Whitehead

ST. LOUIS — Before she clinched the nomination to fill a vacancy in the State House on Saturday, St. Louis Democrat Hope Whitehead paid a visit to City Hall a day earlier.

Not to mobilize supporters, but to pay hundreds of dollars…

Whitehead, left, and May

ST. LOUIS — Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: City Democrats will gather this weekend to pick a nominee to replace a lawmaker who left office after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

This time, party leaders…

St. Louis Police headquarters

Former State Rep. T.D. El-Amin is certainly in no position to win lawmaker of the year, but — back before he got in trouble with the feds — he offered an intriguing solution to one of the…

Bryson, left, and El-Amin

ST. LOUIS — Former State Rep. Talibdin “T.D.” El-Amin has released a statement saying that city public safety chief Charles Bryson had nothing to do with the bribery plot that pushed El-Amin out of office.

According to court documents,…

Karla May

ST. LOUIS — The push to replace T.D. El-Amin in the state House is getting more crowded.

Earlier, we told you that 26th Ward Committeeman Joe Palm was interested in the seat. Now, another name has emerged: the First Ward’s Karla May, who,…

El-Amin

ST. LOUIS — Did it get lost in the mail?

Almost a week after State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin admitted accepting a bribe, the St. Louis Democrat became a former state representative, submitting a one-line resignation letter to Gov. Jay Nixon.

“Effective immediately, I…

Slay

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Francis Slay played a pivotal behind the scenes role in tabbing the Democratic nominee to replace former state Sen. Jeff Smith, who stepped down last month after pleading guilty to a political cover-up.

But what about the contest…

Joe Palm

ST. LOUIS — City politicians watching the scramble to fill Jeff Smith’s Senate seat learned a valuable lesson: Patience is not a plus.

Joe Keaveny, who won the nomination to replace Smith, scored early points with Democratic Committee members by being…

ST. LOUIS — They don’t allow laptops in federal court rooms, but there is no prohibition against Twitter.

State Rep. T.D. El-Amin will appear in court today, the third St. Louis area Democrat in the last month to face corruption charges in…

El-Amin

ST. LOUIS - A Democratic Party already reeling from the conviction of two state lawmakers may soon take another hit.

State Rep. Talibdin “T.D.” El-Amin is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday on an unspecified criminal matter. The charges are expected…