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Local control
4:33 pm
Wed April 20, 2011

Isom expects "limited change" if department returns to local control

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City Hall as seen from the headquarters of the St. Louis Police Department.
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The chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says not much would change if oversight of the department returns to City Hall for the first time in 150 years.

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Local Control
3:43 pm
Tue April 19, 2011

"Conditional compromise" nearing on St. Louis police local control

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The logo of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police displayed on a patrol vehicle.
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As lawmakers circle around a possible compromise on the local control legislation in the Missouri Capitol today, St. Louis' Mayor Francis Slay shared some of his thoughts on the possible ramifications.

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Local Control
5:46 pm
Mon March 28, 2011

St. Louis mayor Slay gives testimony on St. Louis police local control bill

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St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay delivers his annual State of the City report to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen at City Hall in St. Louis on April 25, 2008. Slay spoke out today about local control of St. Louis' police department.
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A Missouri Senate committee heard testimony today on the St. Louis police local control bill that easily passed the Missouri House last month. 

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay told the committee on governmental organization that an overwhelming majority of voters support local control, and that under state control, city residents have no input into how the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is run.

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