And Rep. Rodney Hubbard, D-St. Louis County, and Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, have sponsored bills calling for the state to repeal the death penalty altogether.
Rep. Rodney Hubbard, D-St. Louis City, an opponent to the death penalty in all cases, co-sponsored the legislation and said he believes that a moratorium bill would be a step in the right direction toward addressing other issues surrounding the death penalty. He cited a lack of education as the main reason for crime in the state and said that the state should start looking at lack of education as a root cause of violent crime.
House Speaker Rod Jetton named St. Louis Democrat Rodney Hubbard to chair the House Committee on Urban Affairs. Two years ago, Jetton gave chairmanship of the committee to another St. Louis area Democrat -- Ted Hoskins.
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