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A Missouri House budget subcommittee slashed more than $300 million from agency budgets Monday, which the chairman said is intended to align spending authority with actual spending. Another budget subcommittee, also meeting Monday, cut $59.5 million more in general revenue from several agencies, earmarking the money instead for local projects that include several that were […]

Democratic House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Kansas City and Platte County resident, has filed a bill that she says would close a loophole the county commission used to avoid implementing the quarter cent sales tax.

At a time when Section 230 faces unprecedented threats from all sides — with both major political parties gunning for it, albeit for opposite reasons — understanding this crucial internet law has never been more important. That’s probably why our “Hello! You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About Section 230” post remains one of […]

State emergency management officials remain weather aware 365 days a year, and they are asking you to do the same.

A $50,000 prize was won by a man who purchased a Powerball ticket at a St. Louis Schnucks, MoLottery announced today.

Two more federal office leases, including a massive government office in the city of St. Louis, have been canceled, the Department of Government Efficiency set up by President Donald Trump said on its website Monday.

One man and four juveniles were also injured, including a 5-month-old listed in critical condition.

Investigators determined that all three of the shooting victims had been shot near West Florissant Avenue and Dunn Road.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Developing urban environments that are inclusive, easily navigable, affordable, and profitable can look like a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. But the participants in the 2025 Cohort of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Real  St. Louis navigated their way through capital stacks, community engagement, marketing, transportation, and a myriad of […]

The U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, better known as the Six Triple Eight, was the only all-female, predominately Black unit to serve overseas during World War II.

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder is ready to share new music with fans.The rocker has just signed with Frontiers Music Srl, with plans to release a new solo album later…

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Leaders here say the rules, written as the Hoffmann family pitched plans to turn the rural area into a major tourist destination, have worked well to keep homeowners in homes.

A guide to some of the metro area's most iconic spots for the Lenten Friday tradition

In other business news, Pirate Jim has his Treasure Hunt every summer in York, but at Treasures Galore you can find a treasure of a bargain every week of the year. Jason and Thelma Davises' store is located at 1500…

The End Tobacco Loopholes Act would establish a new federal e-cigarette tax, increase tobacco tax rate, & close tax loopholes WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoothi (D-IL-08), and several Senate Democratic colleagues today introduced the End Tobacco Loopholes Act, legislation that would close tax code loopholes for tobacco products to lower tobacco use and reduce health care spending. The legislation would establish a federal tax on e-cigarettes as 30 states have done, update the federal cigarette tax rate for the first time in more than 15 years to restore its public health impact, and harmonize the tax rate across tobacco products to address gamesmanship by manufacturers. Increasing the price of tobacco products has been found to be the single most effective way to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children. “Big Tobacco’s deadly profit scheme relies on

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GODFREY- ? Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined students and leadership from Lewis and Clark Community College to propose a new community college baccalaureate degree program. Through this consumer-driven, student-centered program, community colleges would be enabled by the State to offer four-year bachelor degrees, making degrees more accessible while meeting the needs of employers in key sectors, and keeping education costs low for students and working families. “As the home of the third largest community college system in the nation, Illinois should be doing all that it can to leverage these world-renowned institutions to meet those goals,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “We have some really terrific four-year institutions that are a vital part of the higher education system in Illinois, but we need to recognize that there are geographic, financial, and accessibility constraints that close off too many students from attending those schools. With lower tuition

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