For decades now, a favorite DC lobbying tactic has been to create bogus groups pretending to support something unpopular your company is doing. Like “environmentalists for big oil” or “Americans who really love telecom monopolies.” These groups then help big companies create a sound-wall of illusory support for policies that generally aren’t popular, or great […]
Missouri continues to be the cheapest state in the country to get gas according to AAA, even as gas prices remain high.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Missouri was $3.77 this week, that's 45 cents below the national average. Of all the metropolitan areas in the state, Joplin was the cheapest at $3.61 and Columbia and Cape Girardeau were the most expensive at $3.89. St. Louis averaged $3.83 this week.
The average price of gas in Missouri this week is about 8 cents below the recent peak…
Demolition is starting for a $101 million mixed-use development that will revamp a key site in downtown Clayton with apartments, retail and restaurants.
At candidate forums and on social media, debates over highly politicized issues, such as masking and how race, history, and LGBTQ issues are taught in schools, are at the center of some local school board races.
The CDC released its biannual survey of teen suicide today, and the results are mixed. Here's a look at actual suicide attempts: Overall, suicide attempts were flat compared to 2019, which is heartening considering all the stresses of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. I would have expected to see a noticeable increase. On the other ...continue reading "Raw data: Teen suicide during the pandemic"
The House Budget Committee on Thursday reversed a $360 million cut to a program to improve water infrastructure, including removing lead pipes, as it completed a plan for using federal stimulus funds. Budget Chairman Cody Smith had planned to cut $51 million from the program, but said objections from Rep. Don Mayhew, an engineer by […]
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