If the St. Louis County Council passes its proposed $15 million in budget cuts, you might not get your property tax bill in the mail next year, dilapidated properties might see long delays before their demolition can be completed, and projects relying on federal pandemic funds could get bogged down in bureaucratic red tape.
Those are just a few of the consequences of the county council's proposed cuts, at least as St. Louis County Executive Sam Page translates them.
Page penned a three-page letter…
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade believes abortion can win on the ballot in Missouri. And Planned Parenthood, which announced its endorsement of the Springfield Democrat’s campaign for governor on Monday, believes Quade can win, too.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes is endorsing Quade, who announced a campaign for governor in July. In a state where nearly all abortions have been illegal since Roe v. Wade was overturned, two rival coalitions are working to put the issue on the statewide…
While he was in the Missouri Senate, Bob Onder earned a reputation as one of the most vocal members of the self-styled conservative caucus, upending the chamber by filibustering a litany of bills, including congressional redistricting, needle exchanges for addicts and Medicaid financing.
As he left the Senate in 2022 due to term limits, Onder, a Republican, considered but ultimately decided against a bid for St. Charles County executive. On Monday, as anticipated, he formally entered the race for…
The carpenters' union that covers St. Louis is suing the local branch's former leader in state court, after similar litigation was thrown out of federal court.
Major League Soccer franchise St. Louis City SC ranked near the top of MLS for digital engagement during the 2023 season, according to a third-party report that also details the league’s sponsorship revenue.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that will allow for the limited development of new nuclear power generation technology in the state.
The measure, House Bill 2473, does not allow new large-scale power generation facilities like the six plants that are already operational in the state, but rather allows for new smaller-scale emergent technology.
Since 1987, the state has had a moratorium on any new nuclear power construction until the federal government designates a long-term…
Internal documents give new detail on financial struggles of Ansira, a big St. Louis marketer, well-known for its hundreds of employees and prominent downtown headquarters. A deal to sell the company has left equity holders in the cold.
St. Louis lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a program freezing the city portion of property taxes for senior citizens, an idea supported by Mayor Tishaura Jones.
With little discussion and just a short period after receiving a list of staff recommendations, the Missouri Housing Development Commission on Friday approved 24 low-income housing projects financed by roughly $380 million in state and federal tax credits.
As expected, experienced developers who also make large political donations to statewide officers who serve on the commission received a significant share of the awards. Four of the five top donors submitted projects, and three – JES Holdings,…
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital nurses voted Friday to authorize its nurses bargaining team to call another strike due to ongoing issues, including outsourcing of nurse jobs, the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) said in a statement.
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