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St. Louis County Council chairwoman researching ways to enact local gun laws

1 year 5 months ago
While a bill that would prevent people from openly carrying guns in St. Louis sits on Mayor Tishaura Jones' desk, another prominent local leader outside the city limits is endorsing the idea. St. Louis County Council Chair Shalonda Webb says it's time for local leaders to take action against gun violence, instead of waiting for federal leaders to do so. The bill St. Louis Alderwoman Cara Spencer garnered unanimous support for from the city Board of Aldermen in July is one of the approaches Webb…
Christine Byers

β€˜Off the bench’: Jay Nixon says No Labels post is reaction to initiative limits

1 year 5 months ago
Republican efforts to change the rules for initiatives and administrative delays that force petitioners to go to court spurred former Gov. Jay Nixon to return to political action, he said Tuesday. During an online town hall for the No Labels organization, Nixon referred repeatedly to legislation that would make it more difficult to gather signatures and pass voter initiatives as well as recent Missouri court cases. Nixon, a Democrat who was governor from 2009 to 2017, last week was named ballot…
Rudi Keller

Downtown St. Louis needs speed humps | Opinion

1 year 5 months ago
Downtown business leaders write that while there are plans underway to implement permanent traffic calming measures on city streets, it has all taken too long when simple measures like the installation of speed humps would make it less fun to joy ride.
Kathleen Ratcliffe, Steve O’Loughlin, Brian Marsh, Jacob Hopper and Theona Simbrat

NTSB releases preliminary report on Greyhound bus crash in Metro East that killed 3, injured 14

1 year 5 months ago
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Wednesday on the Greyhound bus crash that left three people dead and 14 others injured in Madison County, Illinois. According to the report, a bus carrying 21 people from Indianapolis to St. Louis on westbound Interstate 70 exited onto the ramp to the Silver Lake Rest Area in Highland, Illinois, and collided with three tractor-trailers parked on the right shoulder at about 1:50 a.m. on July 12. The exit had a posted speed limit…
Jennifer Somers