Rebecca Rivas
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis, MO, United States
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Missouri Republicans push plan to prohibit local eviction moratoriums
Backers of the legislation claim it's a way of protecting property rights and contract law. → Read More
Inquiry finds no wrongdoing in death of Cora Faith Walker, St. Louis official says
A coming autopsy report will give final word on Walker, 37, who collapsed March 11 in hallway of St. Louis hotel → Read More
Missouri Senate hears bipartisan push to forgive mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits
Currently, Missourians can avoid paying the federal benefits back, but not the state, if they are granted a waiver. → Read More
Missouri Attorney General tells schools and local health departments to end COVID orders
Schmitt demands agencies stop ‘enforcing and publicizing any such orders immediately’ or face court action. → Read More
St. Louis asks judge to rule 'police bill of rights' law unconstitutional
The City of St. Louis has asked a judge to strike down a wide-ranging bill that boosts protections for police under investigation for misconduct. → Read More
Missouri's health director wanted to appeal judge’s COVID ruling. AG Schmitt refused
A spokeswoman for the state department of health said ‘there are no plans to use internal or outside counsel’ in order to pursue an appeal → Read More
The pandemic pushed a St. Louis job fair for ex-offenders online. It became more successful
The Transformative Workforce Academy — a St. Louis University initiative that works to address recidivism — holds virtual job fairs online. → Read More
Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments over a 2015 law to cap revenue from court fines
Missouri Solicitor General John Sauer said taxation-by-citation was “entrenched in St. Louis County” and it impacted poor, minority communities. → Read More
St. Louis Fights To Force Protestor To Pay Thousands In Attorney Fees For Suing Police
Hendrix filed a lawsuit against St. Louis police officers and was awarded $3,500 in damages in 2020, but now is being asked to pay thousands more than she received. → Read More
Missouri HBCUs Use Federal Relief Funds To Clear Pandemic-Related Student Debt
About 300 students at Harris-Stowe University will not have to worry about some of the debt they took on to pay for school during the pandemic. → Read More
New Law Aims To Help Get More Services To Homeless Teens In Missouri
Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation altering when providers are mandated to report child abuse, stating that the fact that a teen is unaccompanied is, in and of itself, not sufficient basis anymore. → Read More
Betty Thompson And Hazel Erby Became Matriarchs Of Black Politics In St. Louis
Earlier this month, the two community leaders and longtime friends passed away within nine days of each other. → Read More
Advocates Fear Homeless Crisis With Federal Eviction Moratorium In Shaky Legal Ground
Out of $300 million in federal emergency rental assistance, Missouri has doled out $3.6 million. → Read More
‘Defund The Police’ Was Designed To Provoke A Response. In Missouri, It Worked
Republican lawmakers responded with outrage by moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding. → Read More
St. Louis Once Again Set To Debate Surveillance Accountability Bill
Mayor Tishaura Jones stresses importance of looking at racial equity in surveillance programs. → Read More
Pending Law To Correct Wrongful Convictions Could Depend On Missouri Attorney General
Missouri’s AG’s Office has opposed calls for relief in nearly every wrongful conviction case since 2000. → Read More
The Ferguson Movement Is On The Cusp Of Revolutionizing Political Power In St. Louis
As Kayla Reed and a new generation of local leaders saw each of their reform efforts fail to curb police violence in the St. Louis area, they soon realized that what they really had to overcome was the police union’s political force in local elections. → Read More
The Ferguson movement is on the cusp of revolutionizing political power in St. Louis
After a group of young Black activists saw police reform efforts fail, they came up with a new plan. → Read More
‘The Fight Has To Change’: Why Ferguson Activists Ditched Police Reform
It’s been more than six years since Brown’s killing made St. Louis the epicenter of the most promising civil rights movement since the 1960s. Yet despite stacks of studies and seemingly unprecedented public support for change, St. Louis has not seen a single substantive victory for police reform, thanks in large part to an influential police union and a larger police apparatus that has stymied… → Read More
Bill Increasing Penalties For Protesters Wins Initial Approval In Missouri Senate
The bill would also restrict how much municipalities can reduce police department budgets and it would establish a fund for officers who have experienced trauma. → Read More