Death knell sounds for local control bill

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Intro:	A death knell sounds for a local control bill the same day it gained Senate committee approval with a 6 to 2 vote.
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Wrap: St. Louis County Democratic Senator Maria Chapell-Nadal says she and ten other senators will filibuster and kill the bill.

The measure would give St. Louis city control of its own police department.

But Chapell-Nadal says the bill would strip officers of several benefits like life insurance.

St. Louis City Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed is sponsoring the bill.

She says the senators' filibuster will have no effect on the measure.

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Description: It's unfortunate that Senator Maria Chapell-Nadal is looking to be an obstructionist. I think at the end of the day, she cannot even uphold a filibuster.

Until then, the Senate will continue to review the bill.

From the state Capitol, I'm Danielle McCarthy.

Intro:	A Missouri senator says she and ten others will fillibuster and kill a bill that would give St. Louis control of its own police department.
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Wrap: St. Louis County Senator Maria Chapell-Nadal's claim comes on the same day The Senate Financial Committee voted in favor of the bill.

The measure is Democratic St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay's effort for local control.

But the two committee members who voted against the bill are the committee's only Democratic members.

Chapell-Nadal says the bill would strip St. Louis police officers and their families of several benefits like life insurance.

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Description: It would be a huge devestation to police officers that have served, and will serve, in the future of St. Louis city.

St. Louis City Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed is sponsoring the bill.

She says officers would have the same benefits St. Louis firefighters currently have.

From the state Capitol, I'm Danielle McCarthy.

Intro:	One senator sounds a death knell for a local police control bill on the same day it gained Senate committee approval.
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Wrap: St. Louis County Democratic Senator Maria Chapell-Nadal says she and ten other senators will filibuster and kill the bill.

She says the bill would strip police officers and their families of several benefits like health and life insurance.

But St. Louis city Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed disagrees.

Nasheed is sponsoring the bill and says there's no need to worry about officers' benefits.

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Description: I think that they're always going to believe there's a spook behind the door, when you have drastic change. I mean, people fear change.

Nasheed says giving the city police control, would leave officers with the same benefits as St. Louis firefighters.

From the state Capitol, I'm Danielle McCarthy.