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09.23.2008 1:16 pm

Nixon bemoans, but benefits from, big checks

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In an e-mail to supporters today with the subject “Changing the rules,” Democratic nominee for governor Jay Nixon bemoans the repeal on campaign contribution limits in Missouri. Jay Nixon

“They’ve changed the rules in the middle of the game, eliminating all campaign finance…

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09.05.2008 10:29 am

Maida Coleman running for mayor?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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. Maida Coleman

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

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08.21.2008 11:23 am

Slay donation divides city Dem Central Committee

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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.Francis Slay

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

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05.18.2008 1:19 am

Was it just a “village” that fueled the filibuster?

Special to the Post-Dispatch

For those of us stationed outside Jefferson City, last week’s filibuster over the proposed repeal of the “village law” (which filled numerous Fix posts) was fascinating drama.

Or was it farce?

While at Mizzou on Saturday for a family college graduation, this…

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