Jeff Berman, a former campaign aide to President Barack Obama, joined Bryan Cave’s new public policy and governmental affairs practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Berman was the national delegate director for the Obama campaign and came up with ...
Read More »New charges brought in alleged fake attack case
Man and woman now charged with conspiracy A federal grand jury added new charges on Wednesday against a woman accused of staging an attack to bolster a civil lawsuit and the man she allegedly hired to carry out the attack. ...
Read More »Gynecologist seeks to stop abortion protests
Abortion protesters picket the offices of WomensCare Gynecology Center in Bridgeton on Wednesday. The office is suing to try to keep the protests off its property. Photo by Karen Elshout A Bridgeton gynecologist says anti-abortion protesters are harassing his patients, ...
Read More »Martinez confirmation bogs down again in Senate
Final vote might come today Linda Martinez’s path to leading Missouri’s Department of Economic Development hit yet another roadblock on Wednesday. Sen. Scott Rupp, R-Wentzville, blocked the St. Louis attorney’s nomination from coming up for a vote in the Missouri ...
Read More »Wash. U. plans appeal of $525,000 verdict
Washington University plans to appeal a $525,000 verdict issued against it in an age-discrimination claim by a former surgeon and department head. The university’s defense attorney, Joe Conran, of Husch Blackwell Sanders, said he plans on appealing after making post-trial ...
Read More »County agrees to fund facilities for mentally ill
Residents of a Madison County, Ill., facility for the physically disabled and mentally ill failed to force the county to keep Shelter Care Home open, but they succeeded in getting county assistance for at least 10 years. The home will ...
Read More »Woolner: Obama needs to give tax dodging nominees a rest
The form contained 63 questions for those seeking high posts in the Obama administration. The questionnaire asked for writings, speeches, financial statements, tax returns, e-mail, brokerage statements, mortgage papers, some documents going back 10 years or more. It asked for ...
Read More »Deeken: Missouri needs to examine its death penalty system
For the past several years I have sponsored legislation that would impose a moratorium on executions in Missouri while a commission does a complete study of the death penalty system in our state. This may seem a strange action for ...
Read More »St. Louis County bond issue axed
Proposal would have paid for new family court building
Read More »Obama needs to give tax dodging nominees a rest
The form contained 63 questions for those seeking high posts in the Obama administration. The questionnaire asked for writings, speeches, financial statements, tax returns, e-mail, brokerage statements, mortgage papers, some documents going back 10 years or more. It asked for ...
Read More »Missouri needs to examine its death penalty system
For the past several years I have sponsored legislation that would impose a moratorium on executions in Missouri while a commission does a complete study of the death penalty system in our state. This may seem a strange action for ...
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