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U.S. Senate OKs Hawley proposal to expand coverage for atomic bomb-related illness to St. Louis

1 year 11 months ago
The U.S. Senate voted narrowly Thursday in favor of expanding a program that compensates Americans who become ill because of exposure to radiation from the country’s development and testing of nuclear weapons to cover Missourians. The proposal, offered by Sen. Josh Hawley, was attached as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funding levels and sets policy for the Department of Defense. The bill itself still faces a Senate vote and agreement by the U.S. House…
Allison Kite

Table of Experts: Building education

1 year 11 months ago
ROBERT BOBROFF, market president and CEO, St. Louis Business Journal: How important is building education facilities for the growth of the St. Louis region? KEVIN MEYER, managing director, FGM Architects: Schools are an investment for everyone of all ages – students as well as residents with and without school-age children. Education has changed tremendously in the last 50 years. We’ve moved from desks in straight rows facing the teacher to a highly interactive environment with flexible and…

Technology credited with reducing crime along Chicago expressways coming to Metro East

1 year 11 months ago
Technology that police say has helped reduce crime along Chicago area expressways is coming to the Metro East. Illinois State Police began installing license plate reader cameras on Chicago area expressways following the enactment of the Tamara Clayton Expressway Camera Act on January 1, 2020. Clayton was on her way to work in February 2019 when she was shot and killed while driving on Interstate 57 near Cicero Avenue in Chicago. Between 2021 and 2022, shootings dropped by 47% and homicides dropped…
Christine Byers

If you bought alcohol from Schnucks, you can get part of a $4M settlement

1 year 11 months ago
Missouri residents who bought alcohol at Schnucks in the last seven years could be owed money. Schnuck Markets reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company used misleading price comparisons on alcohol in print ads, circulars, in-store shelf signs and on its website. The company denied the claims but agreed to pay a $4 million settlement. As part of the settlement, Schnucks customers who purchased alcohol any time between Dec. 3, 2015, and Feb. 15, 2023, are eligible for…
Sam Clancy