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Missouri judge temporarily blocks restrictions on transgender health care

1 year 8 months ago
Doctors who provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients can continue their plans of care without disruption from the state after a Missouri judge issued a restraining order against Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s proposed restrictions on the health care treatments. Transgender clinics and advocates with the American Civil Liberties Union sued to block Bailey’s rule from taking effect last Thursday. Bailey’s proposed restrictions would have redirected all adult and minor transgender…
Mark Maxwell

Banking on the future of women in manufacturing in St. Louis

1 year 8 months ago
As a trusted banking adviser to some of Greater St. Louis’ most successful and respected manufacturing companies, Rachel Hacker lives and breathes the business strategies that drive this consequential sector – and recognizes the crucial role manufacturing plays in the local economy. “There’s no question that manufacturing is vital to the success of our region’s business landscape,” says Hacker, a commercial banking relationship manager and PNC-Certified Women’s Business Advocate. “As…
PNC Bank

Assistant St. Louis circuit attorney at center of latest contempt hearing resigns

1 year 8 months ago
Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Desilets resigned, effective immediately Monday. This move comes just days after he was called before a judge to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for missing a trial. Desilets confirmed his resignation to KSDK, but declined to comment further. He is the fifth prosecutor in the Violent Felonies Unit to leave the office since February. KSDK has obtained an email sent by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner to her staff at 4:21 p.m. Friday that Assistant…
Christine Byers

St. Louis Circuit Attorney asks for new judge in case to remove her from office

1 year 8 months ago
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked for a new judge to oversee the Missouri attorney general's efforts to remove her from office — but the attorney general's office is asking the judge to make one more crucial decision before he is replaced. Gardner’s attorneys, Jonathan Sternberg and Michael Downey, filed a motion for a change of judge Friday to remove Judge John Torbitzky. Requesting a change of judge is a right both sides are given, and attorneys do not need to state their reasons…
Christine Byers

Mike Shannon, legendary voice of the Cardinals, dies at 83

1 year 8 months ago
Mike Shannon, the St. Louis native who became the voice of his hometown team for 50 years, has died. He was 83. The team confirmed the news Sunday afternoon. Shannon was born and raised in St. Louis, graduating from CBC High School in 1957 and attended the University of Missouri for a year before signing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1958. He made his major league debut in 1962 and played his entire career with the Cardinals. After a nine-year career with two World Series championships, Shannon…
Sam Clancy

Getting divorced in Missouri: Do I have to pay for our lifestyle to continue?

1 year 8 months ago
It was often the saying that alimony was to be paid to a spouse to support “the lifestyle to which they had become accustomed.” The phrase was so widely used that it became an almost knee-jerk reaction when someone was going to be divorced, that they were going to receive an amount of money to maintain that level of expense. In Missouri, the law has changed, not just to remove that benchmark for support, but also to change the term completely: Alimony is referred to now as maintenance. But what…
Allison Schreiber Lee

Innovative biomanufacturing training program honored at St. Louis Community College

1 year 8 months ago
Innovation is a vital part of St. Louis Community College’s mission. As part of its focus on innovation, STLCC participates in an annual competition created by the League for Innovation in the Community College. The process seeks to determine which individual or group has designed and implemented the most significant innovation. For the 2022-2023 academic year, the STLCC Senate Innovation of the Year Committee reviewed three outstanding submissions. Based on the committee’s review, the biomanufacturing,…
St. Louis Community College

St. Louis Archdiocese releases 3rd draft for 'All Things New' restructuring plan

1 year 8 months ago
The Archdiocese of St. Louis released a third draft of proposed changes coming to the church as part of its "All Things New" restructuring plan. The newest draft models were published online April 28. The archdiocese said most of the proposed parish configurations in the newest models remain unchanged from a second draft of changes released in February, in which the archdiocese outlined a proposed model that would consolidate 178 parishes into 88 pastorates. The archdiocese described the pastorates…
Kelsi Anderson and Sam Clancy

Troubled Chesterfield school Barat Academy to pause in-person instruction

1 year 8 months ago
The troubled Barat Academy in Chesterfield said Friday it would pause in-person instruction for the 2023-2024 academic year, affecting 20 students, as it vacates its property in June. McBride Homes is under contract to buy the Barat property, 17815 Wild Horse Creek Road, from owner Midland States Bank, according to a person familiar with the matter, as it plans a subdivision. McBride, along with another school, St. Austin School, previously expressed interest in the property. Barat has struggled…
Jacob Kirn