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Effort to place St. Louis police under state control returns in Missouri Legislature

1 year 1 month ago
Missourians voted in 2013 to return control of the St. Louis police department to local officials, ending more than 150 years of state oversight. And almost immediately, state lawmakers began pushing to get control back. That effort is back again this year, with proponents arguing the experiment with local control has failed, leaving the city a more dangerous place β€” a situation with statewide implications. A Senate committee approved legislation last month sponsored by GOP state Sen. Nick Schroer…
Debra Chandler Landis