West St. Louis County townships provided more votes last Tuesday in St. Louis County for banning smoking in indoor public places, but the strongest sentiment for the ban came from townships in the central part of the county.

The St. Louis…

With the election four days away, energized supporters and opponents of the Proposition N smoking ban have stepped up their campaigns and picked up more money - with the anti-ban committee thus far outraising supporters but the pro-ban committee picking…

Candidates wait in the rain to file Monday in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As the Post-Dispatch reported today, hundreds of politicians and political wannabes filed nominating petitions yesterday to get on the Feb. 2 primary election ballot.

It was the first day…

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Today is the first day of candidate filing for Illinois’ Feb. 2 primary election, a bi-annual Springfield ritual that has candidates or their representatives (usually the latter) lining up in…

With the November 2010 election more than a year away, the race for state senator in the 24th District already is a big money affair.

The four candidates in the race – three Democrats and a Republican – already have…

Schildroth

Florissant city councilman Keith Schildroth has announced that he is a Democratic candidate for the 76th district seat in the Missouri House.

State Rep. Michael Spreng, D-Florissant, currently holds the seat but cannot run for re-election because of term limits.

Schildroth, 49, was…

Steve Stenger

St. Louis County Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton, denies he is the sole reason that exemptions from casino floors and bars are in a ban on smoking in indoor public places that voters are likely to consider on Nov. 3.

He…

Choose Kirkwood, which opposes an initiative to ban smoking in indoor public places, has received the city’s permission to circulate petitions for an initiative on a competing proposal. The group plans to start seeking signatures this week.

The Choose Kirkwood initiative…

St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley and Bill Corrigan, his likely Republican opponent in the November, 2010 election for the office, are raising money at a fast pace, campaign finance reports said.

Dooley, a Democrat, reported raising $320,764.69 between April 1 and…

Terri Williams, a former mayor of Webster Groves, will launch her campaign for a seat on the St. Louis County Council in a parade.

Terri Williams

Williams will have a float — “Hometown Girl at Election Time” — in the Webster Groves…