/tags/jeff-roorda Jeff Roorda en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:57:39 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-14/gardner-receives-support-from-fellow-prosecutors-after-filing-federal-lawsuit A day after filing a federal lawsuit alleging a racist conspiracy to prevent her from enacting her agenda, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner received… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:57:39 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-14/gardner-receives-support-from-fellow-prosecutors-after-filing-federal-lawsuit Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2020-01-13/gardner-sues-city-police-union-alleging-racist-conspiracy-against-her-agenda Updated at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 14 with comment from the advocacy group covering the cost of litigation —St. Louis’ first black prosecutor, Kim Gardner, has… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:53:39 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-01-13/gardner-sues-city-police-union-alleging-racist-conspiracy-against-her-agenda Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2019-05-29/st-louis-circuit-attorney-kim-gardner-defends-her-sometimes-rough-relationship-with-police When Kim Gardner was running for St. Louis Circuit Attorney, she vowed change “by reforming a broken system.”After the Michael Brown shooting, voters… Wed, 29 May 2019 10:05:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-05-29/st-louis-circuit-attorney-kim-gardner-defends-her-sometimes-rough-relationship-with-police Beth Hundsdorfer /politics-issues/2019-01-24/st-louis-police-officer-charged-in-death-of-fellow-officer Updated 5:45 p.m. Friday with charges filed — An officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has been charged with two felonies in the… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:26:10 GMT /politics-issues/2019-01-24/st-louis-police-officer-charged-in-death-of-fellow-officer Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2018-09-01/st-louis-police-local-control-gets-mixed-reviews-on-5th-anniversary Five years ago, control of the St. Louis police department returned to the city.For more than 150 years, a state-appointed board had overseen the… Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:48:42 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-09-01/st-louis-police-local-control-gets-mixed-reviews-on-5th-anniversary Rachel Lippmann /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-08-30/gardner-blocks-28-st-louis-police-officers-from-bringing-cases-to-court The St. Louis prosecutor’s office will no longer accept cases from 28 St. Louis police officers, and is reviewing the testimony they have offered in… Thu, 30 Aug 2018 22:55:27 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-08-30/gardner-blocks-28-st-louis-police-officers-from-bringing-cases-to-court Rachel Lippmann /politics-issues/2017-10-02/st-louis-police-unions-business-manager-to-run-for-jefferson-county-county-executive Jeff Roorda, the business manager for the St. Louis Police Officers Association, is running to become the next county executive of Jefferson County.It’s… Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:39:00 GMT /politics-issues/2017-10-02/st-louis-police-unions-business-manager-to-run-for-jefferson-county-county-executive /government-politics-issues/2017-02-16/krewson-demands-st-louis-police-union-fire-roorda-over-facebook-post Updated at 5:10 p.m. Feb. 17 — An alderman who is running for St. Louis mayor has asked the union representing city police officers to fire their business… Fri, 17 Feb 2017 04:16:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-02-16/krewson-demands-st-louis-police-union-fire-roorda-over-facebook-post Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2014-12-31/remembering-highlights-of-2014-politically-speaking-podcasts Breaking new ground is one of the trademarks of the Politically Speaking podcast, and this year was no exception. After three years of podcasts,… Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:16:29 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-12-31/remembering-highlights-of-2014-politically-speaking-podcasts Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-05/public-radio-reporters-review-tuesdays-election Wednesday on “St. Louis on the Air,” we gathered our political reporters to recap Tuesday’s election. The consensus: Republicans ruled the night.“It was a… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:57:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-11-05/public-radio-reporters-review-tuesdays-election