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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010Partnership for Downtown St. Louis: Earnings tax repeal ‘reckless’ – St. Louis Business Journal:.
St. Louis Schools Watch – April 13, 2010
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010SLPS Advisory Committee Will Meet Today
The Special Advisory Committee on the St. Louis Public Schools will meet Tuesday, April 13 in St. Louis from 2:00-4:00 p.m., in the SW Bell Library at Harris-Stowe State University , 3026 Laclede.
The tentative agenda for the meeting includes a presentation by Dr. Kelvin Adams, superintendent of the St. Louis [...]
Missouri gets $54M in stimulus to turn around worst schools
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010Sigh – looks like this money will only go to charter schools or closing schools in St. Louis since the SLPS cannot afford to replace principals and half the teachers in the district. But I wonder if “individual” schools can apply, or only entire districts…
via St. Louis Business Journal:.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced [...]
8th Ward Resident Appointed to Board of Police Commissioners
Thursday, April 8th, 2010My belated congrats to Michael Gerdine – Cara
Gov. Nixon appoints two to St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners.
Gov. Nixon appoints two to St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced two appointments to the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. The board is responsible for oversight [...]
Voters approve Metro tax
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010via St. Louis Business Journal:
St. Louis County voters approved a half-cent sales tax to restore and expand Metro mass transit service.
Proposition A passed with 94,294 votes, or 63 percent, according to the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners.
“I thank the voters of St. Louis County for doing the hard thing [...]
St Louis City Central Committee opposes the elimination of the Earnings Tax
Thursday, April 1st, 2010At our meeting on Tuesday, the central committee voted to make a statement opposing the current ballot initiative that would eliminate the earnings tax in the City of St. Louis.
St. Louis Democratic City Central Committee opposes any ballot proposition eliminating or curtailing the Earnings Tax in St. Louis City because there is no viable or [...]
8th Ward Brightside Blitz on April 17
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Operation Brightside’s annual campaign, Project Blitz, to clean up city neighborhoods, will take place, April 10 – May 1. Trash collection will begin at 10:00 a.m. Residents are asked to have all items out by this time.
All “Yard Waste Only” (Green Waste) and trash receptacles will be emptied on your Blitz Saturday.
Large appliances, tires, car [...]
