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Rudi ’splains it: How Kansas City stadium funding clears state constitutional hurdles

4 months 3 weeks ago
If Missouri lawmakers would provide the proper incentives, the promoters said, their project would vastly strengthen the economy of the state and enhance its national image as a place to do business. Without the incentives, they would go to another state. Those arguments persuaded the General Assembly to authorize $23.7 million of state-backed bonds to […]
Rudi Keller

At least 30 ‘No Kings’ rallies planned Saturday in Missouri, thousands nationwide

4 months 3 weeks ago
A “No Kings” demonstration is scheduled Saturday in downtown Columbia, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies. The “No Kings Day of Defiance” was organized nationwide at the same time a military parade will mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C. The date […]
Zoe Naylor

Missourians stuck in jail waiting for mental health care up 40% from last year

4 months 3 weeks ago
The number of Missourians languishing in jail while they wait for a spot in a state-run psychiatric hospital continues to climb, with nearly 450 people stuck in limbo in need of mental health treatment. Individuals on the waitlist have been charged with crimes but not convicted. Many are detained for longer than they would be […]
Clara Bates

Edwardsville Launches Free Arts in the Park Summer Series

4 months 3 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE – Fun activities for all ages are once again planned for City Park in downtown Edwardsville over the next several months, courtesy of the Edwardsville Parks & Recreation Department’s Arts in the Park program. This free, annual series features concerts, movie nights, children’s art, theater, opera and other family-friendly occasions. “Edwardsville is such a vibrant place to be in the summer, and City Park is central to it all,” Mayor Art Risavy said. “Our Parks & Recreation Department never stops thinking of wonderful free options to entertain and delight people of all ages year after year.” Arts in the Park gets underway in City Park, 101 S. Buchanan Street, with back-to-back activities on June 13 and 14. Friday, June 13, the first of six weeks of Friday night concerts will begin with the Steve Ewing Band performing at 8 p.m. on City Park bandstand. On Saturday, June 14, the Children’s Arts in the Park program led by the

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Sultan: What does devotion taste like?

4 months 3 weeks ago
There is a body of research on how to encourage eating and increase appetite for elderly folks whose eating habits have changed. Experts say to offer nutrient-dense food, find ways to make it more appealing and mealtimes more enjoyable
By Aisha Sultan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Planned Parenthood at risk of closing hundreds of clinics across the country

4 months 3 weeks ago
If the budget reconciliation package before the U.S. Senate becomes law in the coming weeks, reproductive health advocates say the provision that would cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood clinics could serve as a backdoor nationwide abortion ban, eliminating access to 1 in 4 abortion providers. The Republican-led bill, which already passed the House by a […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Sofia Resnick