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Ferguson, which is recovering from riots following the August shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman, plans to close a budget gap by boosting revenue from public-safety fines and tapping reserves.
Read More »Ferguson businesses get loans, Treasurer Zweifel Says
State Treasurer Clint Zweifel spoke about his office’s response to protests in Ferguson and his estimate for rebuilding costs to be “in the millions.”
Read More »Lawsuit filed against Ferguson, other area municipalities
Local attorneys filed class action lawsuits against seven St. Louis County municipalities, including Ferguson, for charging what they say are "illegal fees" in municipal courts.
Read More »Police killings show race-frozen U.S. politics powerless to heal
Police shootings of blacks by white officers are exposing the intractability of racial distrust in the U.S. and the inability of institutions to dispel it.
Read More »Flags to fly half-staff in St. Louis for Calvin
Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that U.S. and Missouri flags at all state government buildings in St. Louis are to be flown at half-staff Saturday in honor of former judge Michael Calvin.
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Read More »Dwindling of police hinders plans for relationship building
President Barack Obama’s push to mend relations between police and struggling communities faces a challenge: Cities like Jennings have fewer officers around to create goodwill.
Read More »Supreme Court weighs divorce for same-sex couple
At arguments on Wednesday, some members of the Missouri Supreme Court seemed willing to support at least one aspect of same-sex marriage: divorce.
Tagged with: same-sex marriage
Read More »Supreme Court weighs traffic camera cases
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday heard three cases involving both speed enforcement and red light cameras.
Tagged with: red-light cameras
Read More »Lloyd named as head of OSCA
Kathy S. Lloyd has been selected as Missouri’s new state courts administrator, the Missouri Supreme Court announced on Tuesday.
Read More »Holder faces hurdles in Ferguson case
The Justice Department is unlikely to be able to file federal charges in the shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer, according to former U.S. prosecutors, an outcome that is sure to frustrate civil-rights leaders and protesters.
Read More »Commentary: Ferguson’s grand jury delivers a mockery of justice
I don’t think it’s much of an exaggeration to say that the lesson from Ferguson is that, in the U.S., if you get into an altercation with a police officer, he’s within his rights to kill you.
Tagged with: Ferguson shooting
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