Tishaura Jones

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Thursday she's nominating Neal Richardson, a longtime U.S. Bank executive, to lead the city's development agency, St. Louis Development Corp. Richardson had been one of three final candidates for the job identified by the Business Journal last week. SLDC's board is...

But amid rising crime and a push to 'defund the police,'. Jones faces a myriad of challenges as she works to reform her home city, but the main obstacle in getting St. Louis to buy into her vision will be anxiety over the city’s skyrocketing crime rate. St Louis’ homicide...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones invited Republican lawmakers who oppose her police budget to join her in North St. Louis to brainstorm crime solutions after Missouri Rep. Nick Schroer (R-St. Charles County) publicly asked the governor to call a special session on police budgets. Jones is moving...

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is defending a proposed budget cut to police funding, calling it the "right thing to do." Jones took office nearly a month ago and has positioned herself as an outspoken advocate of "reimagining" public safety. Mayor Jones joined CBSN to discuss what that looks like in the city she's leading.

Clayton Mayor Michelle Harris and St. Louis County Municipal League President and former Olivette Mayor Ruth Springer hosted a reception for new St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the Seven Gables Inn in Clayton. About 30 St. Louis County mayors attended. Photos by Hillary Levin, hlevin@post-dispatch.com.

For a lot of people, “Defund The Police” is simply a talking point. But for St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, it’s a well-thought-out plan that she hopes to set in motion. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Jones is making plans to cut jail and police budgets and shift the funds toward community efforts like affordable housing and aid for the St. Louis homeless population.

Tishaura Jones, who made city history on April 6 when she became the first Black woman elected mayor of St. Louis, has quickly gone to work making changes to the city’s public safety infrastructure. “Right now I don’t think that we provide a great environment. It’s okay,” Jones said. “Right...

Mayor Tishaura Jones, at her first Press Conference, said, “So announced in the budget, we shifted some of the funds from the 4 million dollars we took from the Police Department to help our unhoused. So now they’ll have more money to help our unhoused and coordinate efforts with the continue of care that currently help our unhoused.”

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- St Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed her first executive order Wednesday, taking an aim at police accountability. Her signature means St. Louis officers will face the same discipline process as other city employees. The mayor said it better ensures police are held accountable. The order also...

JEFFERSON CITY — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones was in the capital city on Tuesday to meet with Gov. Mike Parson for the first time since Jones’ historic election earlier this month. Jones, who is the first Black woman elected mayor of St. Louis, said after the meeting she and...

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has named Matt Moak to be interim city counselor, the top legal position in the government. Her spokesman, Nick Dunne, said he didn't know when the appointment was effective. Michael Garvin, the previous city counselor under Mayor Lyda Krewson, said he would return to his previous position, deputy city counselor.

On Tuesday, Tishaura O. Jones became the first Black woman to be sworn in as mayor of St. Louis. Today, Mayor Jones is announcing her Stimulus Advisory Board, which will advise and assist Mayor Jones by conducting research, building processes, and providing recommendations designed to ensure that American Rescue Plan funds are invested equitably, in line with the community’s priorities, and for maximum transformational impact. The Board, which will meet at 3:00pm on Saturday, May 1st, is charged with considering:

Mayor Tishaura Jones and U.S. Rep. Cori Bush speak Saturday after visiting jails in St. Louis. Saturday, April 24, 2021.

The group includes executives from major St. Louis area companies, as well as significant representation from leaders experienced in championing for social justice.

The stubbornly hard-to-kill Workhouse could finally be headed for the end. Mayor Tishaura Jones, on her first full day in office, proposed a new budget that would wipe out funding for the aging jail. "I am proud to begin the process of divesting our city from our expensive arrest and...

In a hope-filled speech balanced by an acknowledgement of the blockades of the past and the challenges ahead, Tishaura Jones made a grand entrance this afternoon in City Hall as the first Black woman to be sworn in as the mayor of St. Louis. "I am standing on stone that...

ST. LOUIS — Pledging to transform the city and its approach to public safety and other issues, Tishaura O. Jones was sworn in Tuesday as St. Louis’ 47th mayor, becoming the first Black woman to hold the office. The inauguration took place in the rotunda of City Hall downtown at...

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Tishaura Jones has called systemic racism the biggest obstacle to progress in St. Louis, and the city’s new mayor used her inauguration speech on Tuesday to pledge to fight back against all types of discrimination. Jones was sworn in during a coronavirus-mandated socially distanced ceremony at...