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Gamlin’s opens, and more in the news

2 days 12 hours ago
Gamlin’s restaurant has opened in Maplewood, and The Blue Duck colabs with Simpson’s writer to present regional food. KSDK — Gina Mitten wins Democratic nomination for Missouri’s 4th Senate District, beating Steve Butz St. Louis Magazine — Gamlin’s restaurant opens in Maplewood St. Louis Magazine — ‘Simpsons’ writer Bill Oakley brings regional food dinner to […]
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Catherine Hanaway (2026)

2 days 13 hours ago
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway talks about lawsuits over a redistricting referendum and the Respect Missouri Voters plan. The GOP official also talks about her push to curtail VLTs and her impressions of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners.

Illinois Democrats Demand Trump Restore $580 Million in Canceled Energy Grants

2 days 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led members of the Illinois Congressional delegation in a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding that the Trump Administration restore funding for the 33 energy grants totaling more than $580 million to the State of Illinois that were unlawfully terminated in October 2025. The Trump Administration

Durbin Fights For SNAP Benefits In Farm Bill

2 days 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, made a closing statement during today’s Committee consideration of the Farm Bill where he argued in support of Democrats’ request for a two-year delay to Republicans’ requirement that forces states to provide a share of the cost of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The two-year delay is supported by a bipartisan coalition including the Nationa