Maxine Johnson yells at the man who grabbed her sign

Though police activity at the town hall forums hosted by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and fellow Democrat U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan differed in severity, they share at least one thing in common: A…

ST. LOUIS — State Auditor Susan Montee’s news conference on Tuesday lasted well over an hour, but it wasn’t because reporters were peppering her with questions.

Instead, many of the questions — and discourse– came from members…

Montee

ST. LOUIS — More than a year and a half ago, members of the local Green Party submitted a petition urging State Auditor Susan Montee to investigate the lead-paint poisoning prevention program at City Hall.

The Greens were successful — but, under state…

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Francis Slay will face independent candidate Maida Coleman in a debate next week sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

Green Party nominee Elston McCowan and Libertarian Robb Cunningham have also agreed to participate.

The 7 p.m event will be next Monday,…

McCowan, left, and De Vivo

While attention has been focused on who will challenge Mayor Francis Slay in the Democratic primary, the Green Party today added some intrigue of their own: A contested primary.

Mayoral hopeful Elston K. McCowan, a union official and…

Montee

State Auditor Susan Montee will release the next installment of her wide-ranging look into the books at City Hall this morning.

Members of the local Green Party, seeking to ensure adequate funding for lead-paint abatement, petitioned Montee to audit city finances last…

McCowan

The Green Party’s Elston K. McCowan, a preacher and union official, was the first mayoral hopeful to declare his intention to challenge incumbent Francis Slay.

And while he has been stumping for weeks, McCowan is yet to officially file.

Last week, McCowan lead a…

Slay fills out ballot papers with an elections official

Next year’s race for St. Louis mayor will look a lot like the previous one.

Mayor Francis Slay this morning officially put his name on the 2009 ballot, where it will appear alongside a…

McCowan

If Green Party candidate Elston K. McCowan is going to gain any traction in his bid to unseat Mayor Francis Slay, it’ll help if he has at least some support from organized labor.

But even his own union is backing the opposition.

McCowan works…

As mentioned earlier, the Rev. Elston K. McCowan, a pastor who works for the Service Employees International Union Local 2000, announced this morning at City Hall he is running for mayor of St. Louis as a…