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New year brings new evictions

2 years 11 months ago
A holiday reprieve in residential evictions in the St. Louis area has ended, as law enforcement officials showed up at multiple homes in the new year, according to city and county officials.
Karen Robinson-Jacobs | The St. Louis American

Missouri education committee puts early focus on parental rights, critical race theory

2 years 11 months ago

The first education debate of the 2022 legislative session featured hours of discussion on Tuesday of a proposed “parents’ bill of rights” — and whether it would give parents more say in the classroom or instead have a chilling effect on how certain subjects are taught.  In a sign of where legislative priorities may fall, […]

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Tessa Weinberg

St. Louis Police Chief Delays Retirement as Search for Replacement Grinds On

2 years 11 months ago

St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden has postponed his plans to retire in February.

First reported by KSDK, the police chief will stay on the job “until further notice” amid a nationwide search for his replacement. Hayden has been in the role for four years, and his original plans had him retiring on his 35th anniversary with the force.

The search for Hayden’s replacement has been complicated, with Mayor Tishaura Jones telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last week that the process needed to restart amid a tangled conflict between City Hall departments vying to influence the process.…
Jenna Jones