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The New CBS Already Promising Major, ‘Painful’ Layoffs

7 months 1 week ago
U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies and deal benefits. Post-merger, not only to those benefits generally never arrive, the debt from the acquisition spree usually results in significant layoffs, lower quality product, and higher rates for consumers. The Time Warner Discovery disaster was the poster […]
Karl Bode

Pacific issues boil water advisory after water main break

7 months 1 week ago
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - A Precautionary Water Boil Advisory has been issued Tuesday morning after a water main break in Pacific. According to the Pacific Emergency Management Agency, the advisory was issued after a 'major water main break' on Jefferson Street near Graphic Packaging International. The advisory has been issued for all City of Pacific [...]
Nick Gladney

Lindbergh School District welcomes thousands back for new year

7 months 1 week ago
The Lindbergh School District, along with other districts in the St. Louis County, welcomed students back to school for the new year, with Lindbergh High School continuing its tradition of 'Senior Sunrise' and the district reporting high reading performance levels and nearly $25 million in scholarships awarded to the class of 2025.
Nick Gladney

Scattered rain and storms Tuesday bring gradual heat and humidity relief

7 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - Spotty showers and thunderstorms are around in our pre-dawn hours this Tuesday morning and the chance of showers will linger through the morning commute. The chance of rain is ahead of a cold front that will slowly sink through the area throughout Tuesday. Yes, this front will bring cooler air to St. [...]
Angela Hutti

Women dropping out of Missouri workforce is an economic red alert. Here’s how to fix it

7 months 1 week ago
A recent drop in women’s workforce participation is a blinking red light for women and our economy. For nearly a decade, women have driven the growth in overall prime-age labor force participation – strengthening local economies and contributing billions to GDP. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that continuing to advance women’s equality could add trillions […]
Wendy Doyle

What the Economy Really Looks Like

7 months 1 week ago
When you factor in all the data points, we have an anxious workforce, a business sector seeking opportunity in inflation, and an avalanche of bad policy bearing down on everyone.
David Dayen