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Jay Ashcroft pitches biggest reorganization of Missouri’s finances in state history

9 hours 20 minutes ago
A February poll of Republican primary voters showed Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had the most recognizable name in the race for governor. That shouldn’t be surprising. Ashcroft has held statewide office for eight years, and his father, John, ran statewide seven times, winning five elections for state attorney general, governor and U.S. senator before becoming U.S. attorney general under President George W. Bush. Jay Ashcroft was born the year his father was appointed state auditor…
Rudi Keller

City of St. Louis taking senior tax-freeze applications, county still preparing

10 hours 19 minutes ago
(The Center Square) – The city of St. Louis is ready to handle the property tax freeze for seniors while St. Louis County is making preparations for the process. Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 756 into law earlier this month to change how seniors can be eligible for a property tax freeze. When the law was passed last year, it limited the definition of an eligible taxpayer to someone eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. The 2023 law, Senate Bill 190, prohibited…
Joe Mueller

Table of Experts: The future of St. Louis

17 hours 39 minutes ago
St. Louis has the makings of a world-class city, according to executives involved in the region’s resurgence. They recently shared their positive outlooks about how the city can thrive and what its leaders and residents can do to get there. Robert Bobroff, market president at the St. Louis Business Journal, moderated a panel discussion at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis on “The Future of St. Louis” with the five executives, who included: Brian Hall, chief marketing officer, Explore…
AMICSTL, T-REX, Explore St. Louis, U.S. Bancorp and Westway Enterprises

UAW ends strike at Lear plant after reaching tentative deal

1 day 3 hours ago
Autoworkers at the Lear Corp. seating assembly plant in Wentzville ended their strike Thursday, days after they walked off the job over health and safety concerns as well as pay demands. UAW Local 282 President Bill Hugebeck said the union reached a tentative deal with Lear and workers returned to the assembly line Thursday morning. Hugebeck said the terms of the deal would be released at a later time. Lear is responsible for making seats for several cars, including for the General Motors plant…
Sam Clancy

Southwest Airlines to ditch open seating

1 day 9 hours ago
Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, said Thursday it would abandon its longstanding open-seating policy, and instead assign seats, offer premium seating and redesign its boarding model.
Jacob Kirn

Proposal to restructure St. Louis County government could go before voters in November

1 day 10 hours ago
Voters in November could decide to restructure St. Louis County's government to include a non-partisan county manager in charge of day-to-day operations. Councilman Mark Harder, a Republican, introduced legislation at Tuesday's council meeting that would put the charter change proposal on the ballot. Harder said he's doing this because there have been too many problems with the way the county government is run. "We can't seem to do some of the basic functions of government. By having a person…
Kelsi Anderson and Megan Kernan