'The fiscally responsible decision': St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones vetoes firefighter pension change

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has vetoed legislation that would return pension board control to firefighter interests, her office said Friday. Jones' spokesman said the measure had been consistently opposed by City Budget Director Paul Payne and Comptroller Darlene Green. Jones' predecessor, Lyda Krewson, vetoed similar legislation last year, a move Jones' spokesman said was "the fiscally responsible decision." The move comes as the city has continued to lose residents, and though it has been…