The takeover returns St. Louis to a Civil War-era arrangement of state control. A local official calls the move "a clear gesture of white men wanting to control urban areas."
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27631935
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27631878
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It has taken nearly a decade for St. Louis’ Civilian Oversight Board to find the footing needed to effectively investigate police misconduct and give residents the tools to hold police accountable, says board member Keith Rose. The city established the board in the years following the Black Lives Matter protests in nearby Ferguson, where grassroots organizers amplified calls to end police violence. But the board faced obstacles at every turn, from legal battles with police unions to the police department’s refusal to cooperate with investigations.
“It feels like we only just now got to the place where we have a path to do the work, after delays from lawsuits and police noncooperation. It finally feels like the board is ready to do the work,” Rose told Bolts.
But the state of Missouri is poised to wreck community oversight
50501 - 50 Protests 50 States 1 Day - Missouri - Jefferson City
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/32236023
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10113707
50 PROTESTS - 50 STATES - 1 DAY #50501 - 2/5/25 - YOUR STATE CAPITOL Can't Travel? Your Country Still Needs You! Participate Wherever You Are; Check the Community Highlights for Info!
Statewide Ballot Options
I was rushing to get these done between school and work, but I kept each of the 5 questions under 3 minutes if y'all are curious how I interpreted them! I heard lines might be longer than usual today, so make sure you've got water and some snacks. Hope to see you at the polls!
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has rescinded an executive order that set modest goals for state agencies to make purchases from businesses owned by minorities and women, claiming the goals carried “legal concerns.”
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/18356889
Early in-person voting starts this Tuesday (Oct 22) in Missouri!
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Missouri's Not-So-Miserable Ballot?
Hey y'all - I'm starting a video series breaking down our statewide ballot questions since I looked last week and had no idea about some of them. I'd really appreciate any support you can give, whether it's watching, commenting, or following my channel!
Help write letters to inform and encourage young women to turn out in this election's abortion ballot initiative
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Marcellus Williams is executed despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared
Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay.
Lisa Michaels of KFVS News
As someone on mastodon said, "I'm a little sad that I will never ever ever be as whimsical as this meteorologist was with this costume no matter how hard I try."
Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has a losing record of fighting against exonerations recommended by local prosecutors, but it’s not giving up.
“Just like MO’s abortion ban, ‘defunding’ is about power & control,” said a Missouri chapter of Planned Parenthood.
A Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21425435
Missouri…once again, making it too easy for social media! It's like living in an Onion headline…without the satire.
A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidat e with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday.
Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker denied a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan out of the August Republican primary.
McClanahan is running against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, state Sen. Bill Eigel and others for the GOP nomination to replace Gov. Mike Parson, who is barred by term limits from seeking reelection.
McClanahan’s lawyer, Dave Roland, said the ruling ensures that party leaders do not have “almost unlimited discretion to choose who’s going to be allowed on a primary ballot.”
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Should I register my car in Missouri?
Last week I bought a used car. I got a title. I moved to Missouri in January, and I'll be moving back out of Missouri in a month. I have insurance on it. I've been looking at the papers I still need online, and at reviews of the different office I need to go to. Apparently, I need info from the assessors office to show that I'm exempt from property tax on the vehicle or to pay it.
It's gonna be an hours drive to get to the office. They dont have accurate info online on hours open, they don't answer the phone, and the voicemail says that they hope to open again on April 4th. It's April 15th. I figure it's gonna be another drive to get to DMV offices, and reviews on both offices show that there's 2 hours waits, and extremely unpredictable closing times. So I'm looking at having to take at least a day off of work, maybe more.
I make like $300 on a good day. The max fines for late registration look like $200, and for the traffic violation it's $50.50, if I understand r
Missouri House votes to make it harder for residents to amend the constitution
Missouri House Republicans passed a resolution Wednesday that seeks to make it harder to amend the state constitution.
Lawmakers voted 106-49 to pass the resolution, almost strictly on party lines, with Majority Floor Leader Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, being the only Republican to vote no.
The resolution now goes to the Senate, which has already approved its version.
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The resolution, if passed by both chambers, would ask voters whether it should be harder to amend Missouri’s constitution through the initiative petition process.
Even though this will likely pass both chambers, it still has to go to a plebiscite.
Hopefully Missourians are smart enough to vote down this attack on our rights. Luckily, voters have been pretty good about things like this (except for the rollback of the lobbying reform "Clean Missouri" act). Still, people need to be aware of this.
The statute, which can lead to reproductive coercion in a state that has banned abortion, has recently gained nationwide attention
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/16271143
Under a Missouri statute that has recently gained nationwide attention, every petitioner for divorce is required to disclose their pregnancy status. In practice, experts say, those who are pregnant are barred from legally dissolving their marriage. “The application [of the law] is an outright ban,” said Danielle Drake, attorney at Parks & Drake. When Drake learned her then husband was having an affair, her own divorce stalled because she was pregnant. Two other states have similar laws: Texas and Arkansas.
A federal agency is examining soil beneath homes in a small suburban St. Louis subdivision to determine if residents are living atop Cold War era nuclear contamination.
