Despite a voter-approved plan to reduce the number of wards in St. Louis from 28 to 14 some six years ago, city aldermen are not so keen on handing their futures to their residents anymore. In a new bill introduced […]
Campaign donation limits would apply to all city races under legislation introduced by St. Louis Board of Aldermen
Donors to local candidate campaigns would be banned from giving contributions larger than $2,600 under legislation introduced at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen meeting Friday. Board Bill 35, introduced by Alderwoman Cara Spencer, 20th Ward, would amend a current […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen delay final vote on buffer zone bill for second straight week
PHOTO: Planned Parenthood protest in St. Louis, by Paul Sableman The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will have to wait at least another week to take a final vote on a bill that would create a buffer zone between protesters and […]
Buffer zone bill could get a vote on final passage at Board of Aldermen meeting
PHOTO: Planned Parenthood protest in St. Louis, by Paul Sableman For the second week in a row, the bill that would create a buffer zone between protesters and healthcare facilities, including Planned Parenthood, could get a vote for final passage by […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen to vote on passage of buffer zone bill
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen are expected to move forward Friday on a vote that would create a buffer zone around health care facilities, including Planned Parenthood. After a long debate, the board perfected Board Bill 34 by a slim […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen perfect ‘Buffer Zone’ Bill
Protesters who picket outside any health facility in the city of St. Louis would have to do so from farther away under a bill perfected Friday by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. By a slim vote of 15-13, the Board […]