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U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City plant indefinitely, will likely lead to hundreds of layoffs

1 year 1 month ago
U.S. Steel announced it would be idling steelmaking at the Granite City Works plant indefinitely. Workers learned of the decision in an email from U.S. Steel Senior Vice President and Chief Manufacturing Officer Scott Buckiso that was sent out Tuesday morning. As part of the decision, U.S. Steel issued approximately 1,000 employees a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice that they might be laid off and said they anticipated about 60% of those workers would likely lose their…
Sam Clancy

Ameren seeks to shutter Missouri coal plant early, recoup investment from ratepayers

1 year 1 month ago
Missouri’s largest electric provider hopes to use a state law meant to help utilities add renewable energy to close a coal plant found in violation of federal clean air laws. St. Louis-based Ameren Missouri, which serves 1.2 million customers, is planning to close its Rush Island Energy Center, near Festus in Jefferson County, next year under a court order forcing it to either install pollution controls or shut down the facility. The company, part of Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE), announced almost…
Allison Kite

Resolution opposing Latino immigrant program fails in St. Charles County

1 year 1 month ago
Leaders in St. Charles County voted 3-3 on a controversial immigration resolution Monday night. The measure opposes a program allowing Latino immigrants to come to the region. On Nov. 13, the resolution was tabled at the council meeting because two of the co-sponsors weren't in attendance. Three of the other council members, however, didn't support the measure in its form at the time. On Monday, the St. Charles County Council met again to discuss and vote on Substitute Resolution 2308. It failed…
Mercedes Mackay and Laura Barczewski

St. Louis County settles pension lawsuit with former police chief turned councilman for more than $600K

1 year 1 month ago
A four-year-long battle between a former councilman and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page ended this month with a settlement that will cost county taxpayers more than $600,000. The county will now pay former St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch approximately $339,000 in pension payments he did not receive during his four years in office, plus about $160,000 for Fitch’s attorney’s fees, and another approximately $105,000 in interest. That does not include how much money the county spent on…
Christine Byers

Ethics investigation into Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher continues next week

1 year 1 month ago
The Missouri House Ethics Committee will reconvene for a third time next week for a closed-door hearing into allegations of misconduct by Speaker Dean Plocher.  The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Dec. 6. The public notice says the committee will discuss a “personnel inquiry” and an ethics complaint.  Though it doesn’t mention his name, the hearing’s focus is Plocher. The inquiry was launched after The Independent reported last month that Plocher on numerous occasions illegally…
Jason Hancock