Data in new study point to large annual costs and excessive municipal regulations St. Louis, MO (December 14, 2015) – Today Better Together released the first in a series of reports examining General Administration in the St. Louis City and County region. The data in...
New study highlights issues created by fragmentation, recommends unification of departments St. Louis, MO (November 16, 2015) – Over the past 15 months, a committee consisting of active firefighters, fire chiefs, labor leaders, and researchers from Better Together...
Is your grass too tall? Are your curtains mismatched? Are you drinking a beer too close to the grill? In Pagedale, all of these are considered ticket-worthy offenses. This week, a public interest law firm filed a civil-rights suit on behalf of residents who have...
(The following is excerpted from correspondence sent by Ambassador George H. (Bert) Walker to the Ferguson Commission members. Walker is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Better Together). Over the course of the past year, the Ferguson Commission has worked...
Facts and figures in new study point to dangers posed by a fragmented regional structure St. Louis, MO (September 15, 2015) – Today Better Together released the first of two reports on the provision of fire protection and emergency medical services. The report,...
Last weekend, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran the editorial “Build a New St. Louis: Start over to make city great again.” Citing the research of Better Together and other nonprofit organizations, the Editorial Board wrote that “there is nary an issue critical to the...
