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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.
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This weekend, temperatures across the region could reach as high as 105 degrees. St. Louis and St. Louis County have set up cooling shelters, utility assistance programs and community centers to protect senior citizens, children and the homeless from the heat.
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The zoo plans a $230 million, 425-acre park in Spanish Lake where the animals can roam free in natural habitats.
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Glendale City Administrator Benjamin DeClue says St. Louis and St. Louis County should adopt a council-manager form of government to avoid corruption.
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St. Louis County’s Department of Public Health director is stepping down from his post in early September. The county will search for a new leader before his departure.
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Despite candidate guides that circulated on social media, results in St. Louis region school board races didn’t point to one clear ideological trend.
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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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Over 2,300 households have been evicted in St. Louis and St. Louis County since the beginning of the pandemic. Some people have received rental aid from federal programs, but city and county officials say if not for eviction moratoriums and rental assistance programs, more people would have lost their homes.
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The BA.2 subvariant is about 30% more transmissible than the original omicron variant and is fueling a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Europe.