On Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, the public is invited to meet and hear from the descendants from three landmark court cases: Dred Scott V Sandford; Plessy V Ferguson, and Brown V Board of Education at the second Dred Scott Reconciliation Conference. The event will be held at the Mahler Ballroom, 4915 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO) Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), today commended the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcement that it awarded Missouri $6.4 million in funding for opioid-related research. The funding, which was included in the Blunt-backed FY2018 and FY2019 Labor/HHS appropriations bills, […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has invested an additional $18 million in grant funding to help communities combat the opioid epidemic. With the funding announced today, Missouri has received a total of […]

By Michael P. McMillan On August 9, 2014 lives were changed forever. From the loss of life from Michael Brown to the multitudes of lives that were affected in the St. Louis region and around the world, Ferguson (and Civil Rights) would never be viewed in the same light. In the months and years that […]

Women in Public Finance (WPF) is honoring St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green with its 2019 Founders’ Award for Lifetime Achievement. WPF will formally present the award at the organization’s 23rd annual conference, held Sept. 26 in Austin, Texas. “To be in public service and represent the taxpayers is a true labor of love,” said Comptroller […]

The wrestling match over what to do with the housing authority’s units in the City of Wellston has consistently impacted the lives of population that is relying on these roofs over their heads for shelter; something we can all agree is the most impactful necessity for life. And all involved professed three significant points – […]

U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (MO.) and Tim Kaine (VA), along with U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO) and Steve Stivers (Ohio), introduced the Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. The legislation directs the U.S. Treasury to mint a coin to commemorate the Centennial of Negro Leagues Baseball. “From Jackie Robinson to Satchel Paige to […]

Dear Members of the Board of Aldermen: My sincere thanks to each of you for your vote (27-0) to move the airport revenue bond financing, Board Bill #13, forward on May 31. Currently, the bill sits unsigned on Mayor Lyda Krewson’s desk. There is no legal reason for the bill to remain unsigned, and there […]

Summer temperatures in the St. Louis region bring heat-related dangers to both children and pets. In 2019, seven children nationwide have lost their lives to heatstroke while inside a vehicle. Last year, 52 children throughout the United States, including four in Missouri, died as a result of heatstroke. The City of St. Louis Department of […]

Although Memorial Day is the official holiday for remembering and honoring those who died while serving in the U.S. military, it is also the unofficial start of outdoor eating activities including outdoor grilling, picnics, and cookouts. As Memorial Day approaches its time to start paying more attention to outdoor food safety. “Warmer temperatures require heightened […]