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St. Louis police commanders are getting major pay raises—up to 22%—starting June 28, after a 4-1 vote by the Board of Police Commissioners, with Mayor Cara Spencer dissenting. The move follows raises for lower ranks and aims to incentivize promotions, especially since many senior officers have been with the department for decades and could retire while still collecting benefits. But the raises also trigger similar hikes for top fire department officials, forcing the city to find $1.45 million in new funding—something the mayor says was done without consulting other departments. With the city’s fiscal oversight board set to meet and the police department still claiming it’s underfunded by $30 million, this decision could spark legal and budgetary headaches.

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