TMT: First thing’s first, why do you decide to deliberately be arrested? I wanted to send a message directly to protestors as an elected official.…
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Saint Louis, Mo. — A few hours before Gov. Jay Nixon announced a gubernatorial commission to study the socioeconomic issues underscored by events in Ferguson,…
FERGUSON, Mo. — State Senator Jamilah Nasheed was arrested in Ferguson tonight. The Democratic state senator was arrested during a small peaceful protest in Ferguson,…
Saint Louis, Mo. — St. Louis City Mayor Francis Slay and state Senator Jamilah Nasheed announced today that applicants for city jobs will no longer…
Saint Louis, Mo. — Over the next few months and years, unions around St. Louis are making a concentrated effort to expand their worker base…
Saint Louis, Mo. — Flanked by union leaders and the program’s inaugural class, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced the launch of the Building Union…
Saint Louis, Mo. — Flanked by more than 25 local and state lawmakers and a handful of Boeing executives, Gov. Jay Nixon announced today that…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With the recent announcement of layoffs at Noranda’s New Madrid smelter in light of Public Service Commission (PSC) not granting the…
FERSUSON, Mo. – This afternoon, the U.S. Small Business Administration declared an economic disaster in Ferguson due to civil unrest. Businesses in Ferguson impacted on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Gov. Jay Nixon submitted a formal request for an economic injury disaster declaration to the U.S. Small Business Administration…