Politically Speaking: Surveillance, Campaign Cash And City-County Merger

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A group known as Better Together is proposing a plan to merge St. Louis and St. Louis County. They're planning to get the measure on the 2020 ballot.

After decades of contemplation and debate, a group known as Better Together is recommending an end to the 鈥淕reat Divorce鈥� between St. Louis and St. Louis County.Better Together is proposing an ambitious plan to create a unified metro government and police department and limit municipalities' ability to levy sales taxes. The plan would be decided through a statewide vote.Proponents contend it will scrape away layers of local government that has been holding the St. Louis region back. Opponents believe the plan will create an unwieldy and large centralized government that could be implemented against the will of city and county residents.

Politically Speaking: Surveillance, Campaign Cash And City-County Merger

漏 2024 外网天堂 | By Julie O'Donoghue,

Jason Rosenbaum, Rachel Lippmann

Published October 25, 2019 at 4:39 PM CDT

Dr. Will Ross of Washington University in St. Louis. — In this episode of Politically Speaking, we talk to the team from our sister podcast "We Live Here" about the first episode of their new season, which heavily features Will Ross of Washington University in St. Louis.

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Julie O鈥橠onoghue, Jason Rosenbaum, Rachel Lippmann and others talk about Missouri and St. Louis politics.

Here are the topics covered:

St. Louis鈥� discussion over 鈥� and who gets control over that process. The podcast refers to an article on the fight between the Board of Aldermen and Mayor Lyda Krewson over surveillance.
The ways state legislators may be working around Clean Missouri 鈥� a package of laws meant to limit lobbyist influence in Jefferson City. The podcast references an that details University City Sen. Brian Williams鈥� campaign spending on outings with lobbyists during the segment.
The folks from the podcast visit Politically Speaking to talk about , which focuses on the failed Better Together effort and complicated issues surrounding the push for a city-county merger.
Julie recommends listeners read Jane Smiley鈥檚 . Smiley also talked about this essay on.

Outgoing Music: by Leon Bridges