Politics

In the first of four discussions as part of our town hall meeting about statewide ballot issues we take a look at Proposition A, concerning local control of the City of St. Louis police department.

Host Don Marsh talks with Jeff Rainford, Mayor Francis Slay’s Chief of Staff for the City of St. Louis, and John Chasnoff, Program Director for the ACLU of Eastern Missouri.  Rainford supports Proposition A while Chasnoff opposes it.

Official Ballot Title: (source: Missouri Secretary of State website)

This event has now concluded. Thank you for joining us.

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Join host Don Marsh for a live broadcast of “St. Louis on the Air” TODAY at 11:00 a.m.  This live broadcast will take place in the Community Room of our new building, UMSL at Grand Center. 

We’ll discuss the major ballot issues you’ll have a chance to vote on next Tuesday.  The first hour of the forum will be broadcast live and the second hour will be recorded and air tomorrow. 

*The event is free; no tickets required.*

On Tuesday, St. Louisans will once again be asked if they want to make a major change to the structure of government in the city.  

Proposition R would cut the size of the Board of Aldermen in half following the next census. The board itself put the measure on the ballot in July, just before taking a break for the summer, and the campaign in the midst of an already crowded election season began in earnest in September.