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11.10.2009 12:49 am

Florissant police oppose proposal to cut their pay by 3 percent

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lowery

Lowery

Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery and city council members on Monday faced about 60 city police officers whose pay they may cut by 3 percent by the end of the month.

The blue-uniformed officers sat in the back rows of the council chamber.…

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10.30.2009 4:34 pm

Activist files ethics complaint against McCulloch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A civic activist from University City has filed an ethics complaint against St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch relating to the campaign for a countywide 0.1-cent emergency communications sales tax. Voters will consider the tax on Tuesday.

Tom Sullivan, the activist,…

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10.26.2009 3:38 pm

Some major corporations donate to sales tax campaign in St. Louis County

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The campaign for a 0.1-cent sales tax for an emergency communications system in St. Louis County has drawn the support of some of the region’s largest corporations.

Voters on Nov. 3 will consider the sales tax. A campaign finance report…

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09.28.2009 4:49 pm

Major regional business groups endorse emergency communication sales tax in St. Louis County

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A 0.1-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot for a countywide emergency communications system in St. Louis County has drawn endorsements from the region’s major business and labor organizations.

The campaign committee for the proposal on Monday announced that…

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09.25.2009 12:33 am

St. Louis County Municipal League supports indoor smoking ban

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Barbara Fraser

Barbara Fraser

Gerry Welch

Gerry Welch

The ban on smoking in indoor public places on the Nov. 3 ballot in St. Louis County won the endorsement of the St. Louis County Municipal League with ease Thursday night.

About 60 municipal officials attended the league’s monthly…

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09.11.2009 6:47 pm

Supporters of St. Louis County emergency communication sales tax get organized

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Skip Mange

Mange

Supporters of a 0.1-cent sales tax for emergency communications have built their campaign organization for the Nov. 3 election in St. Louis County.

The tax would raise $13.6 million a year to finance a program that would include:

> An $80 million…

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06.29.2009 5:23 pm

Half-cent sales tax for Metro may be on April ballot in St. Louis County

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis County voters are likely to see a half-cent sales tax to help subsidize Metro’s MetroLink and buses on the ballot next April.

The transit system’s supporters agreed about a month ago to bring back the tax that lost…

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06.09.2009 6:56 pm

Few local proposals on Aug. 4 special election ballot

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A sales tax to pay for an emergency communications system in St. Charles County highlights a small set of special elections on Aug. 4.

The sales tax of one 20th of a cent is the only countywide proposal on the…

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04.24.2009 5:02 pm

Erby pushes sales tax vote to raise funds for radio equipment

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Erby

Erby

St. Louis County Council Chairwoman Hazel Erby, D-University City, plans to introduce a bill on Tuesday in the council for a countywide election on Nov. 3 for a 0.1-sales tax to finance a countywide emergency communication system.

The tax would generate…

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04.01.2009 12:24 am

St. Louis County emergency communication vote may be in November

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Supporters of a 0.1 cent sales tax to finance an $80 million countywide emergency communications system in St. Louis County have pushed to November the date they want an election on the measure.

Previously, they sought a vote in August. But…

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