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Missouri House backs bill linking struggling families with local resources

12 hours 29 minutes ago
A bill intended to connect Missourians in need with community resources passed the Missouri House Thursday, setting up a final vote in the state Senate that would send it to Gov. Mike Kehoe. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Jill Carter of Granby, would direct the Missouri Department of Social Services to set up […]
Steph Quinn

Whether Sen. Mark Kelly advised ‘disobedience’ to service members argued in appeals case

12 hours 56 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for the Trump administration argued before a federal appeals court Thursday the Pentagon should be able to reprimand Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for reminding members of the military they can refuse illegal orders, and for criticizing the Defense Department.  Lawyers from the Justice Department told the three-judge panel that even though […]
Jennifer Shutt

Big changes arrive July 1 for student borrowers, including in loan repayments

12 hours 57 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — The federal student loan system is set to see a dramatic overhaul beginning this summer, and critics warn it likely will make loans more expensive and difficult to obtain for borrowers — driving them to private lenders or altering their plans for higher education. Among the major changes are new loan limits for […]
Shauneen Miranda

Night Comfort

13 hours 26 minutes ago

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

Appeals Court Kills FCC Effort To Acknowledge Racism In Broadband Deployment

14 hours 7 minutes ago
In late 2023, I wrote a feature for The Verge exploring the FCC’s attempt to stop race and class discrimination in broadband deployment. For decades, big telecoms have not only refused to evenly upgrade broadband in low income and poor areas (despite billions in subsidies for this exact purpose), they’ve provably charged poor and minority neighborhoods significantly more money for worse […]
Karl Bode

In Your Neighborhood: FOX 2 News in Edwardsville

14 hours 12 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE, IL. – The Power of Two is live in your neighborhood, Edwardsville. FOX 2’s Ty Hawkins and Margie Ellisor visit Edwardsville, highlighting the people, places, and stories that make the area special. Visit FOX 2’s YouTube channel to check out the locations the duo visited while in Edwardsville.
Nick Gladney

How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights

14 hours 26 minutes ago
Charlotte Cravins’ son Landry turned 2 in January. He’s a smiley little boy who loves singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and recently got his first pair of glasses. Landry was born with Down syndrome and has impaired vision. He receives publicly funded therapies that have helped him learn to crawl, to pull himself up to stand, […]
Anna Claire Vollers