Steve Stenger

St. Louis County Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton, earlier this month hired a public relations firm. On Tuesday, the company sent out an email declaring Stenger “is a rising star in St. Louis politics.”

“At 37 years old, Mr. Stenger has…

JEFFERSON CITY — Days after the legal battle over e-mails and Sunshine Law between former Gov. Matt Blunt and special assistant attorneys general ended, attorneys for the governor have sought to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a former deputy counsel…

UPDATE: John Comerford, a lawyer for Henry Herschel, offers the following statement on Herschel’s behalf:

“Now that the investigation is concluded, it is clear that Henry Herschel acted honestly and ethically in every respect. As Lou Leonatti noted in court, there is…

Eckersley

Scott Eckersley, the former staff lawyer to Gov. Matt Blunt whose firing helped fuel a 15-month controversy over how the governor’s office handles emails, offered up a statement Monday evening in reaction to a court settlement of a legal battle…

What a difference a few weeks makes.

Last month, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan gave some hope to the administration of Gov. Matt Blunt that the lawsuit seeking e-mails and back up tapes filed by investigators appointed by Attorney General Jay…

Gov. Matt Blunt’s press secretary, Jessica Robinson, sent out a statement this afternoon praising Judge Richard Callahan’s ruling that tossed out a lawsuit filed by an investigative team set by Attorney General Jay Nixon to probe the handling of e-mails by…