Tishaura Jones, St. Louis mayor

Keep local control of police, St. Louis mayor tells GOP lawmakers
Tishaura Jones warns lawmakers that a takeover would undermine city’s progress on crime. But Gov. Mike Kehoe and Republican lawmakers are pushing for state control.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones testifies against state control of SLMPD
St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura Jones went over to the Missouri state capitol Jefferson City Wednesday to testify against state control of the city’s police department.
St. Louis Mayor Jones to Testify Against State Control of SLMPD in January
ST. LOUIS - Mayor Tishaura Jones will be in Jefferson City, Mo., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, to testify against SB44 (Fitzwater), SB52 (Schroer) and HB49
Mayor tells lawmakers state takeover of St. Louis police would undermine progress on crime
“We will follow the Civil Service regulations to ensure accountability by staff,” Streets Department Director Betherny Williams said. Officials concede that the city initially failed to grasp the gravity of the record-breaking storm, and took too long to abandon policy of let…
Missouri Republicans renew push to strip St. Louis of local police control
Mayor Tishaura Jones and police Chief Robert Tracy traveled to Jefferson City on Wednesday to testify against the idea.
St. Louis, SLMPD agree to 7% pay raise for officers
The negotiations were voted on and approved by the St. Louis Police Officers' Association (SLPOA). St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says raising pay has proven to be effective when it comes to boosting recruitment.
St. Louis mayor announces police raises, and cuts to officer counts
St. Louis' mayor and police chief announced 7% across-the-board raises for city police officers. But to do it, they cut 124 empty officer positions.
St. Louis, police union agree to 7% raise
The city of St. Louis police department said Tuesday that it and the officers' union had reached an agreement for 7% raises for police officers and sergeants, but also slashed the number of budgeted officers from 1,
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, business group Greater St. Louis unveil compromise for spending Rams settlement funds
The St. Louis mayor and business group Greater St. Louis Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a compromise on how to spend funds from the ...
Mayor, Greater St. Louis Inc. compromise over spending $294M from Rams settlement
The compromise provides a plan to spend all of that money, which will remain in interest-bearing accounts until it is ...
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Mayor Tishaura Jones wants to reimagine public safety in St. Louis.
Jones faces a myriad of challenges as she works to reform her home city, but the main obstacle in getting St. Louis to buy into her vision will be anxiety over the city’s skyrocketing crime rate ...
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones heads to D.C. for three-day trip
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is headed to Washington, D.C., Thursday for a three-day trip that involves U.S. Conference of ...
'Please declare an emergency': Top St. Louis official asks Mayor as snow and ice encrust city
Comptroller Darlene Green said she'd approve an emergency expenditure to get contractors to clear the streets before the city ...
St. Louis mayoral race features new faces, familiar names
Early voting in the St. Louis mayoral primary is now less than six weeks away, and the field of candidates is now set.
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St. Louis City officials set to address 2024 crime statistics
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, City Police Chief Robert Tracy, and Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore will speak Tuesday ...
St. Louis mayor criticizes proposal to add city administrator
She contends that such a position would add “yet another layer of bureaucracy” and make it harder for people to access city ...