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Pictured above, then-Rep. Doug Beck, D-Affton, left, and Rep. Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, right, discuss the highs and the lows of the 2019 legislative session during a town hall
meeting at the Affton Elks Lodge.

State representative shunned by Democrats launches campaign for Missouri governor

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 19, 2024

A Democratic state representative booted from her party’s caucus because of her association with a man described as a Holocaust denier and another called a conspiracy theorist is running for governor. State...

Mike Shannon, a lead maintenance driver with the St. Louis County Department of Transportation, is administered the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at St. Louis Countys mass vaccination site in Ferguson. The site, which is located at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, began public vaccinations the following day for those eligible.

After outrage over unused vaccines at rural clinics, Parson vows more STL, KC events

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent March 4, 2021

Last week, multiple mass vaccination events in rural areas neared the end of the day with hundreds of doses still on hand — prompting health departments to take to social media and encourage anyone to...

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Missouri Republicans look to reinstate voter ID requirement

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent February 27, 2021

About 137,700 registered voters in Missouri did not have a state-issued identification in 2017, according to an analysis from the secretary of state’s office.  Another 140,000 voters had expired IDs,...

Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, pictured above, and Rep. David Gregory, R-Sunset Hills, hosted a food distribution event at Mehlville High School in September.

After voting not to require masks, Missouri House shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 20, 2021

The Missouri House of Representatives is not meeting this week because of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building, Republican leaders announced Thursday evening. Without giving details, House...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page attends the ribbon cutting for the 9 Mile Garden food truck garden in Affton Thursday, July 9.

Pushback on Page: Legislators want pandemic orders under state instead of county

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 9, 2020

South County state legislators led by Sen. Andrew Koenig are filing emergency legislation to take power away from counties when it comes to public-health orders like those St. Louis County has repeatedly...

Page, Trakas file to run again; both will have three challengers

Page, Trakas file to run again; both will have three challengers

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 2, 2020

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will face three challengers in the Democratic primary this August, and Councilman Ernie Trakas also has three challengers for his 6th District seat. Filing for county,...

Candidate filing underway for Aug. 4 primary

Candidate filing underway for Aug. 4 primary

February 27, 2020

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will face two challengers in the Democratic primary this August. Page, county Assessor Jake Zimmerman and Ladue businessman Mark Mantovani all filed Tuesday for the...

Pictured above, then-Rep. Doug Beck, D-Affton, left, and Rep. Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, right, discuss the highs and the lows of the 2019 legislative session during a town hall
meeting at the Affton Elks Lodge.

State legislators Beck, Unsicker to hold town hall tonight in Affton

January 9, 2020

Two area state legislators will be hosting a joint town hall Thursday night in Affton to preview this year’s legislative session in Jefferson City. Reps. Doug Beck, D-Affton, and Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury,...

Pictured above, then-Rep. Doug Beck, D-Affton, left, and Rep. Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, right, discuss the highs and the lows of the 2019 legislative session during a town hall
meeting at the Affton Elks Lodge.

Beck, Unsicker hold joint town hall to review 2019’s legislative session

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 10, 2019

State representatives Doug Beck, D-Affton, and Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, held a joint town hall this summer to discuss the highs and lows of this year’s legislative session. Beck represents Affton...

Rep. Doug Beck, D-Affton, presents a legislative commendation to retired Lindbergh Superintendent Jim Simpson in June 2018.

Beck, Unsicker host town hall on 2019 session

May 30, 2019

Reps. Doug Beck, D-Affton, and Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, will hold a joint town hall meeting and end-of-session 2019 Missouri legislative wrapup from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 at the Affton...

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