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Mayor Tishaura Jones has implemented a hiring freeze for the city's nonemergency workers to prepare for financial challenges. It comes as the Board of Aldermen overrode the mayor's veto of a bill allowing a firefighter board to negotiate pensions.
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Thirteen people were killed and more than 1,200 were injured in traffic crashes in St. Louis in the first three months of 2023, according to Trailnet, a pedestrian and bike advocacy group.
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Explore St. Louis says an additional $30 million to $40 million may be needed to cover rising expansion costs at America's Center in downtown St. Louis.
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St. Louis could lose more than $500,000 in revenue and won't be able to begin collecting until early 2024 after the city didn't charge a 3% tax for recreational marijuana last month.
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The city’s charter has required most full-time employees to live in the city since 1914. Voters rejected an effort to lift that requirement in 2020.
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The legislation tries to address the proliferation of teenagers openly carrying guns downtown.
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The ordinance would stop the open carry of firearms without a concealed carry permit. A similar proposal, which would have barred minors from carrying a firearm in public without adult supervision, failed to gain ground in the state legislature this year.
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After 7 years, Tishaura Jones' signature college savings account program has limited buy-in and an average account stuck at $73.
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Aldermen also discussed a bill to prohibit the open carry of firearms, which has encountered several challenges this week.
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There could be consequences for people who openly display a gun and don’t have a concealed carry permit, such as a fine of at least $500 and up to 30 days in jail.