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Education advocates are hoping for a focus on schools in the 2022 legislative session.
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The city has already received half of the money.
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The measure replaces the national moratorium from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 26.
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Some renters in the St. Louis region could be put out of their homes soon now that the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a federal ban on evictions. Housing advocates expect a wave of evictions if state and local officials do not process renters' aid applications soon.
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Mayor Tishaura Jones line-item vetoed provisions for $33 million in economic development spending along four major corridors in north St. Louis, which she argues doesn't fall within federal spending guidelines. The Board of Aldermen could override her veto.
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Last week, a federal lobbyist for the city said leaders are “inviting an audit” from the U.S. Treasury by including a provision that goes against its spending guidelines. He warns the city may be ordered to pay back some of the money.
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The city's top fiscal body failed Friday to approve a proposed $168 million spending plan ahead of a summer recess at the Board of Aldermen.
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The St. Louis Board of Aldermen gave initial approval to a coronavirus relief bill that lays out how to spend the first wave of the latest round of federal aid.
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St. Louis-area food pantries are busy stocking shelves for this summer now that Missourians are receiving smaller unemployment checks.
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That’s at least twice the amount for Kansas City and St. Louis County, the next-highest projected allocations. The federal government calculated funding to cities based on poverty rates, unemployment and housing quality.