Senate confirms Missouri public safety director appointment

Friday, January 23, 2015

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A former St. Louis police chief earned Senate confirmation Thursday to become Missouri's new public safety director, making him one of state's highest-ranking black public officials despite concerns about a racial discrimination lawsuit against him.

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