CLAYTON – St. Louis County Councilwoman Hazel Erby, D-District 1, was appointed to the new county government position, director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, by County Executive Sam Page. The appointment was announced on Thursday, Erby will begin her new […]
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 […]
What is going on in Missouri’s local government?
CLAYTON – With a subpoena issued to St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger and a 27-month sentence issued to Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders, there is one question to ask: why is there so much corruption in local politics? On […]
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 […]
Sen. Nasheed calls for return of local control to St. Louis public school district
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, has called on the Missouri State Board of Education to return full control of the St. Louis Public School District back to the elected board of education. On Wednesday, […]
Senator Williams lends Congressman Clay support in day of action, demanding end to shutdown
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay, D-1st District, joined Missouri AFL-CIO, union leaders, federal employees and local elected officials in his South St. Louis district office via video conference. On Friday, Clay addressed the crowd from his […]
Nasheed calls for trauma-informed, anti-bias training be implemented in media
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, called on Tribune Media Company to implement a new anti-racism training. On Friday, Nasheed tweeted out a thread explaining that she had thought a lot about what KTVI (Fox […]
Representative Mackey to speak at Clayton Township Democrats meeting
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – The Clayton Township Democrats will hold its first meeting of 2019 on Thursday, January 24th. Dedicating last year to listening and learning, Clayton Township Democrats brought speakers including The League of Women Voters and Stephen Webber […]
Reed found to have violated Missouri campaign finance law by MEC
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Ethics Commission recently issued three consent orders for campaign finance violations. Along with the President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, an unsuccessful state representative candidate and a political action committee were all […]
Johnson to run for party chairperson
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – J.P. Johnson announced that he is running for Chairperson of the Missouri State Democratic Party after current Chairperson, Stephen Webber, announced his resignation. Webber told St. Louis Public Radio on Wednesday that he sent a letter […]