President Donald Trump suggested last week that he might send National Guard troops into St. Louis. If so, it would be in response to a request from Union Pacific Railroad’s Jim Vena, according to the president. “I said to him, where else should we go?...
What does a safer Missouri mean for the city of St. Louis? That’s what some Democratic lawmakers are considering after Senate Republicans passed a sweeping crime bill on Thursday. The plan includes returning control of the St. Louis Police Department to the state....
A Missouri Senate showdown has ended over a bill that would recreate a state-run board of police commissioners to oversee the St. Louis Police Department, similar to what Kansas City currently has. After about 8 hours of Democrats delaying a vote, the Senate has...
The state Senate is considering a bill that would return control of the St. Louis Police Department to Missouri. If the bill is signed into law, a board of police commissioners appointed by the governor would oversee how the department operates. While admitting that...
The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed part of a public safety law passed nearly three years ago, ruling that it would create an unfunded mandate for the city of St. Louis. The wide-ranging bill that was signed into law in 2021 contained language requiring the city...
