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The Double Whammy Of The CBS, Warner Brothers Mergers Will Be A Layoff Nightmare

13 hours 24 minutes ago
You might recall that Paramount and CBS had only just started to lay off workers in the wake of the merger with David Ellison’s Skydance. Now, after Ellison (or more accurately his dad and the Saudis) dramatically overpaid for Warner Brothers ($111 billion plus numerous incentives), the overall debt load at the company is so […]
Karl Bode

Friday, March 6 - Pouring one out to, and from, a local legend

14 hours 54 minutes ago
St. Louis drinkers love Stag – the historic lager with roots in Belleville. But some distributors have recently told bar owners they will soon be out of kegs of the beloved beer. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem reports on the future of Stag, and whether the pints being enjoyed this year could be the last.

Federal funding for people in poverty heading to Missouri anti-abortion centers

14 hours 55 minutes ago
The bulk of the money Missouri gives to its crisis pregnancy centers comes from federal funds meant to assist families experiencing poverty with basic necessities and child care, Republican Rep. Jason Smith said on the U.S. House floor in January. As many as $3 of every $4 for pregnancy centers in Missouri was from the […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris

State-mandated paid leave programs now cover millions of American workers

14 hours 55 minutes ago
Nearly one-third of the nation’s private sector workers are covered by paid leave programs as more states require employers to provide medical and family leave, according to a new analysis released this week. Currently, the District of Columbia and 13 states have passed laws requiring paid leave for many workers, according to a report from […]
Kevin Hardy

Rebuilding what was extracted: Black entrepreneurship, HBCUs and Missouri’s future

15 hours 5 minutes ago
We often treat Black history as a February retrospective, but the work of rebuilding what was extracted from communities like Mill Creek Valley requires a calendar without an expiration date. Mill Creek Valley was a once-thriving Black community dismantled in the name of urban renewal. Its destruction wasn’t caused by a lack of talent, entrepreneurship, […]
Stacy Gee Hollins