The anti-abortion group, Missouri Roundtable For Life, has filed an initiative petition that – if approved for circulation – seeks to ask Missouri voters in 2014 to restore campaign donation limits, which were eliminated in 2008. Such a move is in line with the views of Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat.
The next election for Missouri's governor is still 1,302 days away. But Attorney General Chris Koster is already gathering financial steam in his probable bid to succeed Gov. Jay Nixon.
John W. Maupin, a lawyer from Creve Coeur, has been tapped by Gov. Jay Nixon to hold one of the Republican seats on the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners. The nomination requires confirmation of the state Senate.
Missouri lawmakers are set to return from their mid-year break on Monday. And they're prepping for what could be a busy second half of the legislative session. Here's a review of how the session has gone so far.
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander led off a series of assertive lesser-known Democratic victors who exhorted party activists at the annual Democrat Days to stick to their principles. Kander said that Republicans are wrongly faulting their candidates, instead of their ideas, for last fall's GOP losses.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he remains serious about his threat – laid out in his State of the State address -- to launch a ballot initiative if the General Assembly doesn’t reinstate campaign donation limits. He asserted the public won't respond to critics "barking at me" because the public shares his concern about the "corrosive effect" of no limits.
Citizens want government to efficiently solve the problems that government is best suited to address. But efficiency was definitely not the first word that popped to mind this week as our elected officials grappled with three hot button issues -- Medicaid expansion, immigration and gun violence.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has announced that he is setting a special election date for June 4 for voters in the state’s 8th Congressional District to choose a replacement for U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, who stepped down Tuesday.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, both Democrats, haven't always been on the best of terms. Which adds significance to the governor's decision to endorse Slay for re-election.
Gov. Jay Nixon set the date to fill two vacant seats in the Missouri House, including the St. Louis-based 76th District. That seat was left vacant after former state Rep. Chris Carter, D-St. Louis, was elected to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
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Meeting in St. Louis next week, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will have its first opportunity as an assembled group to consider what to do after the Vatican issued a mandate for change this spring. It calls on the conference to reorganize and more strictly observe church teachings.
When a family of four goes to the St. Louis Zoo, they can be forgiven for not knowing it will cost them $60, $72 if they park. If they can't pay, the alternative is to tell the kids they can't do what kids do at the zoo.
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley gave reporters less than a half-hour’s notice today when he announced that conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh’s sculptured bust will be formally installed in the Capitol at 1 p.m.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
Author M.M. Costantin, who has lived near the Loop for more than 40 years, compiled a photo book that shows Delmar when it was bustling, when it was dangerous and when it came back to life.
They arrived four years ago as fifth-graders, behind in their work and not used to rigorous classes, but they've advanced rapidly and have a strong academic grounding for high school.
The Beacon's Mary Delach Leonard and Rob Koenig extensively covered flooding in 2011 in Missouri. Now this coverage is compiled in an iBook. Read the stories.
Organizers aren't trying to replace the rib fest, but music lovers will be able to find tangy sustenance as they listen to such greats as Mavis Staples (pictured), Big George Brock, Trombone Shorty, Kim Massie and Marquise Knox take the stage.
Isley, a world-class guitarist as well as a gifted songwriter, communicates and connects swith an audience on an intimate level at "An Evening of Music and Discussion." He is hosting the event on Thursday in O'Fallon, Mo.
Like many artists, dancer Antonio Douthit hears a different drummer. But the drumbeat that changed his life at 16 wasn’t in his head. It wafted from a window on Washington Avenue. Douthit comes home for a May 25 performance in "Spring to Dance."
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Twenty winners will split a million dollars and a wide array of professional services after this year's Arch Grants competition. Victors will also see one-on-one business mentoring in their prize package. The diverse group includes everything from biotech concerns to fashion enterprises.
Innovation and entrepreneurial activity are on the rise in St. Louis, especially in bioscience, technology and alternative energy. The Beacon's InnovationSTL section focuses on the people who are part of this wave, what they're doing and how this is shaping our future. To many St. Louisans, this wave is not yet visible. InnovationSTL aims to change that. We welcome you to share your knowledge, learn more about this vibrant trend and discuss its impact.
The Academy of Science-St. Louis hosts tours of EarthDance, an organic farm, and the Monsanto Agronomics and Breeding Facility May 21-22. The workshop is meant to prompt discussion and answer questions about these two competing philosophies of food production.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds was billed as a David vs. Goliath contest. Goliath won and won big. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer had violated Monsanto's patent on its genetically engineered soybean seeds.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
You have to know your audience: McDonald's regulars don't need free-range chicken or a certain breed of beef; a second-chance high school needs personally motivated students as opposed to people ordered to attend and low-income Democrats by and large don't want a cigarette tax.
Last week, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura sacrificed his crown as the King of America. He faced an individual decision to play against the best in the nation or the best on the planet. Find out what happened at that world-level tournament.
Our world sees rapid change in many ways -- how we view women, races, sexual minorities and other populations, for instance. While a daily delivery of new and different can be exhausting, it can force us to reflect and consider how to move forward, often incrementally, toward what is good and what bring value to our lives.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.