Richard Clay

Clay says he wasn’t behind consolidating congressional districts

Tim Lloyd

Congressman Lacy Clay is asking fellow St. Louis Democrat Russ Carnahan to knock it off with claims that he was in cahoots with Republicans to consolidate…

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Mo. lawmakers seek requirements for officials involved in economic development projectsA House panel heard testimony Monday on eight measures aimed at…

Government, Politics & Issues

Nixon says he still believes in death penalty when appropriate

Dale Singer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 13, 2011 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday he still believes in capital punishment when it…

Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon commuted the death sentence for Richard Clay (pictured) today. (Missouri Department of Corrections)

Nixon commutes death sentence for Clay

Marshall Griffin

UPDATED 6:08 p.m. Jan. 10, 2011 with comment from Clay's attorney:Last week we told you that supporters of Richard Clay asked Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon to halt…

Mo. deathrow inmate Richard Clay. The ACLU says that the state is running out of one of the drugs used in executions. Clay is scheduled to be executed next week. (Missouri Department of Corrections)

ACLU says Mo. running out of execution drug

The ACLU of Eastern Missouri says it has learned that the state is running out of its supply of one of the three drugs used in executions.The ACLU says…

Kiefer Clay, son of Mo. death row inmate Richard Clay, reads a statement asking Gov. Nixon to spare his father's life. (Marshall Griffin, St. Louis Public Radio)

Government, Politics & Issues

Supporters of Richard Clay ask Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon to halt his execution

Marshall Griffin

The family of Missouri death row inmate Richard Clay and an anti-death penalty group are asking Governor Jay Nixon to halt Clay's scheduled execution next…