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‘No live controversy exists’: Judge rules against Schmitt in Columbia schools mask case

3 years 6 months ago

Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Thursday lost on almost every point raised to prevent dismissal of his office’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools over its mask mandate. Circuit Judge Josh Devine, in a ruling in one of the highest-profile mask cases, wrote that the district had not required students to wear masks for more than […]

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Rudi Keller

Sen. Durbin and Shaheen Meet With Evgenia Kara-Murza, Wife Of Russian Dissident

3 years 6 months ago
Senate recently unanimously passed resolution to honor Vladimir Kara-Murza; condemn his arrest and detention; and call for his and Alexei Navalny’s release WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe, today met with Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza. During their meeting, they discussed his unjust detention and continued pressure to release him and other Russian political prisoners. The Senate recently passed Durbin, Shaheen, and Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) bipartisan resolution honoring Kara-Murza. The resolution also pays tribute to his advocacy for human rights in Russia and support for the anti-war movement. Additionally, it urges the U.S. and its allies to secure his release and that of Alexei Navalny and other Russian political prisoners, and calls for the U.S. governmen

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Letter To The Editor: McCormick Endorses Republican Ray Wesley For County Board

3 years 6 months ago
Letter To The Editor: I am writing to publicly endorse Ray Wesley for County Board District 7 in the June 28 th Republican primary. I have known Ray for many years and feel that he is an excellent businessman and did a fantastic job representing Godfrey on the County Board from 2016-2020. Ray is a strong conservative and has served the past three years as the Chairman of the Madison County Republican Party. Under his leadership, local Republicans in our county won 17 out of 20 contested races in 2020. It is vital for the Village of Godfrey to have representation on the County Board, and I’d like to see him once again be in a position to fight for our community. Republicans have enjoyed unprecedented success under Ray’s leadership. Local races are too important for voters to sit on the sidelines, so I’d like to encourage you to give your support to Ray Wesley for County Board. Together, we can continue to move Godfrey forward in a positive direction. Mi

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Another Drug Test Relied On By Law Enforcement Is Wrong Nearly 30 Percent Of The Time

3 years 6 months ago
Field drug tests are notoriously unreliable. False positives abound. But law enforcement agencies still use them. First and foremost, they use them because no court, policy, or legislation has told them they can’t. But they also use them because they’re cheap (~$2/per), portable, and, most importantly, prone to producing false positives that allow cops to […]
Tim Cushing

Pastor Fights St. Louis City to Feed Homeless

3 years 6 months ago
A federal case involving two men who were cited for feeding homeless people has returned to court. On Thursday morning, three federal judges from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals listened to oral arguments in the case of Redlich v. City of St. Louis. A decision is expected in the ensuing months.
Benjamin Simon

Letter To The Editor: Former Congressman Shimkus Says Candidate Reising Will Get Results

3 years 6 months ago
Letter To The Editor: The current state of our nation is shameful. Inflation, energy costs, and crime have all skyrocketed under the Biden Administration. If we don’t vote for change at the ballot box this year there’s no telling what our country will look like with two more years of Democrat control in Washington. When new congressional districts were approved this past cycle, voters were intentionally lumped together in ways to encourage a greater chance to gain a Democrat seat in congress. Democrats in Illinois have always made a concerted effort to keep Democrat control in Washington but drawing a new congressional seat for a Washington/Chicago Democrat to win is more than I can take. I want to live in a district that has a Republican member of Congress. Heck, that is why I ran to begin with. I at least would like someone who is from our part of the state. I have found that Republican. Jesse Reising is a sixth-generation central Illinoisan living in Decatur.

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