Ernie Trakas

Runners and walkers in St. Louis County are urging County Executive Sam Page to veto a bill that would ticket people walking and running in streets where sidewalks are available. The County Council approved the measure earlier this month.

The St. Louis County Council dipped into reserves in order to bridge a roughly $40 million budget deficit for 2023.

Initial work on the new building in south St. Louis County began more than three years ago, but the pandemic and politics delayed construction.

The county council could still vote on a mask mandate, but it could take several weeks to go through the meeting process.

After months of arguing about whether St. Louis County Executive Sam Page can work part time as an anesthesiologist, council members put the issue on the ballot.

Page's idea doesn't have widespread support among members of the St. Louis County Council.

The council also declined to approve a measure to open documents into an investigation of acting Health Director Faisal Khan.

In a tweet Friday afternoon, Ernie Trakas, R-south St. Louis County, thanked everyone who reached out to make sure he wasn't hurt.

St. Louis County has had a lot of acrimony lately. Could $190 million from the federal government smooth hard feelings over?

Some councilmembers were upset that St. Louis County Executive Sam Page hired former Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray as vaccine outreach coordinator.