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Lest We Forget

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Lest We Forget is a large-scale public art installation by UNESCO Artist for Peace Luigi Toscano, featuring larger-than-life photographic portraits of Holocaust survivors as they are today. Installed in open […]

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Myranda Levins

Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says

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Though public scrutiny of data centers is growing, 14 states do not disclose how much revenue they lose to data center tax breaks. That’s according to a new report from Good Jobs First, a watchdog group that focuses on economic development incentives. The lack of disclosure comes as other states record mounting losses in tax […]
Kevin Hardy

Night Comfort

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The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

The Wall Street Journal Wonders Why There Are Suddenly So Many Sleazy Fees

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I cut my teeth as a telecom reporter, so I spent a lot of time writing about how broadband monopolies and cable TV giants rip off consumers with sleazy, misleading fees. I also spent a lot of that time writing about how lobbying and regulatory capture have ensured that big companies see no meaningful penalties […]
Karl Bode

Tied St. Charles City Council race to be decided by drawing

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The winner of the tied St. Charles City Council Ward 1 race between incumbent Bill Otto and school teacher Chris Kyle will be decided by a random drawing, after city leaders estimated a special runoff election would cost approximately $30,000.
Nick Gladney

Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here’s why

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At Family Planning Associates in Chicago, in the office where staff take phone calls from potential abortion patients, a U.S. map colored in with red and green dry-erase markers notes the latest status of abortion access in every state. The map can change at any time. In the center of the map’s biggest sea of […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Republicans squeeze tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote

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After unveiling a new plan just before midnight to replace Missouri’s income tax with a broader sales tax, state Senate Republican leaders moved quickly to push it to passage early Thursday morning. Democrats unanimously opposed the proposal, but only one said anything against it — and then only briefly. The harshest criticism came from Republican […]
Rudi Keller