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River City value
3:08 pm
Mon October 15, 2012

Pinnacle, St. Louis County Settle On Value Of River City Casino

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St. Louis County and Pinnacle Entertainment, which owns the River City Casino, have reached a settlement on how much the casino in Lemay is worth.

St. Louis County and Pinnacle Entertainment have settled a dispute over how much the River City Casino in south St. Louis County has been worth for the past three years.

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Senior Citizen Tax Relief
3:13 pm
Mon April 16, 2012

Local lawmakers push tax relief bills for struggling seniors

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Inice Walker (at right) struggles to pay rising property taxes on her home in St. Louis County. State Rep. Scott Sifton (at left) is sponsoring a bill to help seniors stay in their homes.

Tax Day can be a tough time for anyone, but it’s especially hard for seniors facing rising personal property taxes on a fixed income. That’s according to some local lawmakers who are asking the state to give seniors a break.

State Representatives Jill Shupp and Scott Sifton are pushing two bills in Missouri’s legislature to help seniors:

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Special Elections
11:42 am
Tue November 8, 2011

Special elections occurring for 4 Mo. House seats in St. Louis, Kansas City areas

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The typical badge of a vote cast, the "I Voted" sticker.

Voters in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas are choosing four new representatives to the Missouri House to take over for lawmakers who moved to different jobs.

The special elections are being held Tuesday.

Three people are vying to replace Republican Rep. Sally Faith, who resigned after being elected mayor of St. Charles in April.

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