Author: Rachel Lippmann
Rachel Lippmann
has 10.2% among authors.
BS Score: 1.5%.
Articles analyzed: 40.
Words analyzed: 80,501.
Analyzed articles
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 7/2/2026, 10:40 PM
Negativity Bias 29.1% - Appeal to Emotion 20.2% - Optimism Bias 17.7%
The City of St. Louis is finally set to spend the money it won after the Rams left for Los Angeles in 2016. The Board of Aldermen on Thursday voted 12-3 to send a plan for the $255 million to Mayor Cara Spencer, who is expected to sign it. “While this bill is not considered perfect by any stakeholder or anybody on the planet, I think... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 7/1/2026, 6:20 PM
Optimism Bias 29.3% - Biased Writer Voice 29.3% - Unattributed Quote 19.4%
The City of St. Louis will implement a summer curfew for teens starting on Friday. Officials announced Wednesday that from Friday through Sept. 8, those 17 and under cannot be in the Downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless they are accompanied by an adult. The curfew will not apply to teens traveling to or... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/26/2026, 9:28 PM
Negativity Bias 27.8% - Availability Heuristic 8.7% - Self-Serving Bias 8.5%
The budget to fund the City of St. Louis for the next 12 months is on its way to Mayor Cara Spencer. The Board of Aldermen on Friday approved the spending plan that takes effect July 1 by the narrowest of margins — 8-6 with one abstention. “I think there is a lot of discontentment within city government about the police board in... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/18/2026, 11:26 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 20.1% - Framing Effect 17.2% - Availability Heuristic 11.1%
Water rates are going up in the city of St. Louis. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Thursday sent legislation to Mayor Cara Spencer that phases in an increase of about 90% over six years. The first rate hike of 18% takes effect on July 1. Alderman Michael Browning of the 9th Ward, the legislation’s sponsor, thanked his colleagues for... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/18/2026, 11:11 PM
Appeal to Emotion 18.3% - Indoctrination 16.9% - Negativity Bias 14.9%
More than three years after securing $250 million from a settlement over the Rams leaving for Los Angeles, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen appears on track to finally spend the money. Lawmakers voted 12-3 Thursday to give initial approval to a plan that directs the remaining $230 million to tornado recovery, plus investments in north St.... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/18/2026, 4:09 PM
Pessimism Bias 18.1% - Negativity Bias 18.1% - Biased Writer Voice 17.9%
St. Louis will use $1 million it had set aside in its upcoming budget to help pay for settlements in cases against the police department to fund required raises for the Fire Department. Members of the city’s fiscal oversight board, Estimate and Apportionment, approved the changes to the proposed budget on Thursday. The raises for... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/18/2026, 10:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 29.2% - Negativity Bias 24.3% - Appeal to Authority 14.2%
The command staff of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is going to see a major pay increase. The state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners on Wednesday voted 4-1 to approve raises of up to 22% for lieutenants, captains, majors and lieutenant colonels, which will take effect on June 28. Mayor Cara Spencer was the lone no... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/15/2026, 8:57 PM
Appeal to Authority 22.7% - Self-Serving Bias 18.8% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.8%
A Cole County judge has ruled that the 2025 law that requires the City of St. Louis to give 25% of its general revenue to its police department by 2028 does not violate Missouri’s constitution. In an opinion issued Monday, Judge Daniel Green wrote that even though the state budget does not include any additional money for those minimum... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/12/2026, 9:22 PM
Negativity Bias 23.8% - Burden of Proof 15% - Framing Effect 10.5%
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will have left office by the time he goes on trial for campaign finance violations and stealing charges. Greene County Judge Kati Greenwade on Friday set the start of the trial for Jan. 25. About 70 jurors will report to the courthouse in Springfield for possible selection. Both sides agreed to hear... more
STLPR
- By Rachel Lippmann
- 6/12/2026, 6:43 PM
Framing Effect 39.1% - Biased Writer Voice 37.2% - Begging the Question 26.4%
A Cole County judge has rejected one of three legal challenges to the 2025 state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Circuit Judge Daniel Green on Friday ruled that the legislation reinstating a state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners did not violate the single-subject or clear-title requirements of the... more