Artist's rendition of lobbyist, right, delivering Christmas party cash to Missouri legislator.

State Rep. Allen Icet, R-Wildwood, says he sees no problem serving as chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee while he runs for statewide office next year. Of course he…

St. Louis’ Department of Health has been sending nurses into city parochial schools for decades. They do health screenings and make sure the children have received their immunizations.

Four nurses, all public employees, currently ride a circuit of 36 Catholic and Lutheran…

Elbert Walton Jr., standing, and tame fire board members Robert Edwards, left, and Joe Washington. (Post-Dispatch photo by J.B. Forbes)

So here’s attorney Elbert Walton Jr. and his pet rocks at the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District. Though besieged by…

The Mehlville school system is in a terrible financial mess, and it has no easy way out.

Last spring, with good intentions, the school board approved a large increase in teacher compensation. The district’s pay scale lagged behind other public schools…

The state of Missouri has more than 50 tax credit programs. They offer coupons good for discounts on corporate and personal income tax bills. Last year, the state redeemed $487 million worth of these coupons. That’s nearly half a billion dollars…