The Missouri legislature is likely one vote away from placing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control. The Senate voted 27-5 on Monday to pass a House bill placing control of ...

As Missouri stands on the verge of controlling the police forces in Kansas City and St. Louis, new polling suggests that Missouri voters oppose the idea of state control in policing. The poll, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PATERSON — In her first public event in the city, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said she has not yet crafted a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State Rep. Brad Christ, a Republican from St. Louis, speaks to reporters in February after the House passed his bill that would ...

The state took over Paterson’s police department nearly three years ago under the old attorney general. City officials want control back. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor) One of the first ...

Hear more about the state takeover of the police department on The 314 Podcast. The bill to return control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a board appointed by Missouri’s governor ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri House bill that would shift control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a state-appointed board is gaining momentum, moving closer to clearing the ...

Fort Worth ISD is officially operating under state control with the appointment of a new board ...

When a school district consistently underperforms, Ohio’s solution is to put it under state control, but the approach traps districts in a cycle of failure without addressing the real issues, say the ...

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