Advocates see savings stemming from a merger of the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County; suburban leaders fear a loss of local controls
The St. Louis region is losing population, its economy is sluggish and violent crime is on the rise.
A group of business leaders with bipartisan political backing see a common issue behind the problems—the region’s multitude of local governments.
They are pushing a plan to explore the reunification of the city and county to make the region of 1.3 million people more efficient and economically competitive.
The Walls Street Journal
By Shayndi Raice
Updated Nov. 3, 2017 12:19 p.m. ET