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Missouri Senate could take up vote to slash personal property taxes

1 year 1 month ago
A push to slash Missouri's personal property taxes is poised for a vote in the state Senate and could come with a steep price tag for local governments.  State Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, is running for governor in the 2024 GOP primary. His proposal could bolster his credentials as a small-government fiscal conservative.  "We have the third highest rate of personal property tax anywhere in the country," Eigel said.  His proposal would lower the personal property tax rate from 33.3% to…
Mark Maxwell

Missouri House passes bill that would put St. Louis Police Department under state control

1 year 1 month ago
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would put the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control. House Bill 702 was passed by a vote of 113-40. The bill would put the department under the control of a five-member board made up of the mayor of St. Louis and four commissioners appointed by the governor of Missouri. The bill would also require the city to give police officers a raise by July of next year. In a debate on the bill last week, Republican and…
Sam Clancy

Jury awards former ESOP president $300K in lawsuit against St. Louis

1 year 1 month ago
A St. Louis jury has awarded $300,000 to former Ethical Society of Police President Heather Taylor in a discrimination lawsuit against the city. Taylor sued the city of St. Louis for damages in 2017, prior to becoming Mayor Tishaura Jones’ deputy director of public safety.  The lawsuit asserted that Taylor, who is African American, faced race-based discrimination while she was a sergeant with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, including discipline, ostracization and targeted harassment…
Kelsi Anderson

Washington University names new dean of Olin Business School

1 year 2 months ago
Washington University looked to Northwestern University for its next business school dean. WashU said Thursday it has named Michael Mazzeo, currently a professor of strategy at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, as the next deal of the Olin Business School, effective Jan. 1, 2024. He'll succeed Anjan Thakor, professor of finance and director of doctoral programs and the WashU's Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance and Accounting Research, who has served as interim business school…
Diana Barr

Former Saint Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams lands new job

1 year 2 months ago
Former Saint Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams has landed a position at Harris-Stowe State University. The historically Black public university, located in St. Louis, said Adams on April 3 will become associate dean and professor for the College of Education. It said in the associate dean position, he'll collaborate with the Dean of the College, Marrix Seymore, in support of strategic planning, faculty and staff development, and enrollment management. Adams will also consult with…
Jacob Kirn