The politics governing St. Louis policing likely to remain under state control St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiMarch 17, 2023Missouri, Policing, Criminal Justice
Black officers group defends state control of St. Louis police, baffling former allies St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiMarch 13, 2023Missouri, Policing, Criminal Justice
Is local control to blame for the city's homicide problem? St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiMarch 7, 2023Missouri
State control of St. Louis policing? Be careful what you wish for. St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiMarch 6, 2023Policing, Criminal Justice, Missouri
Should Gardner make a deal to preserve her office's independence? St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiMarch 1, 2023Missouri
Missouri House panel approves plan to place St. Louis police under state control St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiFebruary 23, 2023Missouri, Policing, Racial Justice
Missouri lawmaker wants to limit local control over pet stores St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiJanuary 27, 2023Missouri
'At a tipping point': Lawmakers debate plan to put St. Louis police under state control St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiJanuary 26, 2023Policing, Missouri, Racial Justice
St. Louis public safety director discusses local control St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiJanuary 25, 2023Policing, Racial Justice, Missouri
Messenger: Is gun safety the answer to St. Louis crime? Lawmakers make the case. Again. St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiDecember 7, 2022Missouri, Gun Safety
Missouri lawmakers target local control of St. Louis police, prosecutions St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiDecember 5, 2022Missouri, Policing, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice
St. Louis vacancy issue taken up in Senate committee St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiMay 2, 2022Missouri
Missouri's GOP no longer respects local decision-making or private enterprise St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiJanuary 27, 2022Missouri
Missouri attorney general sues 9 more school districts over masks, most targeting St. Louis area St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiJanuary 25, 2022Missouri, Masks, Education, COVID-19
Missouri lawmakers propose eroding abortion rights, endangering public health St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiJanuary 4, 2022Missouri, Abortion, Health
Missouri lawmaker wants to merge St. Louis prosecutor offices, return city police to state control St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiDecember 7, 2021Missouri, Policing
Missouri attorney general pushes ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ in schools St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiNovember 30, 2021Parents Bill of Rights, Education, Missouri
School districts win round in lawsuit brought by Missouri attorney general, but prospect of more litigation looms St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiSeptember 29, 2021Missouri, Education
Missouri Republican lawmakers push ahead with bills to add voting restrictions St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiApril 14, 2021Missouri, Voting
Breed-specific dog bans targeted by Missouri lawmakers St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiFebruary 18, 2021Missouri, Animals