SPRINGFIELD – Illinois elected officials and leaders of state educator groups have issued statements in response to a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump dismantling the Department of Education. Gov. JB Pritzker’s Statement on Trump’s Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education “President Trump has no plan to improve literacy, math scores, or get more teachers on the job. When Donald Trump attacks education, he is failing America because the success of our students is what will make our economy, future, and nation stronger. “Eliminating the Department of Education will likely have harsh and immediate impacts on Illinois’ students. It will harm students and their families in rural communities who rely on federal funding to keep their schools open. It will remove supports students with disabilities and special needs rely upon. And low-income students who depend on Pell Grants to earn their college degrees will b
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Antitrust watchdogs are blasting President Donald Trump’s attempt on Tuesday to remove two Democratic-appointed members of the Federal Trade Commission. Trump’s attempted firing of commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter are illegal usurpations of congressional authority, they say, and raise serious questions about whether Trump is doing the bidding of big corporations the commission was […]
I think the Biden FCC under the leadership of Jessica Rosenworcel engaged in a lot of regulatory theater that made for good press clippings, but was ultimately hollow. While indisputably better than the corrupt and bizarre authoritarian zealotry we’re seeing now under Brendan Carr, the Biden FCC routinely failed to take direct aim at the […]
The stay halts Richard Emery's execution, scheduled for April 2, pending the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on a writ of certiorari petition filed by Emery.
Friday marks one week since tornadoes ripped through the St. Louis region. The storm impacted not only homes, but also the ability for many people to make a living. Some north St. Louis County businesses aren't sure when they'll be able to reopen.
Business owners say one of the toughest parts is having people who work for them unable to get a paycheck right now.
"Catastrophic … We will probably look at a total tear down and rebuild,” said Kurtis Barks of Hart Automotive.
Employees were still…
When the Missouri House signed off on a $1.3 billion tax cut package last week, it included a provision creating a 100% tax credit for donations to pregnancy resource centers, maternity homes and diaper banks. The credits — allowing up to $50,000 in donations to be accepted in place of taxes owed — are seen […]
WASHINGTON — In new court briefings Thursday, attorneys for several Venezuelan immigrants say their clients either had no criminal record or had cases before an immigration judge when they were deported under the Trump administration’s wartime authority — despite a federal judge ordering the return of the flights to the United States. Attorneys for four […]
President Trump signed an executive order yesterday to further downsize the U.S. Department of Education, and as STLPR’s Hiba Ahmad reports, some St. Louis area education leaders are concerned about this change.
Plus, a conversation between St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson and local artist Mee Jey about how the immigrant experience shaped her work in a new exhibit.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A former Illinois State Police (ISP) Special Agent pleaded guilty to a hit and run that occurred in Dec. 2024 in Shiloh. According to our partners at the Post Dispatch, former ISP Special Agent Julian Feix is accused of running a red light, crashing his car into a car and leaving [...]
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