CLAYTON – The proposal to merge St. Louis City and St. Louis County by a statewide vote was officially withdrawn on Monday. Last week, Senator Jamilah Nasheed, called for the initiative to be withdrawn with the acknowledgment of Steve Stenger’s […]
Nasheed calls for withdraw of Better Together ballot initiative
ST. LOUIS – In the last week, the St. Louis region has experienced “turbulence,” with the federal indictment and resignation of County Executive Steve Stenger and the National NAACP’s suspension of St. Louis County NAACP president John Gaskin III. With […]
County NAACP endorses proposal uniting city and county together
ST. LOUIS – The NAACP St. Louis County Branch issued a conference regarding the recommendations made by the nonprofit organization, Better Together, for a city-county merger on Thursday. Representatives from the nonprofit organization known as Better Together were in attendance […]
Members of the Municipal League pass amended resolution, continue collecting signatures
ST. LOUIS – The Municipal League of Metro St. Louis announced late January that it was working on passing a resolution to make City-County merger a local vote. The League’s adopted resolution referred to the Better Together petition as being […]
Opinion: The Conservative Case for City-County Reunification
By Tim Jones Ask any non-Missourian what comes to mind when they think about St. Louis, and the answers you are most likely to hear are: Cardinals, crime, and corruption. Thankfully, the Cardinals are here to stay, but crime and […]
Better Together, Mayor Krewson, County Executive Stenger share report with community
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The city-county merger proposal has been a common topic of conversation across organizations and elected officials. One of the controversies have been whether all Missouri voters should get the choice to join the city of St. […]
St. Louis-area state legislators file resolutions to support local control for St. Louis consolidation
Two St. Louis-area Missouri legislators have reached a bipartisan agreement with sponsorship of legislation that would support residents of the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County to determine whether or not there should be a merger. Sen. Gina […]