Rachel Lippmann
Justice ReporterRachel Lippmann covers courts, public safety and city politics for St. Louis Public Radio. (She jokingly refers to them as the “nothing ever happens beats.”) She joined the NPR Member station in her hometown in 2008, after spending two years in Lansing covering the Michigan Capitol and various other state political shenanigans for NPR Member stations there. Though she’s a native St. Louisan, part of her heart definitely remains in the Mitten. (And no, she’s not going to tell you where she went to high school.)
Rachel has an undergraduate degree from the Medill School of Journalism, and a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield. When she’s not busy pursuing the latest scoop, you can find her mentoring her Big Brothers Big Sisters match, hitting the running and biking paths in south St. Louis, catching the latest sporting event on TV, playing with every dog she possibly can, or spending time with the great friends she’s met in more than nine years in this city.
Rachel’s on Twitter @rlippmann. Even with 240 characters, spellings are still phonetic.
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Aldermen approved the bill authorizing the new regulations in 2023, but the city gave the building department a year to come up with the exact rules.
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Lawyers hired under Proposition C will help the St. Louis County Council draft legislation, offer legal advice and file and defend lawsuits.
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Michael Archer’s victory means Republicans will keep three seats on the seven-member St. Louis County Council and could pair with Democrats opposed to County Executive Sam Page to thwart his policies or push through changes he opposes.
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The measure levies an extra 3%-per-night fee on the cost of a short-term rental, with the money going to affordable housing.
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Proposition B would have allowed aldermen to increase budget line items without the approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, a fiscal oversight board.
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Although hundreds of thousands of people across Missouri and Illinois have already voted, millions will wait until Tuesday to cast their ballot. Polls open at 6 a.m.
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More than 1,000 homeowners have already applied for the credit, which freezes the property tax a homeowner must pay at a certain level until they move out.
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Clyde Cahill, a native of St. Louis, was the first Black federal judge in the Eastern District of Missouri, which is based in the city.
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Spc. Wooster Rancy faces murder and obstruction of justice charges in the killing of Sgt. Sarah Roque.
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Documents seized from the shooter’s car contained diagrams of the building, including notes that the gymnasium would be the first target.
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The new center is expected to reduce 911 wait times.
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The three proposals all came out of the meetings of the St. Louis Charter Commission, which reviews the charter every decade and makes recommendations for updates.