The Power List A LOOK AT HOW THE LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING
Read the full article as it appeared in St. Louis Magazine We’ve all been slumped in our seats for years, muttering that St. Louis is run by the same old names, that we’re sick of power [...]
St. Louis Alderwoman Megan Green shares personal experience, efforts of preventing sexual assault
Read the original story as it appeared on NPR here. With the recent wave of sexual misconduct allegations sweeping the nation, we went Behind the Headlines to discuss the sexual harassment [...]
Citizens demand a seat at the development negotiating table with Community Benefits Agreements
Read the full article from the St. Louis American here. Longtime St. Louis Place resident Sheila Rendon realized in 2007 that developer Paul McKee Jr. was beginning to buy up all the land [...]
Op-Ed: Silver Bullet Project Syndrome
Read the full article from NextSTL here St. Louis has silver bullet project syndrome. From our fourth effort at building or renovating a sports stadium in three years, to efforts to [...]
It’s time to clean up St. Louis city politics
Read the full article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch here. Ask voters in St. Louis city whether there is corruption at City Hall and the answer is overwhelmingly, “yes.” Wealthy [...]
Do we need a 28th amendment to limit campaign funds from corporations and billionaires?
Original article can be found on STL Public Radio A series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions including Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission struck down long-standing campaign [...]
New bill would allow for use, sale and growth of marijuana in St. Louis
Originally posted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS • A bill filed this week that would allow marijuana to be used, sold and grown in St. Louis aims to reduce disproportionate penalties [...]
We should not increase taxes on the poor to pay police more
Originally posted in the St. Louis American We all want St. Louis to be a safer place to live. We all want city employees – including police officers – to be treated fairly and paid well. And we [...]
St. Louis has a chance to lead
Originally Posted in the St. Louis American The damaging impact from November elections will present new challenges for our country. However, in this era of Trump, cities across America will have [...]