McMillan

ST. LOUIS — Amid rampant speculation over a possibly widening probe into public corruption, city License Collector Mike McMillan confirmed today he has been contacted by a federal official seeking personal financial information from him.

But it wasn’t the FBI.

McMillan, a former…

McMillan

ST. LOUIS — License Collector Mike McMillan is offering businesses late on their taxes a one-day amnesty to pay the obligations without penalty.

Businesses with late or unpaid license fees can pay them without sanction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

Slay, left, and McMillan

ST. LOUIS — Last year, at the height of speculation over who would run for mayor, incumbent Mayor Francis Slay hired an opposition research firm to look into License Collector Mike McMillan, the City Hall Democrat seen as…

McMillan

ST. LOUIS — Earlier this year, the city’s treasurer and parking czar announced he was slashing jobs to cope with the economic downturn.

Now, another citywide elected official, License Collector Mike McMillan, is also taking out the budget ax.

McMillan announced on…

Bailey

In 1997, former 19th Ward alderman Velma Bailey was bounced from office amid a feud with then Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr.

Bailey was an outspoken critic of the mayor, who in turn backed a young Democrat– Mike McMillan, who had been…

The Arch City Chronicle is keeping tabs on the rumor mill: They’ve got outgoing State Sen. Maida Coleman mulling a potential bid for the mayor’s office.

Coleman’s name has been linked to other offices since she arrived in Jefferson City. Two…

If you haven’t already yet, check out Jo Mannies’ column today from the Democratic Convention, in which she unearths a gold nugget of City Hall news from Denver.

St. Louis License Collector Mike McMillan, seen perhaps as the most viable African-American…

DENVER — The compliments were flowing from the Missouri Delegation tonight, as they left the Pepsi Center still enamored with Hillary Clinton’s keynote speech.

“She had to do it, and she did it,” said U.S. Rep Ike Skelton, an early Clinton supporter.

St.…

Notes from this month’s meeting of the city’s Central Democratic Committee show a sharp divide over a contribution the group made to Mayor Francis Slay.

Slay is, of course, a Democrat, and faces re-election next spring. Though nobody yet has emerged to…

We’re a tad late on this, but the City’s Central Democratic Committee met last week to select a new executive board.

Several fresh faces were added to the committee after winning seats in the August 5 election, including: Blogger Antonio French (21st…