Committee member Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City, voted for the Senate proposal last week but against the House one Monday. She said neither map gave blacks nor Democrats the proper representation. Wright-Jones said she voted for the Senate's map last week to move it along but that she plans to vote against both proposals when they reach the Senate floor.
Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City, also sponsored a bill allowing the St. Louis City Transition Board to establish charter schools in its district. Wright-Jones said Dr. Kelvin Adams, the superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools, used the same system in New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Committee member Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City, voted for the Senate proposal last week but against the House one Monday. She said neither map gave blacks nor Democrats the proper representation. Wright-Jones also said she wanted the governor to veto the plans so that they could go to the courts.
Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis County, expressed concern over incendiary images and words used by the media, politicians and citizens and said the negative rhetoric impacts the way people behave.
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