Better Together

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Missouri Senate are expressing misgivings about who could be voting on a proposal to merge St. Louis and St.…

The St. Louis region has been buzzing in recent days with renewed talk of potentially merging St. Louis and St. Louis County, which have been separate…

Updated 2:15 pm Jan. 4 with police consolidation proposal — The top elected officials in St. Louis and St. Louis County agree that a plan to combine the…

Discussions to merge the St. Louis city and county governments are underway by city residents.About 100 people came out to a town hall meeting Monday…

Will Ross may play a substantial role in ending the more than 140-year separation between St. Louis and St. Louis County.The Memphis, Tennessee, native is…

Top elected officials in St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis itself pledged Monday to cooperate on several issues, but stopped short of suggesting…

Has Indianapolis’ massive merger with its suburbs back in the 1970s saved taxpayers tons of money? Or has the public’s voice been muted by the huge city…

Updated at 2 p.m. with comments from Chuck Wexler, local leaders. — A report from a national research group says St. Louis’ fragmented policing is hurting…

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger says county taxpayers will no longer be asked to foot some of the bill for a new football stadium.It’s a…

A new report is criticizing many local governments in the St. Louis area for a lack of transparency.As documented in the nonprofit organization Better…