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02 Oct

Ernie Trakas

October 2, 2020
Posted by Brett Gallop
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Back in the dark days, when then-County Executive Steve Stenger was secretly scheming behind the County Council’s back, abusing taxpayers’ trust and working out illegal pay-to-play deals, one Republican, 6th District council member Ernie...

08 Aug

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Trakas: Stenger corruption case proves representative democracy still works

August 8, 2020
Posted by Brett Gallop
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Featured Image: Ernie Trakas (center), R-6th District, laughs with Tim Fitch, R-3rd District, during a St. Louis County Council meeting on Tuesday at the St. Louis County Council chambers in Clayton. Trakas was unanimously...

08 Aug

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St. Louis County Council President says he doesn’t plan to introduce Loop Trolley bailout legislation

August 8, 2020
Posted by Brett Gallop
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County Council President Ernie Trakas confirmed to 5 On Your Side Monday that he does not plan to introduce legislation that would bail out the Loop Trolley...

08 Aug

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Politically Speaking: St. Louis County Councilman Trakas On The Council’s Growing Divide

August 8, 2020
Posted by Brett Gallop
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St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. The south St. Louis County Republican joined St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the split between the council’s...

08 Aug

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County Council launches ethics probe of Economic Development Partnership, Port Authority

August 8, 2020
Posted by Brett Gallop
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A St. Louis County Council committee on Thursday launched a probe of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and St. Louis County Port Authority that will examine the agencies’ procurement policies and real estate...

08 Aug

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Ernie Trakas elected presiding officer of St. Louis County Council

August 8, 2020
Posted by Brett Gallop
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Featured Images: District six councilman Ernie Trakas takes a moment during a St. Louis County Council meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in the St. Louis County Council chambers in Clayton. Trakas was unanimously...

10 Feb

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February 10, 2019
Posted by Brett Gallop
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21 Jan

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Vote St Louis – Ernie Trakas can continue on St. Louis County Council, judge rules

January 21, 2019
Posted by Brett Gallop
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CLAYTON • St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas did not violate the county charter by performing contract legal work for outstate school districts, and does not have to vacate his seat, a judge ruled...

20 Jan

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Vote St Louis – Disenfranchisement of South County ENDS, Trakas says

August 8, 2020
Posted by Brett Gallop
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After being sworn in last week, new 6th District County Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, promises that south county residents no longer have to worry that they have no voice in Clayton."The disenfranchisement of the...

20 Jan

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Vote St Louis – New year, new ballgame in St. Louis County Council chambers

January 20, 2019
Posted by Brett Gallop
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Mike O’Mara’s tenure as a St. Louis County Council member was in its final moments Tuesday when 7th District Councilman Mark Harder of west St. Louis County asked the chair — O’Mara — for...

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