An investigation into alleged misconduct by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher remains ongoing, as a panel of state lawmakers emerged from a nearly three hour behind-closed-doors hearing on Wednesday and gave no indication of when the inquiry will conclude.
The investigation of Plocher could stretch into the next legislative session, which begins on Jan. 3.
“Due process takes time,” said state Rep. Robert Sauls, an Independence Democrat and vice chair of the House Ethics Committee, later…
Buckingham Strategic Wealth CEO Adam Birenbaum said the firm sees opportunity in the Kansas City area and would consider adding another acquisition to the three it already has completed here.
St. Louis Woodworks is blaming its lawyers after it was evicted from property owned by developer Green Street that's targeted for apartment towers that are part of the Armory redevelopment in Midtown.
The allegation is that a local credit union failed to send proper statutory notice to consumers before and after selling their collateral on allegedly defaulted auto loans.
Steve Patterson was part of a wave of built environment bloggers who emerged in the early 2000s in St. Louis to fight the status quo on everything from demolition to the zoning code, writes a preservationist.
A trucking company wants to buy two properties in the St. Louis area as part of the selloff of bankrupt freight company Yellow Corp.’s real estate assets.
Gabe Gore, the man Gov. Mike Parson appointed as St. Louis circuit attorney after Kim Gardner resigned, announced Wednesday he plans to run for election to keep the office in 2024.
Gore, who has been in office since June 1, held a press conference Wednesday to make the announcement on the steps of the courthouse. On Tuesday, Gore had a press conference announcing the progress he's made during his first six months in office and did not commit to whether he was going to seek a full term from voters.…
Members of the St. Louis County Council on Tuesday unveiled a counterproposal to County Executive Sam Page's proposed 2024 budget cuts.
The proposal from the seven-member panel slashes Page's requested budget by $14 million for a total budget of just under $580 million. Council Chair Shalonda Webb said the budget eliminates the need for a tax increase and offsets more than half the $27.3 million structural deficit in the county's general and health funds.
The budget would also restore $718,000…
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey does not have the legal authority to demand access to patient records at the Washington University Transgender Center, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in St. Louis Circuit Court.
Bailey cited Missouri’s consumer protection law, known as the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, to demand access to all electronic health records from patients at the Transgender Center as part of his investigation into the center’s practices.
In the lawsuit, Washington…
Panera chairman Niren Chaudhary spoke with Boston-area business leaders about the company's coffee subscription model, lessons learned from the pandemic, and the two daughters he lost. But he didn't discuss the company's most pressing topic.
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore on Tuesday cited statistics he said showed improvement in the prosecutor’s office.
When he was appointed to the role in June by Gov. Mike Parson, replacing Kim Gardner, who resigned, the office had:
— 6,700 cases that police sent to prosecutors that weren’t even looked at – including rapes, assaults and nine homicides.
— 250 pending homicide cases – when there should be about 100 to 150 at any given time.
— 25 attorneys – when the office has…
The St. Louis president and CEO said the deal came together "because both firms saw an opportunity to come together from positions of strength; not necessity, but from a strategic vision that both firms had to grow our Midwest presence."
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