For St. Louis City & County Governments, A Gathering Economic Storm
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS in St. Louis and across the United States are fighting to limit the spread of the coronavirus...
Proposal Moves Closer For “New” St. Louis of 1.3 Million People
A LOCAL NONPROFIT overseen by civic leaders and business executives is working on a proposal to combine St. Louis city and...
Megan Green, Jamilah Nasheed Weigh In on TIFs, Parking Money
SOME OF THE MONEY in the Argyle TIF should be used to buy additional garbage trucks for the city of St. Louis.
City leaders need...
Public Influence, Anonymous Money, And The Remarkable Rise Of ArchCity Defenders
WHEN TISHAURA JONES WAS ELECTED IN APRIL as the first African-American woman to be mayor of the city of St. Louis, progressive...
“Deck Chairs On The Titanic”: Ehlmann Blasts STL 2030 Jobs Plan
ST. CHARLES COUNTY EXECUTIVE STEVE EHLMANN is sharply criticizing a draft plan from a new business group in St. Louis that aims...
Any STL City-County Merger Would Need More Due Diligence, Nasheed Says
WHERE A POSSIBLE CONSOLIDATION of governments in St. Louis city and county is concerned, State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed offers a simple list...
Megan Green Favors “Mega-Merger” of Governments in St. Louis City and County
PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY who want to fix the region’s fragmentation should pursue a “mega-merger” as part of...
$30 Million Here, $90 Million There: The Previous Math on City-County Consolidation
“SHOW US THE MATH.”
During the past two weeks this has become a frequent refrain from people on various...
The Fiscal Note: Supporting Documents
HERE ARE IMAGES of the analyses from the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County referenced in McPherson’s story on the...
Jones Sought Help To Counter Fraud In St. Louis Parking Division, Records Show
ST. LOUIS TREASURER TISHAURA JONES asked internal city auditors for help in 2019 to counter fraudulent activity in the city’s Parking Division,...
