Morning headlines: Ill. lawmakers approve tax increase, Mo. House to consider...
Democratic Illinois lawmakers have approved a 67% income-tax increase in a desperate bid to end the state's crippling budget crisis. Legislative leaders rushed early Wednesday morning to pass the...
View ArticleSt. Louis alderman fined for ethics violations
Updated at 8:45 p.m. to clarify the location of mingled funds.The Missouri Ethics Commission has fined St. Louis city Alderman Antonio French nearly $38,000 for a series of campaign finance violations...
View ArticleMayor, Black Caucus Reach Deal To Open North St. Louis Rec Center
Mayor Francis Slay and the Aldermanic Black Caucus appear to have reached a deal on an operating contract for a new recreation complex in O'Fallon Park on the city's north side.The deal still needs...
View ArticleSt. Louis Aldermen Push City-County Economic Partnership Bill Forward
A new economic development agreement between St. Louis City and County is a step closer to reality.The St. Louis Board of Aldermen moved a bill forward Thursday that would create a long-talked about...
View Article$100 Fine For Sagging Pants? Yes, Under Proposed St. Louis Bill
A St. Louis alderwoman wants to keep people from sagging their pants in public. Marlene Davis introduced a bill Friday that would impose a fine of at least $100 for a violation. A violation is...
View ArticleSweet Potato Project Seeks To Create Community In St. Louis From The Ground Up
Being an entrepreneur takes more than just having what you think is a “good product.” It takes marketing, development, being social, and most importantly, mentorship. And, you have to be willing to...
View ArticleAre State And Local Governments Ready For Their Closeup?
Alderman Antonio French is sponsoring legislation to require videotaping or transcribing various meetings and hearings in city government. French is one of several people seeking to use the web to make...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Ill. lawmakers approve tax increase, Mo. House to consider...
Democratic Illinois lawmakers have approved a 67% income-tax increase in a desperate bid to end the state's crippling budget crisis. Legislative leaders rushed early Wednesday morning to pass the...
View ArticleSt. Louis alderman fined for ethics violations
Updated at 8:45 p.m. to clarify the location of mingled funds.The Missouri Ethics Commission has fined St. Louis city Alderman Antonio French nearly $38,000 for a series of campaign finance violations...
View ArticleDiscussion: Why Is Overall Crime In St. Louis Down But Violent Crimes Up?
The 2013 crime statistics for the city of St. Louis were released last week, with mostly positive results. The city continued its five-year downward trend in both violent crime and property crime, but...
View ArticleSt. Louis City Streets Director Gets Earful From Aldermen Over January Storm
St. Louis’ streets director faced a harsh reception from aldermen for how the city responded to a January snowstorm.During an appearance before the aldermanic committee, Streets Director Todd...
View ArticleAlderman Wants To Examine St. Louis' Tax Incentives
The city of St. Louis often uses tax incentives as a means of spurring development. But one alderman wants to change how the tax breaks are given out and assessed. Alderman Joe Roddy, D-17th Ward,...
View ArticleFrench Turns Camera's Eye Toward Ferguson Unrest
When Antonio French noticed social media activity bubbling up about Michael Brown’s shooting death last weekend, the St. Louis alderman got in his car and drove to Ferguson.
View ArticleSocial Media And The Ferguson Shooting: Magnifier, Megaphone And Vehicle Of...
Update: After least four says of of denial of service attacks, the main St. Louis County government website was restored on Monday, August 18. Work was still continuing on restoring auxiliary...
View ArticleHolder: Visit To Ferguson Influenced Decision To Launch Probe Of Ferguson Police
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that his conversations with residents of Ferguson during his visit two weeks ago influenced his decision to investigate the city’s police department.Holder...
View ArticleBorn To Run? In St. Louis County's Municipalities, Competition For Office Can...
When Pasadena Hills Mayor GenoSalvati met with this reporter in April at the Ferguson Brewing Co., it was months before Ferguson became internationally known -- or turned into a hashtag.
View ArticleFerguson Police Chief Issues Video Apology To Michael Brown's Family — And...
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson issued on Thursday a wide-ranging apology to Michael Brown’s family — and to demonstrators who felt their constitutional right to protest was violated in the wake of...
View Article$500,000 Awarded To Expand Tutoring For Students In Need
A tutoring program that now serves 150 students in north St. Louis could expand to help 350 more students in the city and north St. Louis County with the help of $500,000 in federal funds awarded by...
View ArticleFerguson Unrest Makes A Big Impact On Better Together's Underlying Mission
It’s been nearly a year since a group called Better Together formed to look at St. Louis’ regional governance. From the outset, the organization met with optimism – and skepticism.
View ArticleOpinions Differ On When Government Is Working, And When It's Not
Dysfunction in government is in the eyes of the beholder.That, in essence, was the upshot of Friday’s Third Annual Ethics Conference at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. What some speakers viewed...
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