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The $210 million project will add 72,000 square feet of exhibit space to the downtown St. Louis convention center.
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The County Council on Tuesday also approved a ballot measure requiring confirmation of department heads. And it chose a new operator of the county’s animal shelter.
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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page also alluded to difficulties he’s had with some members of the county council.
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Passage of Proposition B makes it clear that the county executive cannot hold an outside job and must forfeit the office if he or she does.
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The county charter says the executive's entire time must be devoted to the office, but Sam Page has continued to work as an anesthesiologist.
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Family, friends and elected officials remembered Cora Faith Walker’s infectious smile and her advocacy work for marginalized communities during a celebration of life Friday at the Friendly Temple Baptist Church in north St. Louis.
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St. Louis County is set to receive $45 million from the settlement with drugmakers and manufacturers, which will be paid out in portions over more than a decade. The county could use the money to upgrade the medical examiner's office, which is swamped with overdose victims, County Executive Sam Page said.
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The order from County Executive Sam Page extends existing programs at the health department and expands patient counseling and anti-bias and anti-racism training, as well as clinical training around contraception.
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St. Louis County already gives its employees three hours of paid leave to vote, but that isn’t always enough time, especially for those who live outside the county.
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The percentage of St. Louis County residents testing positive for the coronavirus and hospital admissions are decreasing, County Executive Sam Page said. That indicates that for now at least, a widespread public mandate is no longer needed, he said.