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30 Years Late, The FCC Finally Tells ISPs To Deliver More Accurate Broadband Maps

3 years 7 months ago
The U.S. is preparing to spend $42 billion to shore up broadband access, despite not actually knowing where broadband is or isn’t available. U.S. broadband maps have stunk for decades, and we’ve spent that entire time trying to fix mediocre U.S. broadband without using real world data to actually do it. Much of the problem was extremely […]
Karl Bode

Edwardsville locals helping collect supplies for wildlife affected by oil spill

3 years 7 months ago
The Marathon pipeline that ruptured Friday was repaired and is back in operation. The oil company reports roughly 163,800 gallons of oil were released into the Cahokia diversion channel. Emergency crews recovered 465,150 gallons of water and oil mixture. Marathon Petroleum is coordinating response efforts and they reported that several animals have died, but some have survived and are in treatment. Treehouse Wildlife in Dow, Illinois, is caring for the animals injured by the oil spill. When Edwardsville…
Tracy Hinson, KSDK

Democracy grows stronger when every eligible voter can vote | Opinion

3 years 7 months ago

Despite being struck down twice as unconstitutional by the Missouri Supreme Court, legislation restricting who can vote is again being considered by state lawmakers. These laws would prohibit eligible voters from casting a ballot unless they present a government-issued ID with a photo of the voter. This is even though current forms of ID have […]

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Julie Allen