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The barbs keep flying as St. Louis' mayor and Missouri's attorney general wage a very public fight o
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/the-barbs-keep-flying-as-st-louis-mayor-and-missouri-s-attorney-general-wage-a/article_0be481d9-c35c-51a6-bbd2-1003ed88ae79.html"The online squabble in recent weeks between the Republican attorney general and Democratic mayor, who served together in the Missouri Legislature from 2009 to 2013, reflects sharp differences in policy and politics.
The two also have squared off in court. Schmitt in July filed a lawsuit to try to get a judge to throw out the city’s indoor mask mandate; the case is pending in St. Louis Circuit Court.
Jones’ administration, meanwhile, earlier this month launched a court challenge of a new state law spelling out and expanding the rights of police officers statewide when they face internal investigations. That issue is before a judge in Jefferson City.
Ken Warren, a political science professor at St. Louis University, said Schmitt and Jones are playing to their parties’ respective political bases with their strong words."
