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Comptroller Mendoza Highlights The Office's Success In Enforcing Prevailing Wage Laws

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SPRINGFIELD – As Labor Day approaches, Comptroller Susana Mendoza is reminding workers, business agents and labor groups about how the Illinois Office of Comptroller (IOC) can help workers on publicly funded projects who aren’t being paid according to state law. “Thanks to an executive order I signed in 2019 , my office has the authority to stop payments to contractors found violating prevailing wage laws,” said Mendoza. “This is a powerful tool to deter wage theft

2 firefighters injured battling house fire in De Soto

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DE SOTO, Mo. - Two firefighters were injured while battling a house fire Monday morning in De Soto. The incident occurred Monday morning at a home on N. 9th St. The firefighters were injured after the living room in the house collapsed while attempting to put out flames, officials said. Both firefighters are expected to [...]
Nick Gladney

Motorcyclist killed in crash in north St. Louis County

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday night in north St. Louis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of N. Lindbergh Blvd. and Elm Grove Avenue. It involved a Chevrolet Cruze and a Yamaha FZ6R motorcycle. [...]
Nick Gladney

Man killed in stabbing Sunday in south St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS - A man was killed in a stabbing early Sunday in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the incident occurred just after 4:30 a.m. in the 4800 block of Folsom in the Tiffany neighborhood. When officers arrived, they found a man in his 50s unconscious in the street [...]
Nick Gladney

Florissant hosts final day of Gateway Cup racing

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ST. LOUIS - The Gateway Cup is crossing the finish line Monday after four days of high-speed racing across the St. Louis area. The final leg of the annual cycling competition takes over the streets of Florissant. Even with the heat, the Gateway Cup and St. Louis are winning over fans. The Gateway Cup has [...]
Kelley Hoskins

Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics

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Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a study published just ahead of the Labor Day holiday by the Illinois Economic […]
Kevin Hardy

Man shot, killed early Monday in north St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting early Monday in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the incident occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. in the 5000 block of Geraldine in the Mark Twain neighborhood. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Homicide detectives [...]
Nick Gladney

Republicans created Missouri’s redistricting mess. Now they’re furious about it.

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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway opened her response to Thursday’s Missouri Supreme Court decision with a quote from Benjamin Franklin “A republic, if you can keep it.” Things went downhill from there. Hanaway declared Missouri to be in a “full-fledged constitutional crisis,” accused the court of disenfranchising every voter in the state and promised an immediate […]
Jason Hancock

Elderly man dead, woman injured in house fire in Jefferson County

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - An investigation is underway after an elderly man was killed and a woman was injured in a house fire Sunday afternoon in Jefferson County. According to the Saline Valley Fire Protection District, the fire occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Jeanette Drive near Arnold. When officials arrived, they found two elderly [...]
Nick Gladney