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A grand jury indictment unsealed on Thursday accuses St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, as well as former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad and Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, of taking payments in return for their support for development deals.
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Legislation redrawing the Board of Aldermen map passed without a single "no" vote. That's in stark contrast to deadlocks elsewhere, including St. Louis County.
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The St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s legislation committee released an updated draft of a redistricting map Thursday. It reduces the number of wards from 28 to 14, as approved by voters 10 years ago.
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A 2012 charter amendment cut the number of wards from 28 to 14. Public hearings are set for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
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Detractors of the measure contend, among other things, that the Board of Aldermen is best equipped to handle redistricting.
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Last week, a federal lobbyist for the city said leaders are “inviting an audit” from the U.S. Treasury by including a provision that goes against its spending guidelines. He warns the city may be ordered to pay back some of the money.
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The city's top fiscal body failed Friday to approve a proposed $168 million spending plan ahead of a summer recess at the Board of Aldermen.
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The St. Louis Board of Aldermen chose not to act on the fiscal 2022 budget after discovering a $5.7 million hole. It marks the second year in a row that aldermen did not pass a spending plan and allowed one approved by a separate board to take effect.
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The $4 million in savings would be directed toward victims services, affordable housing, homeless services and a legal department to prosecute civil rights violations.
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So how did Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer move onto the April runoff election? For Jones, it was a strong performance in north St. Louis and parts of south St. Louis. And approval voting may have been key in getting Spencer to the second round.