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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's governor would control St. Louis police under a bill advanced Wednesday in the state House. Republican and some Democratic supporters argued the city is failing to control crime, which they said is spilling into the suburbs and hurting business.
The Missouri governor would control the St. Louis police under a bill that has advanced in the state House. Some Missourians are arguing that the city is failing to control crime.
Missouri faith leaders, activists and elected officials on Wednesday decried the Republican-led House for shutting down a Black lawmaker's speech and passing a bill that could strip power from the Black woman elected as St. Louis prosecutor.
Racial tension flared between Missouri lawmakers last week as Black Democratic legislators accused the state’s Republican House leadership of racism for shutting down a Black lawmaker’s speech and passing a
Missouri faith leaders, activists and elected officials have accused the Republican-led House of silencing Black Missourians after leaders shut down a Black lawmaker’s speech