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…
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…
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…
