El-Amin

ST. LOUIS — The intrigue continues to pile up in the push to replace Jeff Smith in the State Senate.

Last night, at a meeting of north St. Louis Democratic committee members, State Rep. T.D. El-Amin announced he is no longer seeking…

UPDATED: St. Louis Alderman Greg Carter, chairman of the committee hearing testimony on a proposed smoking ban for most public places in the city, will hold a third hearing next week. It is set for 1 p.m. July 9 at City…

Nasheed

State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, one of a handful of Muslim state legislators in the U.S., has issued a statement condemning America’s reaction to the Israel’s recent missile attacks on Gaza.

“The recent Israeli aggression is both unwarranted and completely disproportionate,” Nasheed…

Jamilah Nasheed

State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed of St. Louis, a Democrat, is channeling the failed campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof.

Use the Rainy Day Fund, she says.

In the campaign, Hulshof suggested using the Rainy Day Fund to give loans to small…

Moore

Sam Moore, the first-term alderman from the Fourth Ward, is hosting a holiday fundraiser tonight at the Homer G. Phillips Senior Center in the Ville.

While it’s always wise for a Fourth Ward politician to keep a healthy bank account —…

Filling out the results are several interesting State House races in St. Louis.

State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed coasted to victory in what grew into a bitter primary with Kim Gardner, an assistant city prosecutor.

Attorney Mike Colona won by a broad margin in the…

As results trickle in from around the state, the city elections board has already posted the returns for absentee ballot.

In the 64th State House district, incumbent Rachel Storch had 141 ballots compared to 47 for rival Mike Roberts Jr.

Farther north in the…

State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed has found herself in a thorny political battle that most incumbents usually get to avoid — especially in a primary.

Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat vying for her second term in the State House, is facing a…

From her start as a community activist — some would say agitator — State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed has never been one to back down from a fight. (Just ask the police officers who dragged her off the MetroLink tracks during a protest…

Jay Nixon can start planning his victory party — for August, at least.

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan certified the primary ballot this week, tossing off the token opposition Nixon faced for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Democrat Daniel Carroll from Shelby County…