Sam Page

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page wants to direct money to expand public health and workforce development infrastructure. The county council is interested in investing in St. Louis County Police Department dispatch systems.

Gov. Mike Parson’s new appointment comes as St. Louis County is considering bringing back mask mandates.

Days, D-Bel Nor, also reflected on the deaths of St. Louis County political leaders Hazel Erby and Betty Thompson.

The St. Louis County Council plans to subpoena County Executive Sam Page’s employment records as an anesthesiologist. The resolution passed after months of debate.

Coronavirus cases are rapidly rising in the St. Louis region. The St. Louis County health department issued a public health advisory Monday morning in the wake of 1,461 new cases reported in the past two weeks, a 63% increase. St. Louis saw a 90% increase.

The Metro Transit fleet has added 18 new electric buses in hopes of creating a greener St. Louis. It’s one of the largest deployments of the zero-emission vehicles in the nation.

St. Louis and St. Louis County jointly filed suit Monday asking a judge in Cole County, Missouri, to find the Second Amendment Preservation Act unconstitutional.

Bill would prohibit police from using chokeholds and would establish a use-of-force database for departments. It also eliminates the residency requirement for the Kansas City Police Department.

Restaurants and businesses in St. Louis and St. Louis County are now allowed to operate without curfews and host customers at full capacity as long as people continue to social distance and wear face masks inside.

St. Louis and St. Louis County officials plan to lift some coronavirus restrictions as early as next week. The changes will be based on updated guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said.