In addition to Kelly as chair of the Appropriations Committee on Public Safety and Corrections, Tilley announced his intention to appoint Rep. Linda Black, D-Bonne Terre, as chair of the Corrections Committee and Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, as chair of the Urban Issues Committee.
Zerr prevented Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, from offering an amendment intended to restore these sunsets; without the amendment, the bill is dead on arrival, Nasheed said.
The bill's sponsor and chief co-sponsor both said it was unfair that all jurisdictions other than the city's two largest have full local control of their police departments. Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, said St. Louis wants local control and it is often ignored by the General Assembly's leaders, many of whom reside in rural areas.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, expressed concern that cutting funds would threaten public safety and have a negative effect on the overall community.
Chair of the task force St. Louis Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed says this is the first time legislators have come together to create a report on what she says is an epidemic.
Tilley announced his intention to appoint Kelly as chair of the Appropriations Committee on Public Safety and Corrections, Rep. Linda Black, D-Bonne Terre, as chair of the Corrections Committee and Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, as chair of the Urban Issues Committee.
Tilley announced his intention to appoint Kelly as chair of the Appropriations Committee on Public Safety and Corrections, Rep. Linda Black, D-Bonne Terre, as chair of the Corrections Committee and Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, as chair of the Urban Issues Committee.
City officials and state lawmakers had urged Nixon to fire Bommarito, a nominee of former Gov. Matt Blunt. Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, criticized the governor for passing the buck instead of deciding Bommarito's fate himself.
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