/tags/starsky-wilson Starsky Wilson en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:18:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-09-02/starsky-wilson-to-step-down-as-deaconess-president-to-head-childrens-defense-fund The Deaconess Foundation announced Wednesday that the Rev. Starsky Wilson will step down as president after nine years. Wilson will leave the foundation in November to become president and chief executive of the Children’s Defense Fund in Washington, D.C. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:18:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-09-02/starsky-wilson-to-step-down-as-deaconess-president-to-head-childrens-defense-fund Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2019-03-25/better-togethers-new-city-county-merger-plan-removes-stenger-as-metro-mayor Before Monday, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger was slated to become the first “metro mayor” under a plan to merge St. Louis and St. Louis County… Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:55:24 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-03-25/better-togethers-new-city-county-merger-plan-removes-stenger-as-metro-mayor Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2019-02-19/city-county-merger-plan-would-give-local-college-faculty-power-over-drawing-council-districts If a merger of St. Louis and St. Louis County is approved, faculty at a local university would draw the initial boundaries for a 33-member council — a… Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:11:40 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-02-19/city-county-merger-plan-would-give-local-college-faculty-power-over-drawing-council-districts Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2019-01-31/stengers-potential-ascension-to-metro-mayor-provokes-debate At the beginning of 2019, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger was in a tough political spot. The Democratic official was sworn in to a second term… Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:49:06 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-01-31/stengers-potential-ascension-to-metro-mayor-provokes-debate Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2018-10-26/politically-speaking-examining-clean-missouri-a-shake-up-of-state-legislative-redistricting © 2024 ��������’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies take a deep look at Amendment 1 on the latest edition of Political Speaking.The measure, widely… Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:26:12 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-10-26/politically-speaking-examining-clean-missouri-a-shake-up-of-state-legislative-redistricting Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies /government-politics-issues/2018-10-23/clean-missouri-proposition-puts-redistricting-front-and-center-limits-lobbyist-influence Out of all the items on the Nov. 6 ballot, Clean Missouri is creating some of the most unusual partners in recent Missouri political history.Proponents of… Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:17:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-10-23/clean-missouri-proposition-puts-redistricting-front-and-center-limits-lobbyist-influence Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2018-10-17/the-rev-starsky-wilson-stepping-down-as-pastor-of-st-johns-church The Rev. Starsky D. Wilson plans to leave St. John’s Church (The Beloved Community), where he has been pastor for 10 years, to invest more time into his… Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:48:49 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-10-17/the-rev-starsky-wilson-stepping-down-as-pastor-of-st-johns-church Chris King /government-politics-issues/2018-09-20/improved-racial-equity-in-st-louis-region-could-boost-economy-and-voter-turnout-says-report A new report points to ways in which racial equity and common interests can move the St. Louis region forward. The report was highlighted at an event held… Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:27:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-09-20/improved-racial-equity-in-st-louis-region-could-boost-economy-and-voter-turnout-says-report Chad Davis /arts/2017-11-16/as-stockley-protests-become-less-frequent-community-leaders-launch-new-wave-of-civic-engagement A common refrain among protesters who took to the streets of St. Louis in recent weeks has been “I know that we will win!”Many are confident that the… Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:26:42 GMT /arts/2017-11-16/as-stockley-protests-become-less-frequent-community-leaders-launch-new-wave-of-civic-engagement /politics-issues/2017-10-05/starsky-wilson-protests-aim-to-compel-st-louis-to-ease-continuing-pain-of-young-people After the demonstrations that followed a Ferguson police officer’s fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, the 16-member Ferguson Commission came up with… Thu, 05 Oct 2017 11:51:30 GMT /politics-issues/2017-10-05/starsky-wilson-protests-aim-to-compel-st-louis-to-ease-continuing-pain-of-young-people