"Dr. McNulty took one of the toughest jobs in the state of Indiana and gave it everything she had," Justin McAdam, chairman of the state s Distressed Unit Appeal Board, said.
The Gary Community School Corp. Advisory Board, which has little power but is the only elected board in Gary s public school system, is being dismantled.
so democrats in the state senate, they were able to temporarily block the bill, but are unlikely to be able to hold it off for a long. as you mentioned, the session ends on may 12th. how are you preparing for its effect? what do you most concerned about? well, i m most concerned about our police chief. we just hired the first external police chief in our city s history, and he just started on january 9th. he needs time to bring proof and strategies to bay here and st. louis, you can help us on our quest to transform public safety. right now, he has one boss, but a state control if, the state takeover goes back into a, fact ill have five. they will be accountable to the citizens of the city of st. louis, they ll be accountable to the state, to the governor, to the senators. mayor jones, do you or your
controlled a largely white state governments are looking to take power out of local, often black of luck did officials. on friday, georgia republican governor, signed a law that gives the state appointed commission the power to remove local prosecutors. and jackson, mississippi, state officials are pushing to give a state police agency jurisdiction over that majority black city. in st. louis, where nearly half the population is black, missouri republicans are pushing for a state takeover of that city s police departments over the objections of local leaders. joining me now is one of those local leaders, st. louis mayor to charges. mayor, jones. welcome to the sunday show. thank you for having me, jonathan. what exactly is the state legislature trying to do to st.
State lawmakers have approved a plan to reestablish a school board in Gary nearly six years after the school district was taken over by the state for financial mismanagement.