City-County Merger

At the beginning of 2019, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger was in a tough political spot. The Democratic official was sworn in to a second term…

After decades of contemplation and debate, a group known as Better Together is recommending an end to the “Great Divorce” between St. Louis and St. Louis…

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.…

State Rep. Dottie Bailey joins St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum to talk about her first few days as a member of the Missouri House.The Eureka…

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.…

Nearly five years ago, Wesley Bell had a murky political future.He fell short of winning a seat on the St. Louis County Council after losing decisively to…

Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is pledging to accept no campaign donations for his Republican campaign for St. Louis County Council. And…

Updated Tuesday, Dec. 12: With the Missouri General Assembly slated to convene in a few weeks, the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis is scrambling in…

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome back Sen. Andrew Koenig to the…

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…