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05.29.2009 2:31 pm

Aldermen take aim at police lobbying contract

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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05.29.2009 9:18 am

Aldermen add themselves to City Hall furlough list

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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03.03.2009 9:06 am

Chilly weather leads to slow morning at polls

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A voters casts his ballot in the 23rd Ward, where seven Democrats are vying for an open seat

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…

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03.02.2009 1:29 pm

Poll: Your predictions for Tuesday’s city primary

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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01.15.2009 11:33 am

Two former Board of Aldermen presidents back Slay

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Shrewsbury, left, and Villa

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…

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12.22.2008 8:43 am

Montee to unveil next phase of City Hall audit

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Montee

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…

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12.15.2008 1:46 pm

Aldermen — for now — avoid debate on “Obama Blvd.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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12.12.2008 4:14 pm

Disputed gun buy back set for Saturday

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Gun owners wait in line for last year's buyback

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…

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12.11.2008 2:26 pm

“Obama Boulevard” passes committee, sparks divisions

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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…

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12.05.2008 4:14 pm

Reed demands audit retraction from Montee’s office

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Montee, left, and Reed

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…

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