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As Missouri looks to legalize recreational marijuana, expungement gets renewed attention

3 years 6 months ago

The push to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri is coming from multiple directions, with a handful of proposed initiative petitions and at least one bill, and potentially more, backed by Republican lawmakers.  Each hopes to place the issue on the 2022 ballot for voter approval. And each proposal also includes a provision that, while […]

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Rebecca Rivas

No matter what we call it, let’s find common understanding about race and racism | Opinion

3 years 6 months ago

Critical Race Theory. Uncritical Race Theory. Factual Race Theory. Call it what you will. But as the saying goes, “A rose called by any other name is still a rose.” Racism called by any other name is still racism. So, let’s step away from the naming, and name calling, and try to find some common […]

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Janice Ellis

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Not Right For St. Louis

3 years 6 months ago
When considering costly new transit infrastructure it’s import to look carefully at existing conditions — identifying problems and offering solutions that solve them without creating new ones. Many in St. Louis are now pushing for investing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in St. Louis. The most recent is for the Kingshighway ...
Steve Patterson