CITY HALL – Two bills introduced in the Board of Aldermen by Aldermanic President Lewis Reed call for closing the city’s controversial Medium Security Institution and using the money saved…
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Estimate Board takes steps for racial equity
CITY HALL – The city’s chief financial body moved ahead Wednesday on three measures meant to ensure greater racial equity in city police and government. Six years after the Ferguson…
Workhouse budget cuts will help make up for $67M shortfall
CITY HALL – Even as the number of area COVID-19 cases continues to fall, the coronavirus is taking a ever-greater toll on St. Louis’ finances. On Wednesday, Mayor Lydra Krewson…
Inmates complain about conditions amid coronavirus
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inmates say conditions at St. Louis jails are unsanitary and ripe for the spread of coronavirus, according to documents released Thursday by advocacy groups. Inmates complained…