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St. Louis’ last Republican mayor left office in 1949.
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St. Louis' murder rate, already highest in US, soared last year; mayor vows to defund the police
In St. Louis, Mo., the worst-in-country murder rate is at a 50-year high, the police department has nearly 100 unfilled jobs, and the mayor wants to defund the department and shut down a city jail.