Slay

While opponents ratcheted up their recall campaign against him, Mayor Francis Slay greeted the push with political insouciance.

But, as he was downplaying the petition drive, supporters were quietly circling the wagons. Late last year, attorney Brad Ketcher formed a PAC — “Proponents’…

Hubbard

Outgoing State Rep. Rodney Hubbard — who narrowly lost a State Senate bid earlier this year– has found a new gig.

The New York-based political action committee Democrats for Education Reform — run by advocates and operators of charter schools — has tapped…

This just in from Missouri multi-millionaire financier and political activist Rex Sinquefield, who’s been actively promoting political efforts to allow some sort of tax breaks or vouchers for those who want to send their children to private, parochial or charter schools:

“The ‘Public…

We already know that financial whiz Rex Sinquefield enjoys spending his money on candidates who share his views on taxes and school choice. 

But what else does he spend his money on? His other passion: Chess.

Earlier this year, the spry millionaire promised…

Mayor Francis Slay used the suspension of a St. Louis charter school to take another dig at one of his most frequent targets of ire — the city school district.

The Can! Academies, located in northwest St. Louis near I-70 and Goodfellow…

There were a lot of empty chairs in the House on Wednesday night when legislators killed the proposal to use tax credits to finance scholarships for special-needs children.

The school-choice movement had campaigned hard for the proposal, dubbed “Bryce’s Law” after…