight deadline last night. In all likelihood, it was not a strategic blunder, but probably…

The Missouri Republican Party today accused Democratic State Auditor Susan Montee of playing politics with her audit of Republican Governor Matt Blunt’s office in order to help his Democratic challenger. Today’s press release: Montee Audit…

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, just issued its decision in the case of Robin Wright-Jones v. Connie L. Johnson, an appeal from the city of St. Louis involving a challenge to the validity…

Come on down to a Democratic candidates forum in the fightin’ 15th ward. Party representatives will be talking turkey about state and citywide candidates. On Thursday, there will be a discussion on the US Rep…