Coleman

ST. LOUIS — Mayoral hopeful Maida Coleman told the St. Louis American that Democrats are “raping us” for votes.

As a state senator, Coleman was the Democratic floor leader, making her one of the party’s highest ranking officials in Jefferson City.

But Coleman,…

Smith

Mayoral candidate Irene J. Smith has been quiet as the Tale of Two Colemans drama has swirled around the race.

But today, Smith issued a release congratulating Gov. Jay Nixon on his inauguration yesterday — and asking, for one of his first official…

The Arch City Chronicle is keeping tabs on the rumor mill: They’ve got outgoing State Sen. Maida Coleman mulling a potential bid for the mayor’s office.

Coleman’s name has been linked to other offices since she arrived in Jefferson City. Two…

Notes from this month’s meeting of the city’s Central Democratic Committee show a sharp divide over a contribution the group made to Mayor Francis Slay.

Slay is, of course, a Democrat, and faces re-election next spring. Though nobody yet has emerged to…

Locked in a tough political battle in the city’s near-south side, State House hopeful Joan Landmann announced today the support of State Sen. Maida Coleman.

Landmann, an attorney, is squaring off against four other Democrats in the primary race to replace term-limited State…

A spokesman for state Sen. Chris Koster, D-Harrisonville, minced no words Tuesday night as he responded to a formal complaint filed earlier in the day against Koster with the state Ethics Commission.

The complaint was filed Tuesday by state Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles, state…

In a move not wholly unexpected, outgoing state Sen. Maida Coleman today endorsed state Rep. Robin Wright-Jones in the Democratic Aug. 5 primary to select Coleman’s successor.

“I recruited Robin to replace me in the state House when I ran for the…

Missouri Democrats are hoping voters this fall will help them regain control of the governor’s office.

For the moment, though, they’ll have to settle for a Republican acting governor who’s happy to share the spotlight with colleagues from across the…

Kevin Gunn’s appointment as a utility regulator advanced a step this morning despite lingering resentment from Senate Democrats.

Gunn’s nomination to the Public Service Commission won approval from the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee on a 6-3 vote. The full Senate must…

It’s not overhauling Medicare or transforming the school-funding formula, but for State Sen. Maida Coleman, passing SB384 last year was a key victory.

It has not been easy for the veteran Democrat, in the last year of her term, to pass legislation…