Kinder

ST. LOUIS — President Barack Obama is planning a televised address next week for students that will be beamed into the nation’s classrooms.

An appropriate session of civics — or a state-subsidized political advertisement?

Count Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, the only statewide GOP…

Reed

The Young Democrats of St. Louis will take on the Young GOP on Sunday in the annual softball game between the two groups.

Young Democrats have tapped as their coach Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed. The Dem roster will include…

Nixon walks with Brig. Gen. Gerald Lang at a base in Iraq

Gov. Jay Nixon and his Illinois counterpart joined three other governors who spent the weekend visiting military commanders and troops in Iraq and Kuwait.

Nixon announced his whereabouts in an unusual…

Kinder

Taking a break from trying to save his embattled bike race, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder will tour the state in favor of an initiative that would preserve the current process of forming worker unions.

For the moment, the only way employees can…

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Francis Slay — the top booster for any plan that brings visitors and cash to the city, whether its from Republican or Democratic minds — does not need any extra reason to back the Tour of Missouri.

He…

Kinder at last year's tour

Jeff City guru Tony Messenger and Kathleen Nelson, the Post-Dispatch’s cycling scribe, teamed up for a story today on the possible cancellation of the Tour of Missouri bicycle race.

Those who follow Missouri politics know that…

Two prominent Republicans today endorsed the bid of U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt for the U.S. Senate.

The Associated Press reported that former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder announced their support for the Congressman’s campaign.

Blunt is…

Talent, left, and Roy Blunt

Roy Blunt’s campaign for Senate has called a press conference for tomorrow in Frontenac where the Republican is poised to add another prominent name to his endorsement roster.

Blunt will be joined by former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent,…

Kinder

Seeking to ensure no repeat of the appointment imbroglio surrounding ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is urging approval of a proposal in Jefferson City that would change how vacancies in state offices are filled.

Blagojevich, of course,…

Kinder, left, and Slay at a fundraiser last year

As reported in our story today and earlier at the Beacon, Mayor Francis Slay received some re-election help from across the party line.

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder — the state’s only Republican elected statewide official —…