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St. Louis Board of Aldermen Approve Redistricting Map

3 years ago

The Board of Aldermen passed a fourteen-ward redistricting map today. With 28 votes of approval, the map now heads to Mayor Tishaura Jones’ desk for either a final approval or veto.

Just after the vote was recorded, Board President Lewis Reed gave the aldermen a round of applause, calling the moment historic.

“When you think about what you’ve just done in terms of cutting the wards in half and you all were able to put your differences aside and get this bill done for the betterment of St. Louis, that’s just awesome,” Reed said at the meeting.…
Jenna Jones

Ameren to shutter Rush Island coal plant by 2024 following Clean Air Act violation

3 years ago

Ameren will shutter a Jefferson County coal plant found in violation of federal clean air laws rather than install what it says are expensive pollution controls, the company announced Tuesday.  The St. Louis-based electrical utility will close the Rush Island Energy Center, built in the mid-1970s, by the spring of 2024, if not sooner. Ameren […]

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Allison Kite