St. Louis County Council

The proposal would allow the council to fire a department head with five out of seven votes.

The proposal would have let county voters decide whether to tax online purchases from out-of-state retailers.

St. Louis County Third Ward Councilman Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, will cover his own legal costs from the effort to oust him for nepotism and has promised to never hire another relative.

The St. Louis County Council now has enough members who can regularly override County Executive Sam Page’s vetoes.

A new law required local school districts to test drinking water for lead. After many did find lead above the state threshold, St. Louis environmental justice advocates are asking for more accountability for remediation.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page promised to veto the measure, which could go before voters on April 8.

Melissa Price Smith says an outside analysis will help her take on her new role.

Diann Valenti was ensnared in a dispute over a councilman hiring his stepdaughter as an aide.

Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, hired his stepdaughter as an administrative assistant, in violation of a state constitutional ban on nepotism. Members of the council staff then allegedly engaged in a coverup to make it look like she had never been employed by the county.

Democrat Kelli Dunaway announced in January that she would not seek a second full term on the St. Louis County Council. She ran to replace Sam Page after he became county executive in 2019 and won a full term in 2020.