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As Kayla Reed and a new generation of local leaders saw each of their reform efforts fail to curb police violence in the St. Louis area, they soon realized that what they really had to overcome was the police union’s political force in local elections.
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After a jury found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty on all counts, activists gathered in downtown St. Louis to call for continued action against police brutality.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones took her oath of office on Tuesday, promising to transform a city that's long struggled with a vexing racial divide and economic decline.
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Missouri voters approved a gradual increase in the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2023. Some Republican representatives argue that's hurting businesses.
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St. Louis voters likely won't have expanded options for absentee ballots when they go to the polls next month for the first round of the city's critical mayoral and Board of Aldermen elections.
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Pens that once held enslaved people sit in the shadow of Busch Stadium. Two Democratic lawmakers are now working with the St. Louis Cardinals for a marker to commemorate the site.
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Proponents of a ballot initiative St. Louis voters are weighing this fall argue Proposition D would change municipal races for the better. They envision a nonpartisan system that puts the focus on local issues that matter most, fosters a more responsive government and addresses the vote-splitting associated with the heavily Democratic city’s current primary setup. But not everyone is on board.
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Last weekend, Rasheen Aldridge once again found himself with a bullhorn in hand, speaking to a crowd about a black man killed by police. Days earlier,…
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Updated 7 a.m. May 31 with police information.Protesters brought havoc and destruction to Ferguson’s police headquarters and the city’s downtown at the…
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With a little more than two weeks to go before Democratic voters head to the polls for Missouri’s presidential primary, the remaining candidates are…