/tags/municipalities Municipalities en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-09/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-manchesters-annexation-plan 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. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-09/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-manchesters-annexation-plan Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2023-08-07/st-louis-county-neighbors-normandy-glen-echo-park-will-vote-tuesday-on-merging 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. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 02:30:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-07/st-louis-county-neighbors-normandy-glen-echo-park-will-vote-tuesday-on-merging Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2021-10-09/missouri-supreme-court-hears-arguments-over-a-2015-law-to-cap-revenue-from-court-fines Missouri Solicitor General John Sauer said taxation-by-citation was “entrenched in St. Louis County” and it impacted poor, minority communities. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 14:35:54 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-09/missouri-supreme-court-hears-arguments-over-a-2015-law-to-cap-revenue-from-court-fines Rebecca Rivas /government-politics-issues/2021-09-17/missouri-secretary-of-state-ashcroft-wants-nonpartisan-local-elections-to-become-partisan 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. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:20:40 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-09-17/missouri-secretary-of-state-ashcroft-wants-nonpartisan-local-elections-to-become-partisan Jonathan Ahl /politics-issues/2020-06-02/st-louis-area-voters-cast-first-ballots-during-a-pandemic 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… Tue, 02 Jun 2020 22:12:18 GMT /politics-issues/2020-06-02/st-louis-area-voters-cast-first-ballots-during-a-pandemic Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-14/how-city-and-school-district-boundaries-separate-st-louisans In 2008, with his book “Mapping Decline,” history professor Colin Gordon brought context to the issues of vacant houses, boarded-up storefronts and… Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:10:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-14/how-city-and-school-district-boundaries-separate-st-louisans Emily Woodbury /politics-issues/2018-04-02/another-st-louis-county-municipality-decides-whether-to-dissolve 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… Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:54:25 GMT /politics-issues/2018-04-02/another-st-louis-county-municipality-decides-whether-to-dissolve Jo Mannies /government-politics-issues/2017-02-15/as-muslim-man-sues-country-club-hills-for-discrimination-some-call-for-mayors-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… Wed, 15 Feb 2017 23:31:09 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-02-15/as-muslim-man-sues-country-club-hills-for-discrimination-some-call-for-mayors-resignation /government-politics-issues/2017-01-10/appeals-court-rejects-new-standards-for-st-louis-county-municipal-police-departments 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… Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:59:39 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-01-10/appeals-court-rejects-new-standards-for-st-louis-county-municipal-police-departments Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2016-12-07/appeals-court-weighs-who-has-the-right-to-set-police-standards 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… Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:56:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-12-07/appeals-court-weighs-who-has-the-right-to-set-police-standards Rachel Lippmann