CLAYTON – Kelli Dunaway is seeking the Democratic nomination for St. Louis County Council, District 2. Announced on Friday, Dunaway will be running in the special election to fill the seat previously held by County Executive Sam Page. “With the […]
Walker shares St. Louis Regional Chamber’s work in legislative session
ST. LOUIS — With only two weeks left in the legislative session, the St. Louis Regional Chamber is standing in a good place, “doing just as well as any other organization,” according to its vice president of government relations, Austin […]
GCC hosts annual Derby Day party
ST. LOUIS – Local nonprofit, Gateway Children’s Charity (GCC), held its 10th Annual Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser on Saturday. “We’re excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary with proceeds going to support Gateway Children’s excellent grant program to serve underserved St. Louis […]
Missouri Historical Society hosts inaugural fundraiser
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Historical Society hosted its inaugural fundraiser: Threads: History Never Looked So Haute on Saturday, April 13th. The new biannual cocktail party and runway show had nearly 200 guests in attendance and raised over $250,000 benefiting […]
County NAACP endorses proposal uniting city and county together
ST. LOUIS – The NAACP St. Louis County Branch issued a conference regarding the recommendations made by the nonprofit organization, Better Together, for a city-county merger on Thursday. Representatives from the nonprofit organization known as Better Together were in attendance […]
Wieher, of OFS, to speak at national child and family nutrition conference
ST. LOUIS – Even after the Healthy Hunger for Kids Act was established in 2010 by former-first lady Michelle Obama, there has still been a condescending look towards what school food looks and tastes like. Brian Wieher, director of child […]
Galloway, May, Billings bring in crowd at NWPC-STL galvanizing gutsy women gala
ST. LOUIS – The National Women’s Political Caucus of Metro St. Louis (NWPC-STL) hosted its Galvanizing Gutsy Women for 2020 gala brunch with special guests Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway, Missouri State Senator Karla May and Patrice Billings. There was […]
#StopTheBans Coalition holds rally in St. Louis, fight back against ‘extreme’ abortion bills
ST. LOUIS – New statewide #StopTheBans Coalition held a rally in St. Louis at Planned Parenthood on Thursday evening. Coalition partners including ACLU of Missouri, Gateway Women’s Access Fund, Hope Clinic for Women, NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, National Council of Jewish-Women-St. […]
MPUA addresses recent approval of Grain Belt Express by PSC
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Public Utilities Alliance (MPUA) held a press call on Tuesday to discuss the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) unanimous decision in approving the Grain Belt Express (GBX). In 1995, the Association of Electric informed municipalities in […]
Senator Libla files bill, deregulating Missouri’s energy market
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Senator Doug Libla, R-District 25, introduced SJR 25, an amendment to Article I of the Missouri State Constitution, adding a new section, Section 36, relating to the retail electric energy markets. SJR is a legislative […]