With the bifurcated politics of Illinois - Downstate versus Chicagoland - it’s sometimes easy to forget the now-presumptive Democratic nominee is from the state next door.

While Barack Obama’s ties to the Windy City have been woven into the fabric of…

Retired U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth, R-Mo. and arguably the most esteemed living Republican in state politics, weighed in this afternoon to offer a contrast between his choice for president — presumed GOP nominee John McCain — and the Democratic frontrunner,…

State Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons, R-Kirkwood and the likely Republican nominee for Missouri attorney general, is holding a fundraiser May 21 at Grant’s Farm.

Besides being a popular tourist attraction, the “farm” is the family estate of the…

You’ve heard of people getting a key to the city from the mayor? Well, the Missouri Senate just voted to give themselves a key to the dome.

While voting to change the name of the Governor’s Council on Disability and…

Sen. Chris Koster, D-Raymore, was just walking out of the Senate chambers to take a phone call during a minor procedural vote when his name was called to vote. He turned to inquire what the vote was about, and Sen.…

There was an interesting exchange in the Senate Government Accountability and Fiscal Oversight committee this afternoon. Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mt. Vernon, who chairs the committee, noted with some disdain that the Missouri Budget Project was used as a source for…

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and AG/gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon both came out last week against the proposed constitutional amendment that would require photo ID at the polling place. Today, Jeff Harris, a Dem running to replace Nixon, did too. His…

Supporters of Francis Slay converged on St. Louis University’s new basketball arena Friday, helping the mayor’s full-court fundraising press for 2009.

Slay has quietly amassed a robust re-election war chest, making the prospect of challenging him next year increasingly formidable. The…

I had seen this last week when it first came out and thought it worth a laugh but wasn’t sure if it’d go anywhere. 

Well with a seemingly quiet weekend in national politics — it was Mother’s Day, people — Fox…

Several years from now, some enterprising reporter is going to be listening to war tales about this whole e-mail tiff that’s been ruffling feathers lately. The reporter is going to get an idea to file a new sunshine request, asking…