Attorney Argues City Didn’t Thoroughly Investigate NorthSide Financing
On Thursday, a circuit court judge heard arguments that the city of Saint Louis’ Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Commission had...
NorthSide Lawyer Says Eminent Domain Needed for Up to 20 Properties
The lawyer for a recently approved redevelopment of 1,500 acres in the city of Saint Louis’ north side says that...
Saint Charles Debates $80K Funding for Publicity of Developer’s Airport Expansion
With revenues down by about $1 million, the Saint Charles County Council met to debate the merits of granting $80,000...
Charter Schools: Rationale & Research
Charter schools are thus given a degree of autonomy from the school districts in which they are located, although...
Stimulus Reporting Riddled With (Human) Errors
According to data posted on the federal government’s stimulus tracking website, Recovery.gov, stimulus dollars have created or saved more than...
Committee Reports 39 Public Pensions Underfunded
Nearly 40 local and statewide pension systems for public employees are underfunded, according to a report submitted on Tuesday to...
Charter School Regulations Proposed for 2010 Legislative Session
The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is proposing new regulations for Missouri’s 40 charter schools. The...
State Revenue Continues to Fall Short, but Liquor Tax Collections Up
State tax revenue collections continue to fall short. For October 2009, collections were down 14 percent compared with October...
NorthSide Project Passes Board of Aldermen
An earlier published version of this story inadvertently misstated the Board of Aldermen’s final vote on the project. That...
