A group of St. Louis aldermen are in Kansas City today meeting with their cross-state counterparts to discuss ways to fight the attempt by local millionaire Rex Sinquefield to get Missouri voters to outlaw the earnings tax, which for St. Louis City represents a third of the already cash-strapped city’s budget. Continue Reading

Opponents of President Barack Obama’s efforts to reform the health care system gathered last night outside of the hotel where the President and U.S. Claire McCaskill were rallying hundreds of supporters of the plan. Continue Reading

President Barack Obama visited St. Louis yesterday to push his plan to reform health care in America, expanding the number of insured Americans and reducing costs.

His first stop was at St. Charles High School:

The President then made his way downtown to a high-dollar fundraiser dinner at the Renaissance Hotel for his close ally, Senator Claire McCaskill. Tickets for that event were as much as $25,000 a table. The two then made their way downstairs for a “grassroots” rally with supporters. Tickets for that event were only $25.

Outside, a crowd of “teabaggers” opposing the President’s health care plan protested.