Proposition A

The process of turning control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department over to City Hall begins today.Ald. Craig Schmid, the chair of the public…

St. Louis is one of the few cities in the U.S. that does not control its own police department.On Tuesday, Missouri voters will decide whether the city…

In the first of four discussions as part of our town hall meeting about statewide ballot issues we take a look at Proposition A, concerning local control…

Since last fall, the St. Louis Police Officers Association has supported a ballot initiative to bring local control of the department back to the city.But…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 11, 2011 - After Illinois lawmakers woke up to the realization that they needed to raise taxes…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 22, 2010 - In the divisive, sometimes heated rhetoric campaign over the earnings tax proposition…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 12, 2010 - For decades, the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City have imposed a 1 percent…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 12, 2010 - This November, voters in Missouri will vote on Proposition A, which if successful,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 8, 2010 - Chesterfield Mayor John Nations is winning deserved kudos for his leadership of the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 2, 2010 - To St. Louis Tea Party leader Gina Loudon, next Tuesday's election will serve as "a…