U.S. Democratic Party Politics

Missouri Legislature Overturns Nixon's Veto on Anti-Contraception Bill

It's official: In Missouri, employers, insurance companies or anyone else involved in an individual's health care can legally refuse to cover the Pill. In a not-so-surprising move, both houses of the Missouri Legislature voted to override Governor Jay Nixon's veto of Senate Bill 749. SB 749 give ... More >>

The Convention That Could Have Been: What if STL Had Hosted the DNC?

If life in St. Louis is better than it was four years ago, it still ain't got nothin' on the summer of 1916--the last time we hosted the Democratic National Convention. You might remember that in 2010, St. Louis was a finalist to host the convention that brought 35,000 people to Charlotte, NC this ... More >>

Primary Results: Akin to Face McCaskill, Clay Trounces Carnahan, Jones Wins City Treasurer

Yesterday's Missouri primary resulted in a few surprises. The biggest, perhaps, was Congressman Lacy Clay's stunning victory over Congressman Russ Carnahan for Missouri's First Congressional District that includes all of St. Louis and much of the county. Clay garnered 63.2 percent of the vote to Car ... More >>

Nelly

8 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Soldiers Memorial, 1315 Chestnut Street.

Reps Russ Carnahan, Jerry Costello Don't Join House Dems on Anti-DOMA Brief

Representatives Russ Carnahan and Jerry Costello broke with House Democrats yesterday and kept their names off a brief urging a federal appeals court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Carnahan says he's committed t ... More >>

Supreme Court Ruling Puts Jamilah Nasheed Back on Ballot [Updated]

Update June 20 -- Mayor Slay has officially endorsed Nasheed for the fifth district senate seat. The mayor tweeted earlier this afternoon: "STL needs her energy in Jeff City." ------ Jamilah Nasheed's plan for world domination can continue, thanks to the Missouri Supreme Court, which ruled yesterd ... More >>

Former Gov. Roger Wilson & Edward Griesedieck Indicted for Campaign Contributions

Former Missouri Governor Roger B. Wilson, 63, and attorney Edward J. Griesedieck III, 53, were indicted by the united States Attorney's Office on Wednesday, April 10, on a single charge of misappropriation of insurance funds. The money was allegedly used to make a $5,000 political contribution to th ... More >>

Treasurer's Race Heats Up: Wessels Files Suit Against Williams A Week After Calling for Wahby to Step Down from Party Post

​It seems as if 13th Ward Alderman Fred Wessels is trying to pick-off his opponents in the race for City Treasurer like it's a dodge ball game. First he called for candidate Brian Wahby to step down from his current position of Democratic Central Committe chairman after a conveniently-timed polic ... More >>

Ed Martin To Run for ... Something

​Republican Ed Martin has kiboshed his plans to run for Congress, because the Missouri Attorney General's job seems more appealing. Or more attainable, maybe. Martin has previously announced his intentions for Congressional seats in Missouri's 2nd and 3rd districts, as well as one in the U.S. Sena ... More >>

Jamilah Nasheed Is Running For State Senate

​Today state Representative Jamilah Nasheed, subject of our August feature story Just Who Does Jamilah Nasheed Think She Is?, announced that she is running for the state Senate seat currently held by Robin Wright-Jones. Nasheed, who is in the middle of her third term in the state House, immediat ... More >>

Todd Akin: Doubts Climate Change, Constitutionality of Medicare

Akin touts his Tea Party credentials.​Congressman Todd Akin showed off his conservative bona fides Saturday in a meeting with Tea Party activists in Fulton. Akin, who's hoping to win the Republican primary for Senate, told the group that global warming is "highly suspect" and that he's proud of hi ... More >>

Let the Dems keep hating: Jamilah Nasheed could pull off the political coup of the century

It's Already 2012 for Claire McCaskill: Attack ads circulating online and on the radio

Citizens For a Stronger St. Louis: Pro-Tax Group Spent $417K

Rex Sinquefield: Billionaire spent $11 million, apparently to help a few Dems make a quick buck.​Rex Sinquefield may have been hoping to kickstart a discussion about whether the city's earnings tax is a good thing -- a discussion Mayor Francis Slay has indicated he's willing to have. But in the me ... More >>

Missouri Democrats Unhappy With Koster's Brief Over Health Care

Chris Koster: Missouri Democrats are not smiling back.​If you haven't heard yet, yesterday Missouri's Democratic attorney general, Chris Koster, filed a friend of the court brief in a Florida lawsuit in which 26 other states attorneys general are suing to block enforcement of the federal health ca ... More >>

Missouri Democratic Party Calls on Peter Kinder to Reimburse Tax Payers for Lavish Hotel Stays

Peter Kinder appearing in a 2010 interview about his lawsuit to stop "Obamacare."​If you didn't see yesterday's article on Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder, stop what your doing and give it a read. Post-Dispatch reporter Jake Wagman provides a text-book example on how to nail a double-tal ... More >>

Scott Ogilvie: St. Louis Independent Hopes to Pull Off an Upset in 24th Ward

ward24stl.comCan independent Scott Ogilvie defeat the Democratic political machine?​Daily RFT caught up yesterday with Scott Ogilvie, the independent candidate running for alderman in the 24th Ward -- the southwest sliver of St. Louis that includes the Dogtown, Franz Park, Ellendale and Clifton H ... More >>

Crystal Method

9 p.m. Saturday, November 22. Dante's, 3221 Olive Street.

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

False Prophets

Joe narrows the 2008 campaign playing field.

Ask a Negro Leaguer Column

Week of February 9, 2006

Rapid Fire

Where's the line between political blogging and political journalism?

The Resurrection of Carl Officer

East St. Louis’ prodigal son is back — but is he the man to save Sin City?

Farr Out Campaign

A loose-lipped former train conductor is looking to get his long-shot congressional bid on track

The Absurd Third

Last-minute campaign shenanigans mark the final days in the race to replace Dick

The Kings of Kingshighway

The Roberts brothers fight to bring back life to north St. Louis

Maximized

Look for local knockout Katina Mitchell at the newsstand (and up on roofs); plus, we're feeling the Joe-mentum and want to see how John Edwards measures up, and Sanford-Brown coach John Campbell gets the kudos he deserves

Go Blow

Missouri gives cement giant Holcim a permit to pollute

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

Wonk's Luck

African-American anger at the Democrats gives Jim Talent an opening

Joyce Abusive

Nobody's ever voted for Joyce Aboussie, but the congressman, the governor, the mayor and the county executive don't do anything political without her.

Party Disloyalty

The 20th Ward delivers for the Democrats, then gets dumped

Best Judge (If You're Michael Lazaroff)

Charles Shaw

Best Nonmusic Radio Show

Lavender Limelight, KDHX (88.1 FM)

Really Strange Bedfellows

With good guys like this, who needs bad guys?

White Fright

The race for mayor is, once again, all about race

Slimin' the City

When it comes to Election Day problems in St. Louis, the politicians' rhetoric doesn't match the reality

Filthy Riches

The Ashcroft and Carnahan campaigns profit from money laundered through a new and deliberately confusing fundraising scheme

Party Crashers

Ralph Nader tries to derail the corporate-sponsored presidential debates with a lawsuit. Protesters have their own plans to disrupt the Bush-Gore affair at Wash. U.

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of August 16-22, 2000

NO WALK IN THE PARK

Funding approval of Laumeier Sculpture Park's business manager is put on hold as St. Louis County Councilwoman Edith Cunnane calls for an audit of the park's finances