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…

UPDATE: The House Ethics Committee meeting tomorrow could be on HRM1, a “remonstrance,” which is basically a resolution that criticizes a lawmaker for inappropriate behavior. HRM1 was filed by Minority House Leader Paul LeVota on April 16 and referred to the…

Corcoran

JEFFERSON CITY — As reported on the Mother Ship this morning, state Rep. Michael Corcoran, D-St. Ann, has been charged with drunk driving related to a traffic stop that occurred on Feb. 6 in St. Louis County.

Corcoran’s attorney says he’ll…

Oxford

ST. LOUIS - State Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford is not one to worry about whether decisions she makes upset her party’s orthodoxy.

She proves that again today, with an endorsement of former State Sen. Maida Coleman for mayor of St. Louis.

Both Oxford and…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House passed a bill that would require the Department of Social Services to give grandparents preference when children are seized from their parents.

Sponsor Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, said this would help children stay out of…

Davis

JEFFERSON CITY — If you knew nothing about vehemently anti-abortion state Rep. Cynthia Davis, you might have thought she were the most adamantly pro-choice Democrat in the Capitol by listening to her Wednesday morning.

Davis is indeed a conservative Republican who…

St. Louis supporters of gay marriage are participating in a national day of hooky to protest the passage of Prop. 8 in California.

The ballot initiative outlawed gay marriage in the state, stoking the ire of activists in California and around…