A majority of the ballots in the special primary for aldermanic president went for Alderman Megan Green, who's promised to work to break down the city's racial and economic divides.
Elad Gross, who won a big Sunshine Law victory over Gov. Mike Parson at the Missouri Supreme Court last year, says the city uses an online portal to “routinely violate” open records law.
Leaders argue there is an urgent need for transparency, especially since police were not wearing body worn cameras and there are conflicting accounts of what happened.
At issue was a 2020 lawsuit by a St. Louis-area resident, a restaurant and a church challenging health regulations like occupancy limits and mask requirements.
The retired Ladue businessman and former Democrat fills a vacancy left by dropout candidate Katherine Pinner, leaving only eight weeks to launch a campaign for St. Louis county executive.