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Local Control
1:44 pm
Thu April 7, 2011

St. Louis aldermanic president calls state Senator "not fit to lead"

Credit (St. Louis Board of Aldermen & Missouri Senate websites)
President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed (left), and Mo. State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal.
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The newly re-elected President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen has called a controversial state Senator "unfit to lead," and is asking her to step down over remarks she made about black politicians who are supporting local control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

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St. Louis Firefighter Layoffs
5:13 pm
Fri March 25, 2011

St. Louis firefighter layoffs postponed again

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Credit (Rachel Lippmann, St. Louis Public Radio)
Firefighter Jeff Ratermann (bkgd) and Mayor Francis Slay listen to a presentation about the city's budget during a meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. The Board delayed laying off 30 firefighters for another week.
Credit (Rachel Lippmann, St. Louis Public Radio)
Jeff Ratermann plays with his three kids before a meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. Ratermann could be among 30 firefighters laid off to help the city control overspending.
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The "long and arduous" fight over the budget for the city's fire department will go on for another week.

The three-member Board of Estimate and Apportionment tabled the layoffs of 30 firefighters at the request of Board of Aldermen president Lewis Reed. Reed, comptroller Darlene Green, and Mayor Francis Slay will make the ultimate decision about the layoffs.

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