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‘If part of the theory of adding an income cap was to make this more progressive, the real-world impact was to make it more regressive.’

Lis Smith is the author of the best-selling book "Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story." Much of it talks about her life and career around political communications work, including her tenure with Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. But she also spent time in Missouri working for Democratic heavyweights like Claire McCaskill and Chris Koster. Smith spoke extensively with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about her time in the Show Me State — and other major points in the best-selling book.

Dwayne Hines of Fairview Heights, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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Wealthier neighborhoods in St. Louis have armed themselves with private police, giving them a level of service poor areas can’t afford and fueling racial and economic disparities.

Hayes was selected to be one of nine rookies to cheer on America's team this season.

The woman parked her 2017 Jeep Compass to deliver an Amazon package. When she returned to her car, two masked men approached her, pulled out guns and stole her keys.

Via the New York Times, here's a chart from Child Trends that shows how much the social safety net has reduced child poverty over the past 35 years: Before 1986 the social safety net was almost nonexistent for children. Altogether, it reduced child poverty by only 1%. In 1986, Ronald Reagan's Tax Reform Act increased ...continue reading "Raw data: Child poverty, 1986-2019"

One day after tying Alex Rodriguez on the all-time home run list, Albert Pujols belted number 697, taking sole ownership of fourth place on the list. Cardinals fans at Ballpark Village were jubilant.

Ground beef that was sold between 10:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11 is being recalled.

The Schnucks store at 577 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters is recalling ground beef products over concerns about metal shavings in the food.

Schnucks issued a voluntary recall for fresh ground beef products sold Sunday at its Mid Rivers store in St. Peters.