Larry Arnowitz News Today

LOUIS— Jeffrey Boyd resigned Friday from the Board of Aldermen and Aldermanic President Lewis Reed was said to be weighing a possible leave of absence the day after they and a former board member were indicted on federal corruption charges. In an email to Reed and other officials, Boyd said he was "proud of the good work we as a community have accomplished" during...

via the candidates campaign sites From left, James Page, 5th Ward, Bill Stephens, 12th Ward, Anne Schweitzer, 13th Ward, and Tina Pihl, 17th Ward, all won their aldermanic races Tuesday. Their wins create a progressive majority on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will look quite different when the new session begins in two weeks. Three of the four candidates who received the backing of an initiative called Flip The Board won their races Tuesday night, giving pro...