Check out these great articles featuring the Take Back St. Louis Ballot Initiative:
June 2014:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Group to appeal ruling on coal ballot measure
May 2014:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Is King Coal undermining our democracy?
St. Louis Public Radio: Judge Permanently Blocks Ballot Vote on Anti-Peabody Initiative
Grist.org: Do coal companies have more rights than voters?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Lawmakers send bill blocking St. Louis Ballot Measure to Gov. Nixon
Fox News: St. Louis alderwoman in D.C. after vote on ward budget
Democracy Now: Activists Arrested at Peabody Coal Shareholder Meeting
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Peabody Energy seeks to bolster coal’s image
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Police arrest protesters outside Peabody Energy shareholders meeting in Clayton
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Slay’s office turns to legislature to block local ballot measure
April 2014:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Washington University students end Peabody protest
EcoWatch.com: Wash U Sit-In Enters Historic 3rd Week: Peabody Moment of Truth Arrives
Huffington Post: Why the Great Wash U Sit-in Against Peabody Coal Matters: Which Side Are You on?
Grist.com: More protests against Peabody Coal from students and frontline communities
St. Louis Public Radio: Students Want Washington University to Cut Peabody Ties
March 2014:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: ‘Take Back St. Louis’ initiative fight back before judge
St. Louis Public Radio: ‘Take Back St. Louis’ Initiative Heads Back to Courtroom
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Anti-coal initiative next week; protest planned
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Peabody’s Prairie State Project turns into a big headache for dozens of communities
February 2014:
St. Louis Business Journal: Judge halts citywide vote on limiting tax breaks
St. Louis Public Radio: Court Hearing Set on Proposal that Would Block Tax Breaks for Peabody
St. Louis Public Radio: Judge Halts Election Limiting Tax Breaks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Judge halts April vote on energy company tax breaks
RT: 'Corporate rights': Judge blocks popular move to end tax breaks for big energy
Desmog Blog: St. Louis Judge Cites Citizens United to Protect Tax Breaks for Peabody Energy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Anti-coal group does 'valentine' protest at City Hall
January 2014:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Lawsuit seeks to block anti-coal measure from ballot
The University News: Feeding St. Louis' starving artists: Soup dinner to fund community projects
November 2013:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: $7 Million TIF for Laclede HQ Moves Forward
West End Word: MORE Keeps Pressure on Koman Group-Laclede $8.1 Million TIF
St. Louis Public Radio: Laclede Gas Gets Tax Help to Move
October 2013:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Plan to Rehab GenAmerica Building Moves Ahead
St. Louis Public Radio: Tax Help Approved for Laclede Gas Move
KSDK: TIF Commission OKs Laclede Gas Move
St. Louis Business Journal: Commission OKs TIF Funding for Laclede's Move to Gen Am Building
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Tax Incentive for Laclede Move Protested
KSDK: MORE, Take Back St. Louis Protest Laclede TIF
KMOX: Laclede Gas Under Fire for Proposed Tax Break
St. Louis Public Radio: Laclede Gas Should Move Without Help, Protestors Say
Earth Island Journal: Direct Action is the Only Way We Can Free Our Economy from Corporations
September 2013:
Charlie Brennan Show: On the Laclede Gas TIF
August 2013:
St. Louis Beacon: Proposed Charter Amendment Aimed at Peabody May be Headed to Court
St. Louis Beacon: Proposal Aimed at Curbing St. Louis Tax Breaks for Peabody Certified for Ballot
Riverfront Times: Take Back St. Louis Proposal to Block Corporate Tax Breaks, Peabody Energy Headed to Ballot
July 2013:
Fox News St. Louis: [VIDEO] Petition Presented to St. Louis City to Stop Tax Breaks for Big Businesses
St. Louis Public Radio: Petition to End St. Louis Tax Incentives Delivered with Thousands of Signatures
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Activists File Signatures for Initiative to Ban St. Louis Tax Incentives
KSDK: [VIDEO] 'Take Back St. Louis' Initiative Could Go Up for Public Vote
Riverfront Times: Take Back St. Louis Ballot Initiative: Activists Target Peabody Energy's City Tax Breaks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Ballot Measure Targets Peabody, and Its Partners
St. Louis Beacon: Anti-Coal Group Seeks City Charter Change to Block Future Aid to Peabody Energy and others