Government Accountability Committee Will Discuss Ferguson

Intro:	The joint committee on government accountability meets for the first time Thursday, where one senator said she will bring up issues relating to Ferguson.
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Wrap: Democratic Senator Jamilah Nasheed of St. Louis said the joint committee on government accountability will discuss events surrounding the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson during its first meeting Thursday.

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Description: "I mean how does the government allow for businesses to go down in flames? And I think that you know, the buck, the buck is gonna stop with the governor."

Nasheed said there was a clear breakdown in communications during unrest in Ferguson, and many people want answers.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Meghan Boggess.

Intro:	Issues surrounding Ferguson protests may be brought up at the first government accountability joint committee meeting Thursday.
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Wrap: During the joint committee on government accountability's first meeting, Democratic Senator Jamilah Nasheed of St. Louis said she will bring up issues relating to Ferguson.

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Description: "You know if you have a state of emergency in place, the last thing that we should have saw was businesses going up in flames."

Nasheed said members of the National Guard should have been protecting businesses on West Florissant Avenue, where protests took place following the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Meghan Boggess.

Intro:	A St. Louis state senator plans on discussing the governor's response to unrest in Ferguson in the first joint committee meeting on government accountability Thursday.
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Wrap: Democratic Senator Jamilah Nasheed of St. Louis said firefighters feared for their safety while attempting to put out fires in Ferguson following the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.

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Description: "Also talk about the statement that was made by the firefighters, where about, you know, they felt like their, their, they were put in harm's way because there was no protection on the ground in Ferguson along Florissant."

Nasheed said she will bring up the governor's response to Ferguson protests at a government accountability committee meeting Thursday, including how the National Guard was deployed.

However, Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer of Columbia said the purpose of the meeting, which will be the committee's first, is to focus on organizational matters.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Meghan Boggess.