ST. LOUIS — With an open seat in a changing neighborhood, the race for 25th Ward alderman is perhaps the most intriguing board race on the March 3 primary ballot.
Wednesday’s debate at Confluence Academy included…
Mayor Slay mingles at a Capitol Hill reception Sunday
WASHINGTON — Francis Slay endured one of his toughest moments as mayor exactly a year ago, when his speech at the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony was drowned out by a…
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…
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…
Earlier this month, State Rep. Connie Johnson announced that, in solidarity with ousted Fire Chief Sherman George, she would not accept an endorsement from the firefighters’ union, which Johnson accused of helping push the chief out.
During George’s prolonged fight with City…
Mayor Francis Slay, coming off perhaps his most turbulent year in office, will give his annual State of the City address on Friday.
Looking back at last year’s address, Slay quietly achieved several of the goals he set for himself, such…
If Mayor Francis Slay is looking to secure his foothold on Room 200, he picked the perfect time to meet millionaire Rex Sinquefield.
Meanwhile, Sinquefield showed once again that when it comes to supporting candidates who share his views on school choice,…
To some African-American politicians in the city, Mayor Francis Slay has been radioactive since the ouster of former Fire Chief Sherman George.
But not to State Rep. Rodney Hubbard, who is running for State Senate in a district that includes some of…
Usually around this time, we receive news releases from candidates boasting about their latest endorsement.
But today, State Rep. Connie Johnson sent out a note highlighting whose backing she doesn’t want.
Johnson, seeking the 5th District Senate Seat, has informed the St. Louis firefighters’…
