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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will appoint members to the nine-person task force. The announcement comes as state lawmakers prepare to pass several bills limiting freedoms for transgender kids and teens.
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A professor says the quiet removal of a historical marker in Clayton was a missed opportunity for change.
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The county's animal shelter in Olivette had been a source of controversy for years. The APA of Missouri took over its operations in December as part of a five-year, $16 million contract.
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Missouri's large local and statewide increases in syphilis cases are dramatic, but not surprising, experts said. Decreased funding for prevention and the coronavirus pandemic could be contributing to the sexually transmitted infection spreading among demographics.
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Despite nationwide concerns of harassment and violence at the polls, St. Louis election officials express confidence that voters and election workers will be safe.
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The St. Louis County Library has been named Missouri Library of the Year by the Missouri Library Association. The association cited the library’s community programming throughout the coronavirus pandemic and its partnerships with organizations like the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank and Operation Food Search.
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Six regional workforce development agencies received a $5.8 million federal grant to provide apprenticeships to 750 people in the St. Louis region who are interested in health care, bioscience and education.
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Overcrowded and beset by lawsuits, St. Louis County’s animal shelter is at a crossroads.
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The $300,000 grant will fund a team of researchers who will talk to corrections officers and jail residents to understand how racism and racial inequalities play out in the jail.
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Other measures on the ballot would set up a commission to review pay for council members and block department directors from serving unless they have been confirmed by the council.