a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Senator Harriss to Host ICASH Event in Collinsville

11 hours 28 minutes ago
COLLINSVILLE – State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) has teamed up with the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office to host an ICASH event Monday at the Mississippi Valley Library District. Constituents are encouraged to stop by to check if they are owed unclaimed property and receive assistance filing a claim. ICASH Event Details Who: Senator Erica Harriss; Illinois State Treasurer’s Office When: Monday, May 4, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Whe

Alton Little Theater Addresses What It Calls "False and Misleading Claims" About Organization's Safety

11 hours 47 minutes ago
ALTON - Eric Sykes, the executive director of Alton Little Theater, recently took to social media to address “a narrative circulating online that Alton Little Theater is somehow an unsafe space.” Over the past year, a former performer has been vocal about sexual misconduct they said they experienced with a former leader in the theater. Additionally, Sykes’s Twitter account has attracted attention because of comments that some say were offensive to the LGBTQ+ community.

US House votes to launch process to provide billions for Trump mass deportations

12 hours 4 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans adopted their budget resolution Wednesday night, clearing the way for the party to pass a bill in the coming weeks that will provide tens of billions in additional funding for immigration enforcement.  The 215-211 party-line vote unlocks the complicated budget reconciliation process that will allow the GOP to fund Immigration and […]
Jennifer Shutt

Missouri lawmakers send wide-ranging public safety bill to the governor

12 hours 6 minutes ago
The Missouri General Assembly passed a sweeping public safety bill Wednesday that Democrats say would correct errors in legislation signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe three weeks ago. The legislation also combines bills aimed at clarifying the state’s sex offender registry law, establishing procedures for court-ordered outpatient treatment of people with severe mental illnesses, allowing lifetime […]
Steph Quinn

Rep. Kevin Schmidt Opposes Proposal To Keep Local Government Funding Share Flat

12 hours 13 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD - State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) is raising concerns over a proposal from Governor JB Pritzker to keep the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) share rate flat at 6.23% for FY27. Schmidt warns that the move could shift the burden onto local taxpayers and force communities to make difficult financial decisions. Schmidt argues that local governments should not be penalized for years of fiscal mismanagement at the state level, cautioning that stagnant LGDF funding

Why April Weather Feels So Unpredictable Even When It Follows a Pattern

12 hours 15 minutes ago
You pack a jacket, then regret it. You skip the jacket, then regret that too. April has a talent for making normal planning feel like a gamble. That “unpredictable” feeling isn’t just in your head. It comes from a mix of fast-changing air patterns, big temperature contrasts, and the way people talk about April as if it has a personality. Add in school schedules, holidays, and the pressure to switch routines, and the month can seem like it can’t make up its mind. Here’s

April 30 in History: Vietnam War Ends, Washington Takes Office and Adolf Hitler Dies

12 hours 20 minutes ago
On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War came to an end when North Vietnamese forces entered Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, and the South Vietnamese government collapsed. The moment mattered immediately because it ended a long, costly conflict that had drawn in global powers, reshaped politics across Southeast Asia, and displaced millions of people. It still matters today because it influenced how countries think about military intervention, alliance commitments, refugees, and postwar rebuilding.