Tishaura Jones

The first Black woman to serve as prosecuting attorney in St. Louis is a step closer to winning another term in office. Kim Gardner defeated Mary Pat Carl, a former assistant prosecutor, 61% to 39% in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

When St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones and her challenger in the Democratic primary, Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, ran for the first time in 2012, both pledged to revamp the office.Jones specifically said she would shift the responsibility for parking elsewhere and focus on banking and investment.Eight years later, the treasurer’s office is still in charge of parking, which bothers Boyd.

The city of St. Louis has received an extra $5 million to cover the costs of the coronavirus outbreak.The commission that helps oversee parking operations…

Missouri’s 2020 campaign season is effectively on ice because of the focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic.But that doesn’t mean that candidates…

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders urged hundreds of supporters in St. Louis on Monday to back his campaign, saying he is more progressive than former…

Drivers with unpaid parking tickets in St. Louis may soon be able to put them on a payment plan.The St. Louis Treasurer's Office announced Thursday that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 29, 2012 - The job of St. Louis treasurer, says candidate Tishaura Jones, is about more than…

College applications, diplomas and student loans are still more than a decade away, but St. Louis’ youngest students are stockpiling free cash to pay for…

On Thursday, St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones announced that she will be reevaluating the city’s relationships with the banks that handle its money,…

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies take a deep look at Amendment 1 on the latest edition of Political Speaking.The measure, widely…