Privatization

The aldermanic committee that oversees the city of St. Louis’ finances endorsed a proposal on Thursday that would allow voters to decide whether to lease…

In the midst of this political season, there’s another campaign underway in St. Louis. But it’s not on the ballot for the midterm election.It’s the…

Wearing bright blue T-shirts with the slogan “U.S. Mail — Not for Sale,” about 80 postal workers gathered Monday in downtown St. Louis.They joined postal…

A few dozen residents gathered in a hearing room at City Hall Wednesday for an unusual nighttime hearing on a proposed bill that would require a city-wide…

With the potential privatization of St. Louis Lambert International Airport still “up in the air,” as host Don Marsh put it on Monday’s St. Louis on the…

When the Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved a contract with advisors to explore the privatization of St. Louis Lambert International Airport…

A proposal to explore privatization of St. Louis Lambert International Airport has finally been cleared for takeoff.The City’s Board of Estimate and…

The vote over a contract to start looking into whether the city will privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport has been postponed.The contract to…

A few more details are emerging related to the city's consideration of whether to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport.The Missouri House…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 13, 2011 - Nearly half a century ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson flew to Independence, Mo., to…