By Maurice Harris The face of public education in Saint Louis is changing. Although court challenges continue, the city’s school board has become superseded by a new transitional board appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt, Mayor Francis Slay, and Lewis Reed, president of the Board of Aldermen. It’s a change that makes sense: During the past […]

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Wonder if Sen. Bond adopted a southern accent while eating soul food in St. Louis with St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley? Pub Def video: [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/nfGeWSU7j3Y” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Video image courtesy of PubDef.net Since the launch of the Missouri Political News Service in April, we have asked our readers for news tips, suggestions, and videos to continually improve MOPNS. We thank you for your generous outpouring of two out of our three requests so far. Today, we are pleased to present to you […]

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A source close to the Missouri Development Finance Board has confirmed to the Missouri Political News Service, that the St. Louis Cardinal’s “Ball Park Village” proposal, will get final approval at the Board’s July 17th meeting. “The passage of this proposal is a done deal. All that’s left now is the formalities,” said our source. […]

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Mayor Slay has been out of the news lately-it works sometimes Funkhouser, try it-but this morning I noticed this at the News-Leader: The St. Louis circuit attorney’s office is changing philosophies. Now, the best prosecutors are going after the worst criminals in the hopes of better combating crime. Well, duh. Only in St. Louis can […]

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Aldermanic President Lewis Reed has launched a new website designed to keep city residents informed about important issues being discusses at the Board of Aldermen and highlight some of the great things going on in our city. www.PresidentReed.com will feature videos and photos of the latest events and happenings around town, and links to websites […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/2AE847UXu3Q” width=”375″ height=”300″ wmode=”transparent” /] John “Boy” Edwards (son of a millworker) is bringing his campaign – and his now reported $1,200 haircut – to St. Louis later this month for the Urban League Democratic Candidates Forum. The Urban League is holding its national convention in St. Louis this year. MOPNS wonders if that […]

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In the following guest editorial, Show-Me Institute policy analyst David Stokes, praises the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for its innovative approaches to managing Missouri’s transportation infrastructure. Stokes argues that MoDOT’s use of public-private partnerships and the “design-build” project model is bringing increased efficiency and savings to Missouri residents. Stokes says MoDOT deserves a great […]

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  The Political Fix is reporting that the Arch City Chronicle will cease its hard copy edition at the end of this month. To borrow from publisher Dave Drebes’ vernacular; the paper is “toast”. The Missouri Political News Service wonders if Mr. Drebes will nominate himself or his now defunct paper for one of his […]

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This is a statement released jointly today by Mayor Slay, President Reed, and Comptroller Green: For years, the City has had a covenant with its employees: work hard, provide good public service, and you will receive a pension so you can retire with dignity. Unfortunately, over the years, the cost of those pension obligations has […]

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