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Labor Unions Slam Slay

Antonio D. French — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:35:15 +0000

The St. Louis Labor Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday night slamming St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay for his poor union record and his recent effort to change benefits for city firefighters. The full text of the resolution: Whereas, the Fire and EMS Professionals of St Louis, International Association of Firefighters, Local 73 is the [...]

VIDEO: Feb 17th Board of Aldermen meeting

Antonio D. French — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:29:15 +0000

The February 17, 2012 meeting of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen:

VIDEO: Nixon calls for new ethics legislation [Updated]

Antonio D. French — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:26:18 +0000

Gov. Jay Nixon today called on the General Assembly to pass strong ethics legislation that restores the ethics provisions of Senate Bill 844, reinstates strict contribution limits, and bans legislators from acting as paid “political consultants” for fellow legislators. The Governor outlined these pillars of a strong ethics bill at a news conference in his [...]

VIDEO: McCaskill grills military leaders on spending

Antonio D. French — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:58:51 +0000

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill used a Senate hearing yesterday to grill the country’s top military leaders on the ballooning costs of government contracting, as well as the sustainability of taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. McCaskill used a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to continue her effort to cut spending and save taxpayer dollars, questioning U.S. [...]

VIDEO: Feb 10th meeting of the Board of Aldermen

Antonio D. French — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:55:11 +0000

The February 10, 2012 meeting of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen: