Mike Cunningham

JEFFERSON CITY — The House has approved 83-74 a proposal that would require secret ballot in some elections, including those for unions.

The resolution came about after debate about the federal Employee Free Choice Act, which would allow union organization…

Slay

Mayor Francis Slay has bolstered his campaign fund with help from a law firm recently tapped to receive a tax break from City Hall.

Thompson Coburn — which in October was promised a $700,000 incentive package in exchange for keeping its office…

Gephardt

For the third day in a row Wednesday, Barack Obama made a key appointment to his economic team.

And, for the third day in a row, no mention of who would represent the Labor Department on his cabinet.

Obama continues to put off…

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…

Political donors will often hedge their bets by giving to both candidates in a competitive race.

But, in this month’s contest for Missouri governor, Wal-Mart found a way to make sure it was backing the winner: Wait until the polls close.

Campaign…

Gephardt

In the category of too soon by several hundred miles, Politico has sketched out potential cabinets for both Barack Obama and John McCain.

The local connection: Former St. Louis congressman Dick Gephardt, who the Politico says could fit right in as…

The union that represents city firefighters has become the latest to back Mayor Francis Slay’s third term.

Just weeks ago, union members were lined up outside City Hall, picketing Slay’s role in taking a pay-raise proposal off the table.

With a new pay…

Slay

A few months ago, members of the unions that represent municipal workers were picketing City Hall, angered that a pay package they had negotiated had been taken off the table at the last minute amid budgetary concerns from Mayor Francis…

In an e-mail to supporters today with the subject “Changing the rules,” Democratic nominee for governor Jay Nixon bemoans the repeal on campaign contribution limits in Missouri.

“They’ve changed the rules in the middle of the game, eliminating all campaign finance…

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will appear with two of her Senate colleagues — Jim Webb of Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana — in St. Louis this afternoon to comment on the loss of 900 automotive jobs, and more to come.

In cuts that…