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Illinois filmmakers get tax credit for sustainability practices on set

4 weeks ago
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) -- Illinois filmmakers are set to get a break on taxes after Governor Pritzker announced a credit to incentivize sustainability in the industry. It's the first credit of its kind in the country. Announced on Earth Day earlier this week, the incentive will give an additional 5 percent tax credit to production [...]
Derrick Mitchell

Missouri education bills swell as lawmakers race toward session deadline

4 weeks ago
With under three weeks remaining in Missouri’s legislative session, Senate Education Committee Chairman Rick Brattin is forging ahead with legislation aimed at giving the public a clearer view of school spending.  Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville, offered substitutes to five separate bills during a committee hearing Tuesday morning that added his proposal to require public […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Long time Community Leader, Patrick Boyle dies

4 weeks ago

    The Florissant community has lost one of its long -time community leaders. Patrick Boyle, age 90, passed away on April 25. He had a long history of community, education and legal assistance in Florissant, Ferguson and Alton,Ill His service includes 20 years in the Coast Guard Reserve, 15 years serving on the Ferguson-Florissant School […]

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FCC plan to challenge Disney broadcast licenses amounts to ‘illegal jawboning’

4 weeks ago

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

New York, April 28, 2026 — The Federal Communications Commission reportedly plans to challenge Disney’s eight licenses for its ABC stations as soon as this afternoon. The news comes after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump feigned outrage about a joke from late night host Jimmy Kimmel. The FCC is chaired by Brendan Carr, a Trump super-loyalist — known to wear the president’s gilded face as a lapel pin — who has made clear that he views the agency’s role as furthering Trump’s agenda.

The following can be attributed to Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern:

“The First Amendment and the FCC’s mandate do not permit the agency to use broadcast licenses as weapons to punish broadcasters for constitutionally protected content they air. Brendan Carr was once a serious communications lawyer, and has repeatedly and correctly said that the FCC has no role in policing content, whether news reporting or comedians’ late night jokes.

“Carr’s decision to abandon his principles to kiss up to Trump to advance his career does not change the law that Carr knows full well applies. The FCC is neither the journalism police nor the humor police. This is nothing but illegal jawboning intended to intimidate ABC into kissing the ring.”

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Freedom of the Press Foundation

More Road work on Interstate 70 in St. Charles County

4 weeks ago

  https://www.modot.org/node/86946 Crews with the Improve I-70 Warrenton to Wentzville Project will move to the next construction phase improvements at the I-70 and Route T/W interchange in Foristell starting Monday, April 27. All work is weather permitting. During this construction phase, the westbound I-70 on ramp will close for 45 days and the eastbound North […]

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Daily Deal: Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station + Bedside Lamp

4 weeks ago
Simplify your daily charging experience and replace most of the chargers and cables on your desktop, with this one mini station that does it all. The Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station is a mini charging station that features 3 wireless charging spots, one USB-A port, and can also double as a bedside lamp with 2 […]
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