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DraftKings at Casino Queen opens new sportsbook facility with help of NFL Hall of Famer

3 years 4 months ago
NFL Hall of Fame Running Back Marshall Faulk placed the first bet in the Draftkings Sportsbook that opened at the Casino Queen on Tuesday afternoon. He placed a $100 bet on the Cardinals to win on opening day. The 6,000 square foot state-of-the-art expansion at the Casino Queen features a 60-foot video wall, dozens of high-definition televisions, a VIP area and more than 30 betting kiosks. “Excited because I can come hang out,” Kewan Rogers, a fan said. “Eat, drink, bet, have a good time.…
Rhyan Henson, KSDK

$37M in Covid relief funding to revitalize north St. Louis clears board vote, nears passage

3 years 4 months ago
A St. Louis Board of Aldermen bill that leaders say would fund job creation and healthy living in north St. Louis took a major step toward passing Tuesday. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment advanced a plan for $37 million worth of American Rescue Plan Act funds that would go to North Side corridors. The plan would allocate the funds for small businesses, nonprofits and neighborhood economic development. The federal revitalization would span across North Grand Boulevard, Dr. Martin Luther…
Sam Clancy and Brent Solomon, KSDK

Candidate filing closes without action on Missouri congressional map

3 years 4 months ago

Candidate filing closed Tuesday with a flurry of last-minute action but no movement in the General Assembly on a new map for Missouri’s eight congressional districts. The Missouri House closed off the last chance for a new congressional district map before filing closed when it rejected the plan approved last week in the state Senate […]

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Rudi Keller

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases

3 years 4 months ago

Two dozen congressional Democrats are calling for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, following revelations his wife communicated with the Trump White House about overturning the election. In addition, it appears likely that the U.S. House committee probing the attack will […]

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Jacob Fischler

The Memo Writer

3 years 4 months ago
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has outlined an agenda that would transform the American workplace.
Harold Meyerson

Ending the War in Ukraine

3 years 4 months ago
The Biden administration’s inattention to diplomacy has led to stray comments about regime change.
David Dayen