Reflecting on a Year of Challenging the City’s Concealment Culture
We have only begun the fight against the culture of concealment that dominates local government.
We have only begun the fight against the culture of concealment that dominates local government.
The Spencer administration has changed direction and reinstated the city’s Minority-owned Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program that it dramatically suspended in August.
The future of the city’s MWBE program replacement is uncertain, facing potential legal challenges from the Trump administration’s proxy restrictions on DEI initiatives.
While St. Louis has turned off the engine on its contractor diversity program, MoDOT’s keeps on rolling.
Public record requests answer some questions surrounding the mayor’s decision to suspend the city’s MWBE contractor diversity program.
The mayor does not appear to have the legal authority needed to unilaterally halt the city’s contractor diversity program.