WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan booked the House Agriculture Committee room to raise  a glass to fellow St. Louisans in town for Tuesday’s presidential inauguration.

From the guests inside, it might as well have been Beffa’s…

Gov. Matt Blunt issued a statement today praising pork — but, relax Republicans, this bacon is politically kosher.

In a ceremony today at the state Department of Agriculture, Blunt declared October as “Pork Month” in Missouri.

“Missouri pork producers continue to have a…

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan and area farmers and advocates held an event supporting Sen. Barack Obama today at the Sappington Farmer’s market on Watson Road.

This is part of a multi-day tour by Obama campaign surrogates and supporters…

For the second time this week, Gov. Matt Blunt is tangling with our colleagues downstairs in the editorial department.

Earlier, Blunt was miffed about budget issues. Today, he objected to an editorial Sunday tweaking candidates on both sides of the aisle for their “rural…

Looks like Mizzou football favorite Brock Olivo isn’t the only former college athlete running for Congress in the state’s 9th District.

In a post yesterday, we used a baseball reference to describe Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer’s formation of a group of agricultural supporters. (It’s…

Former state House Speaker Jim Kreider — a pro-gun Democrat from Nixa, Mo. who was the last of his party to hold the state House’s top post (and then lost a bid for the state Senate) — is hosting Attorney General…