CLAYTON 鈥 最新杏吧原创 County Executive Sam Page was charged on Wednesday with stealing thousands of dollars when he used county funds to campaign against a ballot proposition in April.
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The front and back of a flyer about Proposition B, was mailed to 最新杏吧原创 County residents, includes the language, 鈥淧aid for by Saint Louis County, County Executive, Sam Page鈥
Courtesy of Tom Sullivan
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最新杏吧原创 County executive Sam Page spoke out against Proposition B, saying it was a "power grab" during his State of the County address on March 11, 2025. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
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