From Infrastructure Report Card: This week, the American Society of Civil Engineers released a new paper, Measuring the Benefits and Burdens of Infrastructure in Disadvantaged Communities. The report looks at how several communities across the country consider equity when investing infrastructure funds, and the impact of those projects on lower-income communities. Read the report: ASCE Benefits and […]
From The St. Louis Post Dispatch: A new bill introduced in the St. Louis Board of Aldermen seeks to regulate mold in rental housing, aiming to protect tenants from the health risks associated with hazardous mold exposure. The proposed Board Bill Number 223, sponsored by Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer, would require inspections, tenant notifications, and remediation […]
The Bank of Washington's donation came as an entity of the St. Louis Development Corp. was adding more properties owned by NorthSide's Paul McKee to its list of sites targeted for eminent domain.
The hate and stupidity continues. Emboldened by Trump’s first presidential term and his subsequent, extremely destructive return to the Oval Office, legislators with an unacknowledged preference for fascism are pushing further and further, comfortable in the uncomfortable fact that the only thing capable of stopping them is their own shame. And since they don’t have […]
Bryan Adams is giving fans another preview of his upcoming album, Roll With the Punches.The rocker just released the new track “Make Up Your Mind,” which he says is a…
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More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and Mississippi related to prescription drug billing.
Now at least 20 states have settled with Centene over its pharmacy benefit manager operation that coordinated the medications for Medicaid patients. Arizona was among the most recent to join the ranks, settling for an undisclosed payout, Richie Taylor, a spokesperson for the state’s attorney general, told KFF Health…
A St. Charles man appeared in St. Louis County Circuit Court Thursday morning to face allegations he had inappropriate sexual contact with a child at the daycare where he worked.
Spring Break Fun With Animals and Family Activities at St. Louis Aquarium Free Baseball for First 25 Kids Daily March 14-30 St. Louis loves baseball and the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station is celebrating Spring Break with the animals from Friday, March 14 – through Sunday, March 30 with its new Spring Training […]
(The Center Square) – A coalition of 21 attorneys general sent a letter to Democratic and Republican leadership in the U.S. Congress calling on them to put limits on DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence technology that has some experts worried…
Courtney Love is far from A Complete Unknown, though she sings about feeling like one in a cover of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone."The Hole frontwoman put her spin on…
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying individuals who are accused of vandalizing a department mobile camera during Mardi Gras in Soulard over the weekend.
CHAMPAIGN- Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, teachers, school administrators, and municipal officials to propose a classroom cell phone ban in schools across Illinois. A key initiative mentioned in the Governor’s State of the State Address, the legislation would require all public school districts in Illinois to adopt a wireless communication device policy that limits the use of personal devices during class instruction time. “It’s imperative that the state set students up to achieve their full potential – not just by investing in them, but by fostering a healthy and productive classroom environment,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Study after study has demonstrated the benefits of a ban on classroom use of cell phones not just on student performance – but on overall health and wellbeing. This legislation will allow our teachers to focus on what matters most – delivering a quality education that opens up opportunit