KCPD: Police board loosens residency rule but limits officers to Missouri side of state line kmbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kmbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Parson will sign Missouri bills on KCPD residency, school choice, police bill of rights Jeanne Kuang and Bill Lukitsch, The Kansas City Star
Jul. 10 JEFFERSON CITY Kansas City police will be able to live outside the city, and a voucher-like school choice program will launch in Missouri, under new laws Gov. Mike Parson will sign next week.
Parson on Friday announced several measures he will sign next Wednesday, his deadline to either sign or veto bills on his desk before they become law on their own.
They include a controversial bill of rights for police, the school choice bill, a long-sought hike to the gas tax and oversight to curb abuse in unlicensed, religious boarding schools.
by John Haughey, The Center Square contributor | May 24, 2021 05:00 PM Print this article
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill during their recently concluded legislative session that would penalize cities that cut police budgets and bolster protections for officers under investigation for misconduct.
Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Springs, was filed to thwart efforts to defund the police” by diverting funds normally earmarked for law enforcement into hiring social workers to handle domestic violence 911 calls.
The bill, which is on Gov. Mike Parson’s desk awaiting his signature, would go into effect on Aug. 28.
But that would be too late to nix Thursday’s adoption of two ordinances by the Kansas City Council that change, and perhaps “defund,” the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD).
Lawmakers call for special session to stop Kansas City from defunding police msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.