The Missouri legislature is cutting local governments’ power to pass their own laws Adam PolaskiMay 7, 2024Media Quoting LSSC, Missouri, Kansas
Missouri House passes bill placing St. Louis police department under state board Adam PolaskiMarch 28, 2024Missouri, Policing, Racial Justice
After parade shooting, Kansas City leaders want to pass gun safety laws. Missouri won't let them Adam PolaskiFebruary 16, 2024Missouri, Gun Safety
Effort to place St. Louis police under state control returns in Missouri legislature Adam PolaskiFebruary 9, 2024Missouri, Policing
St. Louis Board of Aldermen passes bill banning open carry on guns; state law changes need to ‘trigger’ ordinance Adam PolaskiNovember 17, 2023Missouri, Gun Safety
Missouri Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of law banning sleeping on public land Adam PolaskiSeptember 27, 2023Homelessness, Missouri
Judge to decide if Missouri can restrict gender-affirming care to minors Adam PolaskiAugust 25, 2023transgender, Missouri, LGBTQ
Kansas City is ‘awash in firearms’ but Missouri bans local leaders from regulating guns Kansas City StarAdam PolaskiJuly 10, 2023Missouri, Gun Safety
Mayor Q should make local control of Kansas City police a major focus of 2nd term Kansas City StarAdam PolaskiJune 28, 2023Missouri
Kansas City fights the state of Missouri for control of its police department NPRAdam PolaskiMay 25, 2023Missouri, Policing, Racial Justice
Missouri may take control over St. Louis Police. Kansas City’s mayor says that will hurt the city Adam PolaskiMay 10, 2023Missouri, Policing
Why St. Louis’s Reform DA Kim Gardner Quit The InterceptAdam PolaskiMay 6, 2023Missouri, Prosecutorial Discretion, Policing
State takeover of St. Louis police, prosecutor’s office blocked by Senate Democrats Adam PolaskiMay 2, 2023Policing, Missouri
GOP lawmakers push for state control of St. Louis police Associated PressAdam PolaskiApril 23, 2023Missouri, Policing
Animal welfare advocates warn Missouri bill protects state’s puppy mill industry Kansas City StarAdam PolaskiApril 5, 2023Animals, Missouri
What state control could mean for the St. Louis Police Department Adam PolaskiMarch 24, 2023Missouri, Policing, Criminal Justice
State takeover of St. Louis police could cost Missouri taxpayers 'hundreds of millions of dollars,' Mayor Jones says Adam PolaskiMarch 20, 2023Missouri, Criminal Justice, Policing
The politics governing St. Louis policing likely to remain under state control St. Louis Post-DispatchAdam PolaskiMarch 17, 2023Missouri, Policing, Criminal Justice
The fight for control of the St. Louis police force Adam PolaskiMarch 14, 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