GOP-controlled Senate adopted legislation authorizing the state to take over St. Louis police. It still needs a final vote in the Senate before moving to the House for further consideration.
Alderwoman Cara Spencer won the city’s mayoral primary in a landslide, pulling in more than twice as many votes as her closest competitor,
A crowd gathered at Mayor Tishaura Jones’ election night watch party on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, seemed unusually quiet. The event was held at Laborer’s Local 42 in midtown St. Louis, and unlike election night parties where guests nervously mingle with food or drinks in hand,
In a 'substantial' vote against Mayor Tishaura Jones, local Democratic party leaders officially endorsed challenger Cara Spencer for mayor on Saturday.
City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.