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St. Louis Charter Commission's Work Marred by Infighting

2 years 6 months ago
Five members of the St. Louis Charter Commission are calling on their chairperson to apologize for recent comments she made concerning a City Hall staffer’s involvement in a fatal car accident more than a decade ago. It is just the latest in a series of contretemps stifling the rare opportunity this body has to modernize city government. The letter was sent to Jazzmine Nolan-Echols, chair of the city’s Charter Commission, an entity established last year by voters to update the city’s century-old charter, the document that outlines how governance in the city gets done.
Ryan Krull

Read All About How Paywalls Are Bad For Democracy, Right Behind This Paywall

2 years 6 months ago
Well, hey, let’s start this article by noting that Techdirt has no paywall, no annoying or intrusive advertising. And we almost never even bug people about the fact that there are many ways to support the site, including getting early access to some articles, the ability to join our Insider Discord, and other features as […]
Mike Masnick

ACLU Blasts Wash U for Mass Arrests at Pro-Palestine Protest

2 years 6 months ago
The ACLU of Missouri issued a harsh critique of Washington University’s handling of a Pro-Palestine protest and encampment on Saturday, saying it “chills, curtails, and restricts expression despite the university’s claims of commitment to that very principle.” A total of 100 people were arrested on campus during the protest on Saturday, April 27, including 23 Wash U students and at least four employees, according to Chancellor Andrew Martin. Six faculty members have now been banned from campus and forbidden from speaking with students and their colleagues even off campus.
Kallie Cox