Subject: Jay Nixon

• Last Night: Hundreds at Mad Art Gallery Shout 'Yes We Can!' During Barack Obama Watch Party

  June 4, 2008

• So Long for Now, Sarah

  August 6, 2008

• Another Year Up in Smoke as Slay Unveils His '09 Legislative Agenda

  St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced his new legislative agenda recently on -- where else? -- his blog.  The tech-savvy mayor's wish list includes many of his perennial goals: additional charter schools, more local control of the police department and the retention of state tax credits for development. Slay also introduces a few new items, such as soliciting governor-elect Jay Nixon to create more inner-city jobs and asking for additional funding to help convicted felons re-enter society

  December 30, 2008

• Lawmaker Files Bill to Ban Red-Light Cameras in Missouri

  State Senator Jim Lembke (R-St. Louis/St. Louis County) introduced a measure this week that would ban the use of red-light cameras in Missouri. If passed by the General Assembly and approved by Gov. Jay Nixon, Lembke's bill (SB 211) would become law in late August. A group calling itself Missourians Against Red Light Cameras (MARLC) is championing the bill. The organization was founded about six months ago by Webster University employee Jesse Irwin and ex-Gov. Matt Blunt's former chie

  January 23, 2009

• The End of the Line for St. Louis Schools

  January 27, 1999

• News Real

  February 17, 1999

• Clearing the Air

  March 3, 1999

• Short Cuts

  April 14, 1999

• Is Governor Nixon Taking Cues From That Other Nixon -- "Tricky Dick"?

  Wikimedia CommonsAs history has shown, Richard Milhous Nixon was an extremely paranoid man. The 37th president installed a secret taping system in the Oval Office that allowed him to record conversations and phone calls and then use those tapes to strong-arm anyone -- friend or foe -- who dared to go back on their word.  Nixon's tapes would also be his downfall. The so-called Smoking Gun tape released to federal investigators during the Watergate probe revealed that Nixon knew about the cov

  March 23, 2009

• POPE-ASHCROFT HOLY WAR

  October 13, 1999

• Murder, They Advertised

  February 9, 2000

• Hot Contender: If looks count, Sarah Steelman may be your next governor

  March 26, 2008

• Gay Guns

  September 5, 2007

• Red Light, Green Light

  Did the city deliberately tailor the ordinance and bid requirements to favor only one red-light camera company?

  February 1, 2006

• All Aboard!

  We get political with Kerry and Dean, feel the bite of a "Mad Dog" and discover something amazing about Prius ownership. Plus, confidential to Unreal readers: Parking downtown is easy!

  August 11, 2004

• Dirty Little Secrets

  The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department keeps a tight lid on internal affairs. Even if it means breaking the law.

  February 11, 2004

• Two-Steppin'

  The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a Missouri cop could justifiably dance around Miranda

  October 29, 2003

• Legal Loopholes

  Vandalism isn't a crime in St. Louis. Just ask the police.

  August 13, 2003

• The Boxers' Rebellion

  When a renegade band of artists and writers tries to punch its way into the local fight game, the gloves come off

  April 2, 2003

• Angel's Wings

  Only Jay Nixon stands in the way of Angela Coffel's freedom

  March 12, 2003

• No Thanks, We're Brits

  October 23, 2002

• Base Motives

  It's lonely at the top for Talent and Carnahan

  October 9, 2002

• Best Example of Wasted Taxpayer Money

  September 25, 2002

• Sucker-Punched

  Jefferson County nailed them in an adult-business raid. Like it or not, they're poster boys in a fight to fix Missouri's sex laws.

  September 18, 2002

• Dressed for Deceit

  Women contractors are tired of being asked to front for firms owned by white males

  August 7, 2002

• Lunatic Fringe

  May 8, 2002

• Kill Your Radio

  May 1, 2002

• Shifting Ground

  February 13, 2002

• Letters to the Editor

  August 30, 2000

• Killer Campaign

  August 16, 2000

• Where the Sun Don't Shine

  June 14, 2000

• A Tale of Two States

  April 12, 2000

• News-Telegraph Dies, Victim of Drug Overdose

  February 16, 2000

• THIS LAND IS THEIR LAND

  December 8, 1999

• ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION

  November 10, 1999

• The Sacred & the Profane

  June 9, 1999

• The Last Picture Show

  December 30, 1998

• Money Doesn't Buy Politicians?

  December 2, 1998

• News Real

  December 2, 1998

• Press Releases of the Day: Beware the Possible Swine Flu Pandemic

  via WikipediaThis press release just in from the Red Cross, St. Louis Area Chapter, regarding the Swine Flu outbreak:"Think of this swine flu outbreak like severe weather. If you thought a storm was coming - you would take steps to prepare yourself," said Nicole Holtgrefe, director of preparedness and client services for the St. Louis Area Chapter. "No one can prevent a pandemic from happening, but we can work together to minimize its impact."  And this from Governor Jay Nixon: "Gov. Jay Ni

  April 27, 2009

• Live Blogging Obama's 100 Day Meeting at Fox High School

  10:25: Hello everybody! Have a seat10:26: It's good to be out of Washington and back in the Midwest! Yes. I love you, too!10:27: Obama gives shouts out to Senator Claire McCaskill, Governor Jay Nixon, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, State Auditor Susan Montee, and everyone at Fox High School. Thanks Warriors for the b-ball jersey. "I will wear with pride." 10:29: Did Obama just say Missou-rah not Missouri? 10:30: Yes, he did. Good gawd!10:31: My campaign was rooted in towns just like this on

  April 29, 2009

• Emergency Funding For Metro Clears One Hurdle, Faces More

  The Missouri House this week approved spending $12 million in federal stimulus funds to alleviate budget cuts at cash strapped Metro. The bill (H.B. 22) -- part of a larger stimulus measure -- was defeated once in the House before passing on Monday. It now faces an uncertain battle in the Senate. It's unclear, too, what will happen when/if the bill in its current form reaches the governor's desk. Governor Jay Nixon has remained largely mum on the St. Louis transit agency's historic service cuts.

  May 6, 2009

• The Big Bloody: Nightclub Landlord is Aide to Governor Nixon

  Governor Jay NixonThe man who runs Gov. Jay Nixon's St. Louis office, Rex Burlison, is the owner of a downtown building that houses Club Society. Last week, three men were gunned down shortly after leaving a concert at the nightclub at 325 S. 21st Street. Hours after the triple homicide, St. Louis Public Safety Director Charles Bryson closed the club for an invalid occupancy permit. As KSDK Channel 5 reports, police have responded to dozens of calls to the club in the past two years. Burlison, w

  May 12, 2009

• Matt Blunt: He's No Harry Truman

  Harry Truman and his "The Buck Stops Here" placard. Have you heard this one already? Matt Blunt's attorneys are asking the court to replace their client with Governor Jay Nixon in a lawsuit accusing the former governor of defamation and wrongful termination in the firing of political aide Scott Eckersley. Eckersley claims he was wrongly fired in 2007 after raising concerns that Blunt's office was not following the Sunshine Law in its e-mail practices. The former aide also claims he was defamed b

  May 14, 2009

• Rep. Russ Carnahan Files Legislation to Aid St. Louis Transit Agency

  flickr.com/photos/stlphotobloggerU.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis) filed a bill in Congress yesterday that would allow public transit agencies such as Metro to use federal transit funding for day-to-day operating expenses. Under current law, transit systems located in areas with more than 200,000 in population must use federal transit funds for capital improvements and not operating assistance. Carnahan's bill (H.R. 2746) would remove that barrier and allow transit systems of all sizes to us

  June 9, 2009

• Hear the One About the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Nazis?

  The New York Times had an interesting story this weekend about the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) and its ongoing battle with racist groups that want to adopt highways. Last year the National Socialist Movement (the neo-Nazi group that rallied in St. Louis this past April) signed on to clean up a half-mile of highway near Springfield. In exchange for its volunteering, the state awarded the National Socialist Movement a sign. As the Times reports: ...states have little leeway when

  June 22, 2009

• With Promises of Spending Accountability, Tour of Missouri Can Roll On

  Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder don't take no questions. Republican Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder loves cycling so much and now he's glad that Democratic Governor Jay Nixon does, too. At least that's the way Kinder put it Tuesday during a phone meeting with reporters. In a conference call Tuesday afternoon, Missouri's second-in-command gave a back-handed compliment to Nixon, whose administration froze on Wednesday funding for the bicycle race, which begins on September 7 in St. Louis and ends on Septem

  July 14, 2009

• Good News For Your Next Vacation to Afghanistan

  www.funnyphotos.net.auPlanning a little weekend getaway to lovely Afghanistan? Bird watching in the FARC-controlled jungles of Colombia? Visiting a quaint little health spa in Mogadishu? You're in luck.Thanks to a bill signed into law today by governor Jay Nixon, Missouri life insurance providers can no longer price gouge based on a customer's future travel plans. The bill, sponsored in the House by locals Scott Rupp (R-Wentzville) and Jake Zimmerman (D-University City), was lauded by the local

  July 21, 2009

• Recently Retired Post-Dispatch Editor Gets Six-Figure Gig with Governor Nixon

  Bertelson​Well, that didn't take long. Last month we reported how Post-Dispatch features editor, Christy Bertelson, was retiring after 23 years at the paper. Bertelson's last day at the P-D was this past Friday, August 28. Now -- three days after leaving the paper -- the Post-Dispatch is first to report today that its former editor has a new gig.Bertelson began work this morning as the deputy director of Gov. Jay Nixon's Transform Missouri Project, which oversees the use and spending

  September 8, 2009

• Lots Happening in the Newsroom at 900 North Tucker

  Photo ViaJoe Mahr​Let's start with the bad news: the imminent departure of St. Louis Post-Dispatch investigative reporter Joe Mahr (who the RFT just named its Best Reporter of 2009 earlier this month.) You probably saw his byline, along with that of fellow muckraker Jeremy Kohler, atop this past weekend's smackdown of the municipal judicial system.A memo to newsroom staff says Mahr is moving on up to the Chicago Tribune, where he'll sniff out corruption and other shenanigans in the m

  October 13, 2009