How Hudson Won The St. Louis Parking Contract With Treasurer Jones
WHEN OFFICIALS WORKING FOR St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones requested proposals in April 2019 from companies that wanted to manage the city’s...
St. Louis and Its Schools Set For $46 Million From Expiring Tax Abatements
The year 2018 will bring some milestone anniversaries: 100 years since the end of World War I, 50 years since the assassinations of Martin...
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, 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...
CWE Parking TIF Now Worth $23 Million In Tax Money
A SINGLE PARKING GARAGE in the Central West End is turning into one of the city’s most expensive tax increment financing deals, keeping millions...
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...
The TIF Trade: A Curious Case of Missing City Data
ON A SUNNY FRIDAY MORNING RECENTLY, the Southtown Centre strip mall in St. Louis was a moderately busy place. Delivery trucks from FedEx and...
Violent Crime In St. Louis County Fell In 2021, But Remains Elevated Overall
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH CRIME? Is it up or down?
And what about violent crime -- not just murders,...
Krewson Supports Board of Freeholders Process in McPherson Interview
ST. LOUIS MAYOR LYDA KREWSON said Thursday she’d support efforts to appoint a group of citizens to examine ways to improve 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,...
