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Ferguson City Council Weighs Changes To Court System

NPR | By Jason Rosenbaum
Published September 9, 2014 at 4:54 PM EDT

The city council in Ferguson, Mo., is proposing big changes to its police department and municipal court system. But some residents of the city and the St. Louis region don't think the proposals will significantly alter a law enforcement system that they say targets low-income African Americans.

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Jason Rosenbaum
Since entering the world of professional journalism in 2006, Jason Rosenbaum dove head first into the world of politics, policy and even rock and roll music. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Rosenbaum spent more than four years in the Missouri State Capitol writing for the Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Lawyers Media and the St. Louis Beacon. Since moving to St. Louis in 2010, Rosenbaum's work appeared in Missouri Lawyers Media, the St. Louis Business Journal and the Riverfront Times' music section. He also served on staff at the St. Louis Beacon as a politics reporter. Rosenbaum lives in Richmond Heights with with his wife Lauren and their two sons.
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