City-County Merger

(Updated 1:30 p.m. on Friday)Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar says bringing local governments can strengthen the health – and brighten the future -- of…

Some opponents of the effort to merge the city of St. Louis with St. Louis County have announced a new group – Common Sense for St. Louis – to fight any…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 6, 2013 -For the umpteenth time over the last half century, some civic activists are floating…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: For the umpteenth time over the last half century, some civic activists are floating the idea of…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 5, 2013: More than 100 years after the "Great Divorce," some people are apparently hearing…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 5, 2013: It was 9 a.m. in the morning on a fall day in October when the endless repetition…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 26, 2013: St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley made a point earlier this summer to note…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 24, 2013: When an economic development partnership between St. Louis County and the city of St.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 18, 2013: The St. Louis County Council gave its final blessing to merging some duties of city…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The St. Louis County Republican Central Committee has unanimously passed a resolution opposing any…