Former high school teacher Connor Nowalk is running for a Kansas City-area House seat with a focus on public education.
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"This type of retaliation is why African American teachers are silenced. They see things and can’t speak up because they know this is what will happen."
A new bill set to be introduced for next year’s legislative session by Rep. Ron Hicks would allow the state to punish police officers for “abuses of force.”
SB 600, Missouri's controversial criminal reform bill that makes changes to sentencing and expands definitions of crimes, explained.
“The city has been taken advantage of. But we’re still here and trying to rebuild.”
The POST Commission can set the minimum hours of needed basic training for peace officers and set the standards for the basic training of peace officers.
Missouri’s Democratic leadership is applauding a U.S. Supreme Court decision expanding anti-discrimination laws, and hoping it sets a precedent for Missouri.
The best thing that people whose minds are opening up to the issues that the black community faces can do is to reach out, according to Frank White.
The reforms would need to be done legislatively, but Rep. Steve Roberts is gathering information and attempting to glean support from the other side of the aisle in the interim.
Members of Missouri’s Black Caucus are taking the lead in protests around their communities, according to House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.