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Missouri lawmakers are considering a proposal that would nullify local ordinances — like those in St. Louis and St. Louis County — that ban the practice of declawing cats.
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The Missouri House passed a measure in March to return the St. Louis Police Department to state control. It’s unclear what the Senate may do in the waning days of the session.
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The Missouri Senate heard testimony Wednesday on the bill. Under the legislation, which the House passed in early March, the governor would appoint four members to a board of police commissioners. The mayor of St. Louis would also serve on that board.
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Parson’s comments come as there’s intense scrutiny around St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s future.
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Under the legislation, the governor would appoint four members to a board of police commissioners. St. Louis’ mayor would also serve on that board.
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Kansas City has the only police department in Missouri that's under state control. Although voters statewide raised how much of the city's budget must be spent on the KCPD, activists say local opposition to Amendment 4 created an opportunity to put policing decisions back in the city's hands.
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Five years ago, control of the St. Louis police department returned to the city.For more than 150 years, a state-appointed board had overseen the…
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After hours of Senate debate, the Missouri General Assembly ended its annual veto session by barring local communities from increasing their minimum wage…
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Republicans aren’t often compared to Russian communists. But that’s what happened recently after GOP members of the Missouri House helped pass legislation…
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The end of state control of the St. Louis Police Department was literally centuries in the making. But St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the change…