By Brooke Muckerman, Columbia Missourian/Missouri Independent
• March 27, 2023
Missouri Republicans are making a push to allow firearms to be carried inside religious establishments and lessen restrictions on access to firearms.
House Bill 485, heard in the House Emerging Issues...
No-excuse, in-person absentee voting is currently open in St. Louis County ahead of the municipal elections next week.
The municipal elections are Tuesday, April 4.
No-excuse absentee voting opened in...
Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the March 30 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.
Marie Davis is challenging...
Editor's note: The following questions and answers appeared in the March 16 and March 23 print editions of The Call. See web-exclusive questions and answers at the end of this article.
Incumbent Green...
By Clara Bates, The Missouri Independent
• March 23, 2023
Missouri is one of just 13 states that levies a sales tax on grocery food items.
Citing the hefty burden on low-income shoppers and rising cost of food, several other states have moved to reduce the...
Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 23 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.
Mehlville Fire Protection...
The St. Louis County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a new multifamily complex in unincorporated Fenton at its executive session this month.
The commission voted 6-2 at its March 6...
Voters in South County will decide on a use tax, a proposition related to elections and a marijuana sales tax depending on where they live in the county in the election Tuesday, April 4.
Fenton is asking...
Five Lindbergh Schools Board of Education candidates answered a range of questions including questions about academic performance, equity in education, standards-based grading and more at a forum hosted...
Supporters of the Mehlville School District’s Proposition E on the ballot Tuesday, April 4, are hoping the school district’s voters approve the first tax rate increase since 2015.
Proposition E, for...
