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MO Statehouse
7:11 pm
Tue March 8, 2011

STL Police local control bill stalls in Mo. Senate

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Credit Harrison Sweazea, Mo. Senate Communications Office
Sen. JIm Lembke (R, Lemay), one of two Senators leading a filibuster of the local control bill in the Mo. Senate.
Credit Harrison Sweazea, Mo. Senate Communications Office
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D, University City), one of two Senators leading a filibuster of the local control bill in the Mo. Senate
Credit Harrison Sweazea, Mo. Senate Communications Office
Sen. Joseph Keaveny (D, St. Louis), sponsor of the local control bill, watches as two fellow Senators conduct a filibuster against his bill.
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Legislation that would restore local control over the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has stalled in the Missouri Senate. 

Two St. Louis-area Senators, Jim Lembke (R, Lemay) and Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D, University City), began a filibuster of the bill today.

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MO Statehouse
7:27 pm
Wed February 23, 2011

STL Police local control bill hits snag in Mo. Senate

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A Missouri Senate committee has approved legislation that would restore local control to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, but not before adding a provision that could also kill it.

The amendment would reduce the number of city aldermen in St. Louis to 14, and the number of wards from 28 to seven.

The move comes one day after a related bill easily passed the Missouri House.

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