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Mayor Frances Slay | Missouri Political News Service - Part 2

Entries Tagged as 'Mayor Frances Slay'

Picture of the Day: Charlie Dooley “Clowning Around”

June 11th, 2010 · No Comments

What a team! Francis, Sancho and Charlie! Related: STL County Executive Touts “Talent Deficiencies” on Campaign Website

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · Picture/Quote of the Day · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Slay/Dooley Security Detail Under Scrutiny

May 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Not only do St. Louis City and St. Louis County share the dubious distinction of providing free cars and free gas to certain highly paid employees, the two governments also provide taxpayer funded security for the mayor and the county executive. Last October, St. Louis County police sources encouraged a local television station to investigate […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

St. Louis Area Govt. Official’s Free Gas & Free Cars – Pt 2

May 24th, 2010 · No Comments

This is even more outrageous! Post Dispatch reporter Jake Wagman does a timely follow up to last week’s report by investigative reporter Elliot Davis on the personal use of St. Louis County owned vehicles for department heads. Wagman also takes a look at the vehicle policies for St. Louis City and a few surrounding jurisdictions. […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Phantom Support for a Phantom Republican?

November 25th, 2009 · No Comments

We told you earlier this month about “No Way Jay’s” sneaky attempt to put St. Louis Democrat Marjorie Melton in the Republican seat on the state Transportation Commission. Ms. Melton, the former President of the St. Louis City Board of Public Service, was dismissed earlier this year by St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. As a […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Mayor Frances Slay · St. Louis

EXCLUSIVE: Nixon Ready to Make “Republican” Appointment to Missouri Transportation Commission

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Sources  are alerting us that Governor Jay Nixon is allegedly ready to appoint Marjorie Melton, former President of the St. Louis City Board of Public Service, to a Republican Commissioner’s position on the Missouri Transportation Commission. Melton’s name is listed here with other prominent Democrats supporting Mayor Slay’s re-election bid. Ms. Melton previously worked for […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Mayor Frances Slay

Picture of the Day: Where Was Mayor Slay?

September 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

(From l-r) STL County Executive Charlie Dooley, STL Aldermanic Pres. Lewis Reed and Cong. Russ Carnahan @ Sunday’s astroturf healthcare rally @ the IBEW union hall. Doesn’t it seem strange that Democratic St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley can attend a healthcare rally in the city of St. Louis, but the Democratic mayor is missing […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Russ Carnahan · St. Louis

Jay Nixon Finds St. Louis! Snubbed By Slay & Dooley?

August 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Governor Nasty Nixon makes a rare visit to one of the state’s two metropolitan areas today. The lucky area this time around is the St. Louis metropolitan area. Governor “Nasty” will be at the Carnahan School of the Future in the city of St. Louis, (rated 2 out of 10 by a school rating website) […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Mayor Frances Slay · St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Slay Has “High Praise” for ACORN

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Besides the White House, ACORN sure has some powerful allies in St. Louis. Last week, Congressman Clay said he was “pleased” that ACORN was assisting with the census count. And now according to this blog, Mayor Francis Slay had “high praise” for ACORN during a recent ACORN/US Conference of Mayors sponsored conference call: “Last May, […]

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STL Mayor Slay Tells Handicap to Pay Up!

June 8th, 2009 · No Comments

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is a real card! The four time elected Mayor seems too have a real penchant for sacrificing his underlings when touch decisions have to be made. When the African American fire chief needed to be fired a few years ago, Slay promotes an African American within his administration to public […]

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STL American: Slay Snubs Obama at White House to Attend Fundraiser and Gala in St. Louis

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments

 By Chris King Of the St. Louis American According to Darwin Hindman, mayor of Columbia, Missouri and an advisory board member for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Slay is a member of the conference and was invited to the private meeting with President Obama at the White House on Friday. Instead, on Thursday night Slay […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · St. Louis