Viola Murphy

Updated 7:45 a.m., April 23, with comment from a Unite STL spokesperson — More than 30 African American political leaders from the St. Louis metro area…

Updated with decision to appeal - A Cole County judge has rejected major parts of the most significant public policy achievement in the wake of Michael…

Viola Murphy can’t afford a new sidewalk for her town. For now, she’ll have to settle for a grassy path created with the imprints of pedestrians.Murphy is…

A Republican lawmaker is taking another look at how municipalities govern themselves around the state — and especially in St. Louis County.Sen. Eric…

A dozen St. Louis County cities are challenging a far-reaching municipal overhaul, which was arguably the most significant state action taken in response…

If you’ve developed an interest in legislation inspired by the unrest in Ferguson, then you’ve probably seen some strong adjectives attached to a law…

On a special edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum welcomes two mayors of small north St. Louis County to…

If coalitions can get into schoolyard fights, then they did Thursday afternoon.For nearly a year, the Better Together coalition has explored whether St.…

St. Louis and its municipalities have come under fire after the August shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. While some are calling for…

Minutes before he took the oath of office, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger waded into the thorny thicket that is municipal consolidation.…