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In first for St. Louis, board President Megan Green begins maternity leave 41%
By Rachel Lippmann0%
5/1/2026, 4:56:01 PM
Topics: St Louis Politics, Maternity Leave
BS Summary: This article contains 4 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 26.1% saturation with 46 hits. Analysis detected 102 faulty-reasoning hits from 176 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 45.5% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,973 of 16,813 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 59.30% of the article peer group.
For the first time in St.
Louis history, the president of the Board of Aldermen is on maternity leave.
Megan Green began her scheduled time off Thursday.
She is the first woman to be elected to the office.
Third Ward Alderman Shane Cohn, the board’s vice president, will serve as acting president until she returns.
Cohn said in a statement posted on Facebook that he was honored to step into the president’s seat.
“I’m committed to keeping the work of the Board moving forward—focused on delivering for our neighborhoods, strengthening city services, and continuing the progress we’ve made together,” he said.
“As St.
Louis keeps moving, I’m ready to serve in this role with the same dedication and collaboration you expect.”
Green’s staff will provide procedural and logistics support to Cohn and will continue to work to advance her policy agenda.
A post on Green’s official Facebook page said, “We’re grateful for her leadership and look forward to welcoming her back when she’s ready.”
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Optimism Bias
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