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.
JEFFERSON CITY - The House Urban Issues Committee passed, with a 6-1 vote, the bill returning control of the St. Louis Police Department back to the people. Sponsor Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis County, said she thinks the bill will pass through the House and the Senate.
Wrap: St. Louis Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed is confident that her bill regarding local control of the St. Louis Police Department will reach the governor's desk by the end of the special session.
Wrap: The former president of the city’s police association and St. Louis Tea Party member Gary Weigert testified Tuesday in opposition of the bill passing to the senate floor. While the bill’s sponsor, St. Louis Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed, says she believes that St. Louis should take back control of the police department, Weigert disagrees.
St. Louis County Representative and lead local control supporter, Jamilah Nasheed says she thinks local control is an important issue that needs to be dealt with, but will respect Mayer's decision.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, said the four Democratic votes, all of which came from black members of the caucus, should come as a sign that black Democrats deserve more recognition from their party. Nasheed's district is represented by the other black Democratic U.S. representative, Lacy Clay.
St. Louis Representative Jamilah Nasheed supports the configuration and says she wonders why Russ Carnahan, the Representative losing his seat, didn't fight to keep it.
During the House session, Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis County, one of the four Democrats supporting the plan, said the loss of a district was not a surprise.
"I am very elated about what has happened in the Senate," Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, said. "It clearly shows that people are beginning to understand the importance of local control."
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, spoke at a press conference for Muslim Day. She greeted the crowd in Arabic and went on to encourage them all to be active as Muslims in state government.
Democratic St. Louis City Representative Jamilah Nasheed, won House approval for eliminating the additional money and instead placing funds into a dropout prevention program, which Nixon eliminated from the budget.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, agreed with Kelly on Silvey's performance but said she wished the process was less "orchestrated" by House leadership.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, also supports the increase in the A+ budget, calling it "just" because more people could take advantage of the program.
The bipartisan group included two St. Louis Democrats, Rep. Jamilah Nasheed and Rep.Tishaura Jones, who joined the call to reform education. Nasheed said it was "an indictment on society" to continue letting Missouri's schools operate in their current state.
While the bill’s sponsor, St. Louis Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed, says she believes that St. Louis should take back control of the police department, Weigert disagrees.
While the bill’s sponsor, St. Louis Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed, says she believes that St. Louis should take back control of the police department, Weigert disagrees.
The bill won't move forward until the police union gets the collective bargaining rights it wants, said Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, an advocate for local control.
The bill won't move forward until the police union gets the collective bargaining rights it wants, said Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, an advocate for local control.