Megan Green

Bills to help renters and property owners will likely get Board of Aldermen consideration later this week.

This is the second lawsuit St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green has taken part in since Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation placing a gubernatorial board in charge of the St. Louis Police Department.

Judge Matthew Schelp questioned why the case should be in federal court.

Williams takes over for Neal Richardson, who was appointed by former Mayor Tishaura Jones and led the organization for the past four years.

U.S. District Judge Matt Schelp is giving attorneys for St. Louis until Wednesday to show why they didn’t violate a rule against filing a lawsuit for an improper purpose in their case over state control of the city's police department.

No one responded by Monday to a federal judge who wanted answers to why the case should be in federal court.

St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green signed on as a plaintiff, saying she’s trying to protect the city’s financial future and officials’ First Amendment rights.

With both chambers approving the legislation, the bill now goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who made the issue one of his priorities.

St. Louis had $300 million and 16,000 ideas from the public on how to spend it at the beginning of this legislative session. A year later, the Board of Aldermen has made no progress.

After a little more than two hours of discussion, members did not agree to perfect any bill, instead moving proposals to the board’s informal calendar.