ST. LOUIS — Aldermen did more than just cut their own pay in the city budget process.

The Board’s Ways and Means Committee this week also voted to take out $28,000 from the Police Department’s budget.

Was that money going to put…

ST. LOUIS — Not only have aldermen agreed to the furloughs proposed by the city’s Estimate Board, they also included themselves: In budget talks this week, aldermen added their own names to the list of employees taking unpaid time off.

Members…

A voter in the 23rd Ward, where seven Democrats are vying for an open seat

ST. LOUIS — Election officials are reporting an “extremely low” turnout to the start of today’s municipal primary in the city.

Weather may have something to do…

The city's Democratic Primary for mayor is Tuesday

ST. LOUIS — Tomorrow, city voters will head to the polls to weigh-in on candidates for mayor and aldermen.

Mayor Francis Slay faces two other Democrats in his bid for a third term. In…

Shrewsbury, left, and Villa

Mayor Francis Slay has added to his list of re-election endorsements two savvy political veterans who both took turns running the city’s Board of Aldermen.

Today, the mayor announced the support of former State Rep. Tom Villa, who led…

Montee

State Auditor Susan Montee will release the next installment of her wide-ranging look into the books at City Hall this morning.

Members of the local Green Party, seeking to ensure adequate funding for lead-paint abatement, petitioned Montee to audit city finances last…

Rather than risk any rancor upsetting last Friday’s holiday party at City Hall, aldermen decided against debate on a sticky proposal earlier in the day: The push to dedicate Delmar Boulevard for the president-elect.

Barack Obama’s candidacy — both in the primary…

Gun owners wait in line for last year's buyback

The gun buyback program that caused a dust-up between Mayor Francis Slay and other members of the Police Board is set for Saturday.

Police Board president Chris Goodson had questioned the effectiveness of giving citizens…

The push to dedicate a city street to the president-elect passed its first hurdle today, but further roadblocks could lie ahead.

A divided City Hall panel gave preliminary approval to the plan, which would designate Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis as…

Montee, left, and Reed

Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed is calling on State Auditor Susan Montee to revise a recent audit critical of his use of a city car.

In October, Montee issued an audit that tweaked Reed over the “luxury” options in…