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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

St. Louis County Proposition C: County voters will decide on new Charter Aug. 4

St. Louis County Proposition C: County voters will decide on new Charter Aug. 4

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter July 23, 2020

St. Louis County residents voting in the election Tuesday, Aug. 4 will not only be deciding primary races for county executive and governor, but whether or not to adopt a new Charter. St. Louis County...

Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder and 3rd District Councilman Tim Fitch at a May 2019 meeting.

GOP council members seek to limit county executive’s authority to issue stay-at-home orders

July 21, 2020

Republican County Council members are seeking to restrict the power of the county executive to issue stay-at-home and public health orders without the consent of the County Council. Two of the three...

Charter Commission offers new Charter with no major changes

Charter Commission offers new Charter with no major changes

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 21, 2020

After a year marred by a late start, absentee members and conflict over procedures, the St. Louis County Charter Commission has wrapped up its job of studying and recommending changes to the county Charter...

Steve Stenger, standing alongside his wife and children, is sworn in as the St. Louis County Executive by Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Stenger won re-election for county executive for a second term in the November 2018 election. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Stenger would be city-county ‘metro mayor’ through 2025

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 6, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewpapers.com Steve Stenger has been a lot of things in life: Affton native. Rock singer. Certified public accountant. Criminal defense attorney. Municipal...

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