The Constitutional concerns over the bill had the opposition arguing that the resolution was an attempt to secede from the Union. Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis, calls all issues taken up by the resolution an effort to "dismantle the United States as we know it." She said it's all a part of the national Republican agenda.
Republicans seek to block this mandate, but Democratic St. Louis Senator Robin Wright-Jones says this bill is just part of the resistance to health care laws.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, has yet to file for her primary challenge in an urban St. Louis City district against Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City, because of the map. The commission's map drew Nasheed's house one block outside of the fifth district, currently held by Wright-Jones.
Wrap: One month after crosshair stickers were placed on the door of six lawmakers in the capitol building, St. Louis City Senator Robin Wright-Jones, sponsored a bill to put security cameras in the hallways of the statehouse.
The stickers targeted Democratic Senators Victor Callahan, Jolie Justus, Kiki Curls, Robin Wright-Jones, and Marie Chappelle-Nadal. Also Republican House Representative Scott Dieckhaus received a sticker. Of the five senators targeted, Callahan, Justus and Curls represent the Kansas City area, while Wright-Jones and Chappelle-Nadal represent the St. Louis area.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, who filed to run against Democratic incumbent Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, was thrown off the ballot for the seat Wednesday after a St. Louis Circuit Court Judge said she did not meet residency requirements to run in the district. Nasheed represented the main primary challenge to Wright-Jones for the St. Louis City Senate seat.
The opposition says the bill could be grounds for secession. Sen. Robin Wright-Jones said it's part of the Republican agenda to break away because "we have an African-American president."
The opposition says the bill could be grounds for secession. Sen. Robin Wright-Jones said it's part of the Republican agenda to break away because "we have an African-American president."
The bill sponsor Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St.Louis City, said the measure was created in direct response to cross-hair stickers appearing on some senator's doors this January.
The bill sponsor Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St.Louis City, said the measure was created in direct response to cross-hair stickers appearing on some senator's doors this January.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, is running against incumbent Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City, in 2012, but the map has drawn her home 200 feet out of that district.
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, is running against incumbent Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City, in 2012, but the map has drawn her home 200 feet out of that district.
One month after crosshair stickers were placed on the door of six lawmakers in the capitol building, St. Louis City Senator Robin Wright-Jones, sponsored a bill to put security cameras in the hallways of the statehouse.