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Lylee Gibbs/St. Louis Public RadioPride St. Louis is celebrating its 45th year of recognizing the LGBTQ community. This year, the organization lost major funding due to federal pressures on corporations to drop their DEI initiatives. Attendees say this year’s festival is more special because the community stepped in to support it. -
Joshua Carter/Belleville News-Democrat“Belleville, SWIC and Metro East, all you who are here today, it would be my honor to serve you for another four years,” the two-term governor said on Friday.
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The Missouri Hospital Association strongly opposed a plan to cap medical provider taxes at 3.5%. -
Pritzker was scheduled to crisscross the state for a series of reelection rallies starting Thursday morning at the Grand Crossing Park Field House on the South Side of Chicago. -
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said she’s frustrated with Sheriff Montgomery over recent controversies, including his failure to transport detainees for medical care. Her remarks came after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sued to remove Montgomery from office. -
The recovery center at the Chaifetz Arena is closing, but three new centers are opening in the most affected areas of St. Louis. Mayor Cara Spencer is encouraging those impacted by the May 16 tornado to apply for FEMA aid. -
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has started removal proceedings against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery. Bailey gave Montgomery a noon Wednesday deadline to resign or face a quo warranto. -
The current deadline to apply for the tax relief is June 30, but the county council will introduce a bill Thursday that might extend it to mid- or late July.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey calls on St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery to resign after months of controversies and lawsuits. -
Board members will get to stay on through the beginning of 2026, when they’ll need Senate confirmation to remain in place. -
The city animal shelter — operated under contract with the nonprofit CARE STL — could lose funding if the city allows the contract to expire. Meanwhile, the county shelter is grappling with overcrowding, operational issues and high staff turnover. -
The state of Illinois will stop imposing a 1% sales tax on groceries on Jan. 1, 2026, but most Metro East residents will continue to pay it.
