Anne Schweitzer

St. Louis had $300 million and 16,000 ideas from the public on how to spend it at the beginning of this legislative session. A year later, the Board of Aldermen has made no progress.

After a little more than two hours of discussion, members did not agree to perfect any bill, instead moving proposals to the board’s informal calendar.

Over the course of nearly seven-hour committee hearing, members of the Board of Aldermen discussed two visions for the money that are “coming closer together.”

Property taxes for senior homeowners in St. Louis will be frozen, thanks to a bill passed Friday by the Board of Aldermen.

The proposal would only apply to the city portion of property taxes and would have limits based on income or total property value. But supporters say every little bit helps.

Aldermen also discussed a bill to prohibit the open carry of firearms, which has encountered several challenges this week.

Green replaces Lewis Reed, who resigned after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges earlier this year.

The 13th Ward alderwoman joined Politically Speaking to talk “Zooming while driving,” spending the Rams settlement dollars and running for reelection.

The Refuse Division has struggled to hire enough drivers to pick up trash across the city, leading it to stop sorting recycling in July. Thanks to an uptick in new hires, the service is expected to resume by December.

Three of the four candidates who received the backing of an initiative called Flip The Board won their aldermanic races in St. Louis, giving progressive-minded aldermen a working if fragile majority at City Hall.