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Is AI leading to unemployment? St. Louis Fed weighs in

1 month 2 weeks ago
The July jobs report showed payroll growth slowed to just 35,000 jobs per month from May through July, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. The cause is being debated, and a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis points to the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). 
Alex Barton

Abandoned school in The Hill coming down; Townhomes planned

1 month 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Demolition is underway at a long-abandoned school in The Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, clearing the way for a plan to build new townhomes at the site. On Tuesday, crews began tearing down buildings that once made up the Hubert Wheeler State School. The school was located in the 5700 block of [...]
Joey Schneider

Illinois is first Midwest state to ensure college students' medication, abortion access

1 month 2 weeks ago
Illinois has became the first state in the Midwest to guarantee public university and college students' access to abortion and medication. The bill was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Illinois) on Aug. 22. It ensures the access through campus health services or licensed external providers. "To work on implementation, we have a partnership [...]
Joel Kellar

Illinois State Police car hit on I-55, 10th Scott's Law violation this year

1 month 2 weeks ago
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- An Illinois State Trooper's squad car was hit by a driver who State Police said failed to move over on Tuesday. State Police said it happened on southbound Interstate 55 at milepost 217 in Livingston County, just before 3 a.m. A trooper was parked in the right lane behind a [...]
Molly Sweeney