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Activists say it’s a tricky maneuver.Groups including the ACLU and NAACP have long supported local control of police. But Chair of the Organization for…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 18, 2012 - After 151 years of state control of the St. Louis police department, advocates of…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 10, 2012 -The St. Louis Police Officers Association's president is going public with his…
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Proposition A, the state ballot measure to hand control of the St. Louis Police Department back to the city has come under fire from local activists.A…
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A ballot measure that would return oversight of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back to city officials picked up endorsements from lawmakers…
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A Missouri appeals court has ruled that language used to summarize a ballot proposal giving St. Louis city control of its police department is fair.The…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 7, 2012 - Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced late Tuesday that she has certified two…
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Missouri voters will be asked in November to raise the state's tobacco tax and let St. Louis run its own police department.Secretary of State Robin…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2012 - Activists involved in two initiative-petition drives – to cap payday loan rates and to…
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Tests near steam pipe rupture show no asbestosThe St. Louis city health department says tests from buildings around the site of a ruptured steam pipe have…