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St. Louis merger group: Plan would save millions

Home - Local, Home Slider FeatureBy NewsFebruary 20, 2019Leave a comment

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nonprofit behind an effort to merge the city of St. Louis with St. Louis County says the consolidation would save the region’s taxpayers nearly $5 billion in the first 10 years, though some local leaders are questioning the numbers. Better Together released its fiscal analysis Wednesday. It estimates the merger…

Lessons from Louisville: Reducing St. Louis’ cost of government by 50 percent

UncategorizedBy NewsJune 22, 20162 Comments

‘Better Together’ study reveals side effects of city/county divide

UncategorizedBy NewsJune 15, 20162 Comments

Better Together releases report on lack of regional unity

Around TownBy NewsJune 14, 2016Leave a comment

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A nonprofit group supporting consolidation of government in St. Louis city and St. Louis County has issued a final report, saying fragmentation has created an “us vs. them” mentality in the region. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Better Together St. Louis says the lack of unity has had three bad…

City Government Starts City Strong To Counter Better Together

UncategorizedBy NewsJanuary 11, 2016

Better Together Study Shows Cost Of Fragmentation In Regional Bureaucracy

UncategorizedBy NewsDecember 18, 201510 Comments

Better Together Report Shows Large Annual Costs & Excessive Municipal Regulations

UncategorizedBy NewsDecember 14, 2015

St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Data in a new study points to large annual costs and excessive municipal regulations in the St. Louis region. This comes from the first of a series of reports released Monday by Better Together. In 2014, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and the ninety municipal governments in St. Louis County spent…

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