Chris Pieper

A group known as Better Together is proposing a plan to merge St. Louis and St. Louis County. They're planning to get the measure on the 2020 ballot.

City-County Merger Plan Would Give Local College Faculty Power Over Drawing Council Districts

Jason Rosenbaum

If a merger of St. Louis and St. Louis County is approved, faculty at a local university would draw the initial boundaries for a 33-member council — a…

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger take questions after announcing their support for a task force to examine government spending in June 2017.

Government, Politics & Issues

As Better Together Plan Looms, Municipal League Seeks Alternative City-County Merger Plan

Jason Rosenbaum

Updated at 10:25 p.m. with muncipal league comment.The region’s municipal officials are working to counter a proposal that would merge St. Louis and St.…

Jason Hall (at podium) with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. Hall was Nixon's nominee to be the next director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development in late Dec. 2011. Hall has since resigned following the expiration of the deadline to confirm him.

Economy & Business

Hall resigns as Mo. Dept. of Economic Development as confirmation deadline expires

Updated 1:49 p.m. with additional information from the Associated Press on other failed appointments.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced this morning that…

Government, Politics & Issues

Nixon's choice for economic development stands down

Jason Rosenbaum

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 2, 2012 - Gov. Jay Nixon's embattled choice to lead the Department of Economic Development is…