St. Louis asks judge to rule ‘police bill of rights’ law unconstitutional
The city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Friday asking a judge to strike down a wide-ranging bill that passed in May…
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Speakers at budget hearing overwhelmingly favor defunding police
CITY HALL – If the sentiment expressed at a public hearing on the proposed 2021-2022 St. Louis budget matches public…
Speakers at city budget hearing demand cuts in police budget
CITY HALL – Speaker after speaker at a two-hour teleconference hearing Friday on the proposed city budget favored cutting the…
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost six months after the death of George Floyd, criminal justice reform advocates are cheering the…
As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden’s America
President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden’s America might look like, asserting crime and chaos…
Rethinking police: How Camden, N.J. reimagined its force
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — To Scott Thomson, changing the culture of policing in America is a relatively simple process. It’s…
Bill would toughen city policy on police use of force
CITY HALL – Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed wants to make sure that city police can’t use the kind…