Municipalities

The annexation issue is on the Nov. 7 ballot in St. Louis County. If a majority of voters in both Manchester and the proposed annexation area vote yes, the merge would take effect on May 7, 2024.

Here’s what you need to know about Manchester’s annexation plan

Rachel Lippmann

The issue is on the Nov. 7 ballot. If a majority of voters in both Manchester and the proposed annexation area vote yes, it would take effect May 7, 2024.

A sign encouraging people to vote to merge Glen Echo Park with the nearby city of Normandy, on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Glen Echo Park. On Aug. 8, those who live in the small village will vote on whether or not to merge with Normandy, a neighboring community that already provides many of Glen Echo Park’s services.

Government, Politics & Issues

North county neighbors Glen Echo Park, Normandy OK merger by wide margins

Rachel Lippmann

The two towns will officially merge in February. They are already in the same school and fire protection districts, and Normandy police already patrol Glen Echo Park.

A large crowd turned out in November, 2015 at the Missouri Court of Appeals inside the Old Post Office building in downtown St. Louis to address a work group that the Missouri Supreme Court appointed to review municipal courts and suggest reforms.

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments over a 2015 law to cap revenue from court fines

Rebecca Rivas

Missouri Solicitor General John Sauer said taxation-by-citation was “entrenched in St. Louis County” and it impacted poor, minority communities.

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Secretary Of State Ashcroft Wants Nonpartisan Local Elections To Become Partisan

Jonathan Ahl

Ashcroft said voter turnout is much higher in partisan elections for state and federal offices, and changing local and municipal elections to partisan could bring more people to the polls.

Ferguson residents vote at Griffith Elementary School in Ferguson, Missouri. Residents voted in person for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. June 2, 2020

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis-Area Voters Cast First Ballots During A Pandemic

Chad Davis

Residents across the St. Louis area came out to vote Tuesday in Missouri's first elections since officials enacted stay-at-home orders to combat the…

Erica Williams is the founder and executive director of A Red Circle; David Dwight is the lead strategy catalyst at Forward Through Ferguson; and Colin Gordon is the author of "Citizen Brown."

Government, Politics & Issues

How City And School District Boundaries Separate St. Louisans

Emily Woodbury

In 2008, with his book “Mapping Decline,” history professor Colin Gordon brought context to the issues of vacant houses, boarded-up storefronts and…

Mackenzie village board members, including Pat Arrendell and Dorothy Berry, sat up front for a community meeting on March 21 about what would happen if their village disincorporates.

Government, Politics & Issues

Another St. Louis County municipality decides whether to dissolve

Jo Mannies

When Mackenzie Village’s voters go to the polls Tuesday, the fate of their south county community will hang in the balance.They will decide whether to…

Jay Kanzler, the Almuttan family’s attorney for years, paces in front of Country Club Hills' empty city hall building. He says the city's mayor has been targeting the Almuttans for years.

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As Muslim man sues Country Club Hills for discrimination, some call for mayor’s resignation

A Muslim man has filed a lawsuit against the city of County Club Hills, Mayor Bender McKinney and three aldermen, claiming that they discriminated against…

Vinita Park Mayor James McGee speaks against proposed standards for polcie departments in St. Louis County in December 2015.

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Appeals court rejects new standards for St. Louis County municipal police departments

Rachel Lippmann

A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled that the St. Louis County Council overstepped its boundaries when it tried to impose…

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger

Government, Politics & Issues

Appeals court weighs who has the right to set police standards

Rachel Lippmann

A St. Louis County law that would have set minimum operating standards for police departments in the county is in the hands of a three-judge panel of the…