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Trump administration memo announces abrupt freeze on broad swath of federal payments

2 months 4 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will temporarily stop payments on multiple federal programs Tuesday evening, cutting off Americans who rely on what could be trillions in funding and setting off a legal challenge over Congress’ constitutional spending authority. The two-page memo from the Office of Management and Budget announcing the freeze appeared to apply to all federal financial assistance, including grants and loans, though a memo footnote said it should not be “construed to impact…
Jennifer Shutt

Missouri lawmakers consider funds for radioactive waste testing in St. Louis

2 months 4 weeks ago
Missouri lawmakers are again considering legislation that would increase funding to allow local governments to test for additional radioactive waste around contaminated sites in the St. Louis region. The Missouri House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs on Monday discussed the bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Mark Matthiesen of O’Fallon, Missouri. It’s similar to legislation Matthiesen proposed last year but includes even more money for testing. “There’s a lot of concern…
Allison Kite

Tech stocks take hit on Chinese firm's AI advances

2 months 4 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence models from Chinese company DeepSeek have risen to the global top 10 in performance, the Wall Street Journal reports, suggesting Washington’s export curbs are having difficulty blocking rapid advances in China. On Jan. 20, DeepSeek introduced R1, a specialized model designed for complex problem-solving. "DeepSeek R1 is one of the most amazing and impressive breakthroughs I’ve ever seen,” said VC Marc Andreessen in an X post on Friday. DeepSeek’s advances sparked a…
Ted Andersen

St. Louis picks Burris as interim jail commissioner after Clemons-Abdullah's exit

2 months 4 weeks ago
Mayor Tishaura Jones on Monday announced the replacement for former St. Louis City Justice Center Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah, who was f in December. During Clemons-Abdullah's three-year tenure, the number of inmate deaths only went up, and health concerns inside the jail grew amid shifts between health care providers. Doug Burris, who the city recently hired as a consultant to assess the jail and provide recommendations for improvement, will act as interim commissioner as the city continues…
Jennifer Somers

Dysfunction derailed the Missouri Senate for years. So far, 2025 has been quiet

2 months 4 weeks ago
This time last year, the Missouri Senate was barely functioning. Members of the Freedom Caucus, a renegade group of GOP senators who’ve been at war with party leadership for years, used procedural hijinks to grind the chamber to a halt almost daily.  In retaliation, Senate leaders stripped committee assignments from Freedom Caucus members — and even mused publicly about expelling a caucus leader from the chamber.  The legislative session limped to a close four months later with fewer…
Jason Hancock

Emerson inks $7B deal to buy out AspenTech

2 months 4 weeks ago
Emerson Electric, the St. Louis-based industrial technology and software company, has reached a $7 billion deal to buy the rest of industrial software company Aspen Technology Inc. that it doesn't already own.
Diana Barr