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Jay Ashcroft clarifies position in high-profile U.S. Supreme Court election case

3 years 2 months ago

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants to be clear that his amicus brief in a high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case is not an endorsement of the so-called “independent state legislature” doctrine.  He’s not denouncing it, either.  Instead, Ashcroft is floating a theory of his own: That Congressional redistricting is a duty reserved solely for […]

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Jason Hancock

New fight opens in Congress over VA policy that sidesteps state abortion bans

3 years 2 months ago

WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. Senate are confident the Department of Veterans Affairs can implement a new policy that allows its doctors to provide abortions when the pregnancy threatens the patient’s life or health, or when it’s the result of rape or incest. The VA announced the new policy last week to cheers from Democrats who […]

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Jennifer Shutt

'I'm Always on Ecstasy': Gunman Testifies in Welcome to Sweetie Pie's Trial

3 years 2 months ago
Two FBI agents took the stand this morning in the fourth day in the trial of Tim Norman, the former reality TV star accused of orchestrating the murder of his nephew Andre Montgomery to collect a life insurance policy he’d taken out on the 21-year-old. Norman and Montgomery were co-stars on Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, a reality show set in St. Louis that ran for nine seasons on the Oprah Winfrey network. On March 14, 2016, Montgomery was gunned down outside a home recording studio on Natural Bridge Road.
Ryan Krull

Last Chance To Join Us For The Techdirt 25th Anniversary Party!

3 years 2 months ago
Today’s the day! We’re hosting an online party to celebrate Techdirt’s 25th Anniversary, and we hope all of you will join us. The event begins at 11am PT / 2pm ET and attendance is free for anyone with an active Crystal Ball, Watercooler, or Behind The Curtain membership from our Insider Shop, or the equivalent […]
Leigh Beadon

Economic Complexity Data for St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago

In my previous articles on the Bioscience Labor Market Analysis in St. Louis, I argued that a hollowing out of the Great Lakes megaregion was caused by an overspecialization in the regional economy and explained why embracing economic complexity is more likely to lead to a increasing incomes and affluence in St. Louis.

Let us now turn to the economic complexity data to verify the supposition that an outsourcing of middle- and commodity-skill level production jobs, and the outsourcing of R&D jobs, will likely lead to a lowering of the region’s economic complexity.

Mike Fabrizi

Coloring STL

3 years 2 months ago

St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact

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Patrick