Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has agreed to headline the Missouri Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, to be held June 8 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel and generally the state party’s biggest event of the year. A party spokesman said that Gov. Jay Nixon had invited Patrick to be the keynote speaker for the event.
With no apparent debate, leaders of the Missouri Democratic Party -- pleased with the party's statewide victories -- quietly re-elected on Saturday their slate of top officers, including Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders as party chairman, and St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green as the vice-chair.
The Missouri Democratic Party is engaging in the U.S. Senate contest between Republican Todd Akin and Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill, by filing formal complaints with the U.S. House and the Federal Election Commission against Akin.
The sparring between the two Democratic congressional incumbents running in St. Louis’ 1st District took a new turn Tuesday, as U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. launched the first TV ad. Clay’s spot makes no mention of his rival, U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan and, instead, promotes Clay as an unapologetic progressive.
U.S. Reps. William Lacy Clay and Russ Carnahan ended this week on the campaign trial the way they started it – sparring over old votes. On Friday, the dueling duo also got personal.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, a veteran sportsman, called for Democrats at Saturday’s state convention, to remember that politics isn’t a sport – even if it is often treated like one. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan exhorted the delegates to use their commitment to combat the outside money from conservative groups.
Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear will headline the Missouri Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, a major fundraising event that’s taking place June 22 in downtown St. Louis.
Eight months before this year’s major statewide elections, the Missouri Democratic Party is shopping for a new executive director after Matt Teter left the post amid publicity over a domestic disturbance.
Regional Teamsters president Jim Kabell told hundreds attending Democrat Days in Hannibal that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was the sole reason why the state has not been embroiled in the combative battles between unions and Republicans that have engulfed many other Midwestern states.
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., dropped her prepared speech at the annual Democrat Days in Hannibal. Instead, she challenged her GOP rivals to disavow remarks by talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who insulted a young woman law student.
Politics · 1st District congressional race · Missouri Democratic convention · Missouri Democratic Party
Jay Nixon · Claire McCaskill · William Lacy Clay · Russ Carnahan · Mike Sanders · Jim Kabell · Chris Koster · Matt Teter · Steve Beshear · Robin Carnahan
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee · National Republican Senatorial Committee
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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.
The world seems eager to learn more about Pope Francis, so learning that he admires St. Philippine Duchesne and her spiritual daughters — Argentinean nuns who have been under Francis' spiritual direction as they live among the poor — adds to understanding.
The celebration in Sikeston will reunite residents of the community which was destroyed in May 2011 when the Army Corps of Engineers opened the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway to alleviate flooding on the Mississippi. Residents are still hoping for a FEMA buyout so they can relocate their village.
The Newman Money Museum at Washington University has a quirky pseudo-robot Ben Franklin in the basement that is essentially a TV screen projected into a plastic shell head.
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.
"Lost Egypt," at the St. Louis Science Center, combines real images shot in Egypt with art and artifacts as well as interactive and family-friendly features and explanations of the science used to uncover the ancient world. The exhibit will run through Sept. 2.
Opera is for snobs. Country music is for rednecks. Everybody loves Chuck Berry now that he's been around for a few decades, but what about Nelly? Why can't we simply respond to what's before us without dragging preconceptions and prejudices into play?
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.
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.
Opera is for snobs. Country music is for rednecks. Everybody loves Chuck Berry now that he's been around for a few decades, but what about Nelly? Why can't we simply respond to what's before us without dragging preconceptions and prejudices into play?
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.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.