WASHINGTON ­– U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (MO) and Tim Kaine (VA) announced that the Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act has unanimously passed the Senate. Their bipartisan legislation directs the U.S. Treasury to mint a coin to commemorate the Centennial of Negro Leagues Baseball. U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (Mo.) and Steve Stivers (Ohio) […]

A Message From Tishaura Jones, Running For Re-Election St. Louis City Treasurer… A Progressive With A Track Record In the coming days and months, we look forward to talking about how we have improved and transformed the Treasurer’s Office since we took office. We sincerely believe the Treasurer’s Office has shown that you can both […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), released the following statement regarding newly-released data from United for Medical Research showing that National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding generated nearly $1.6 billion in new economic activity and supported […]

JEFFERSON CITY – State Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City, opposes Senate Bill 525, which allows a recovery charter high school to be operated in Kansas City for the purpose of educating students who are in recovery from a substance abuse disorder or dependency. “Funding for our public schools is based on the number of students […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after delivering remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) West headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green, Congressman William L. Clay, Jr. and St. Louis Mayor […]

Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of the state’s Clear the Air youth vaping awareness campaign to bring attention to the risks of using electronic cigarettes and vaping products. In October, Governor Parson signed Executive Order 19-18 directing the Departments of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and Public Safety (DPS) […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO.), a member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that several Missouri priorities he advocated for were included in the package of Fiscal Year 2020 funding bills, which passed the Senate today. The following appropriations bills were included in the package: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, […]

A Gentle Giant — Congressman Elijah Cummings Put “Decency” in His Politics – R.I.P. In today’s hostile political environment unlike the days, when I was a kid, where politicians went to dinner after agreeing and disagreeing, and had drinks, and started the next day anew. However, with the change of technology, and social media, grandstanding, […]

By Michael P. McMillan On August 9, 2014 lives were changed forever. From the loss of life from Michael Brown to the multitudes of lives that were affected in the St. Louis region and around the world, Ferguson (and Civil Rights) would never be viewed in the same light. In the months and years that […]

Women in Public Finance (WPF) is honoring St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green with its 2019 Founders’ Award for Lifetime Achievement. WPF will formally present the award at the organization’s 23rd annual conference, held Sept. 26 in Austin, Texas. “To be in public service and represent the taxpayers is a true labor of love,” said Comptroller […]