Haas
Perennial candidate Bill Haas is, true to form, jumping from one election to the next.
Haas notched a victory this summer in the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District, though lost in the general election to Republican incumbent Todd Akin.
Today, Haas…
Bill Haas, the improbable Democratic nominee in the 2nd Congressional District, already faces a formidable challenge in Republican incumbent Todd Akin – but that’s not stopping him from tangling with the top of the GOP ticket. 
In a radio ad…
As St. Louis Public Schools introduces three superintendent finalists to the community, the man who was a phone call away from taking the helm of the troubled district four years ago might himself be looking for a new job. 
It’s an…
Throughout the Democratic and Republican conventions, we’ll be providing short profiles of local delegates.
Here is another “Delegate Spotlight.”
Name: Hardy Billington
Age: 55
Hometown: Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Political experience: Vice chairman of the Butler County GOP; president of the Poplar Bluff School Board.
Road…
Are Bill Haas and Capitol Hill made to be together? 
We’ll see, but for now, what we know is this: Haas won a crowded Democratic primary tonight, and will face incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin in the November general…
Adding to the intrigue in what has become an acrimonious State House primary in the area around Tower Grove Park, one of the five Democrats running announced today that he has effectively dropped out.
Chad Beffa — a vocal critic of the…
Though U.S. Rep. Todd Akin’s job security appears to be firmly intact, that’s not dampening the race to run against him in November.
Five Democrats are competing in next week’s primary for the right to face Akin, a Republican whose district includes…
Mayor Francis Slay, a sturdy critic of the St. Louis Public Schools, has found a superintendent he likes across the city limits. 
On Monday, a note on Slay’s website lauded outgoing Clayton superintendent Don Senti, retiring after more than 12 years…
The Board of Aldermen is poised to rename a street in honor of former School Board president Harold Brewster, who died last month.
This morning at City Hall, 19th Ward Alderman Marlene Davis — a former School Board member who served with Brewster…
When Lewis Reed loaned his campaign more than $85,000 of his own money last year, he was essentially betting on himself to beat incumbent Board President Jim Shrewsbury.
The gamble paid off - Reed pulled off an improbably victory - but now…
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