http://news.stlpublicradio.org en http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/bill-halve-size-st-louis-board-aldermen-clears-committee <p>A bill that would cut the St. Louis Board of Aldermen <a href="http://stlouis-mo.gov/internal-apps/legislative/upload/boardbill/BB311.pdf">in half</a> has cleared the first of several hurdles it faces before becoming law.</p><p>The board&rsquo;s legislation committee approved the bill by a vote of 7-1. It still needs the thumbs-up from the entire Board, and then from 60 percent of the voters in November.</p> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:08:26 +0000 Rachel Lippmann 3969 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Bill to halve size of St. Louis Board of Aldermen clears committee