JEFFERSON CITY — The first difficult political test for Attorney General Chris Koster could come later this week as the Democrat releases his report into allegations that the Department of Natural Resources violated the Sunshine Law in refusing to release a…

JEFFERSON CITY — The state Supreme Court heard arguments today from a St. Louis County man convicted of enticement of a child, who said his conviction was unconstitutional

The law in question imposes a mandatory five-year sentence, without parole, for those over…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan’s office will not confirm a story in today’s Belleville News Democrat that says her office is researching whether state Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, D-East St. Louis, can be both a state representative and an…

Kenney

Attorney General-elect Chris Koster has made his first major appointment, tapping St. Louis lawyer and former assistant attorney general Robert Kenney as his chief of staff.

Kenney, president of the Mound City Bar Association, is also currently a member of the firm Polsinelli…

Though he flicks at attacks from Republican rival Mike Gibbons, Democratic attorney general hopeful Chris Koster gets back to his main campaign narrative — a law-and-order man — in this new ad.

Lately, both campaigns have spent…

Bill Nassikas

Talk about an acrimonious split: The family of Chris Koster’s ex-wife continues to pour cash into defeating his bid for attorney general.

The latest contribution comes from Bill Nassikas, who is married to Koster’s former bride, Rebecca. Nassikas — president of…

Matzdorff

Turns out that Gov. Matt Blunt has long washed his hands — or, at least, his campaign account — of the crooked former telecom exec currently being used as an attack on Democratic attorney general hopeful Chris Koster.

The source of…

A biting new ad from Republican attorney general hopeful Mike Gibbons accuses Democratic rival Chris Koster of, among other misdeeds, accepting money tied to organized crime.

“As a county prosecutor,” the ad says of Koster, “he took contributions…

The new ad from Democratic attorney general nominee Chris Koster slams his opponent, Republican Mike Gibbons, as soft on Medicaid fraud.

“When I fought for prison tough sentences for these criminals,” Koster says in the spot, “my…

Gibbons

It’s not too difficult to imagine a Democratic backlash against attorney general nominee Chris Koster, whose deflection from the GOP was met by criticism that he was seeking an easier route to higher office.

The question is: Is “Democrats For Gibbons”…