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Medicaid cuts rippling through rural America could bring hospital closures, job losses

1 year 3 months ago
WASHINGTON — Americans living in rural communities throughout the country could see their access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or significantly reduces its federal funding. While rural residents who depend on the state-federal program for lower income people would experience the most substantial impacts, those who have private health insurance or […]
Jennifer Shutt

It’s A Start: Musk And DOGE Take Their First Real Hit

1 year 3 months ago
It is nearly impossible to keep up with all the litigation challenging all the terrible, if not also lawless and unconstitutional, things the Trump Administration is doing. But one group of cases is particularly interesting: the cases involving Musk and DOGE. In part because they are the lawless mercenaries Trump has been sending to do […]
Cathy Gellis

Spencer Homes Female Athletes Of Month: Edwardsville Seniors Provided Energy Boost To Team In 2024-2025 Season

1 year 3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Alandyn Simmons and Layne Logan, the two seniors on the Edwardsville girls basketball roster this season, played their final home game on Feb. 11, a 64-16 win over Rochester at Lucco-Jackson Gym, and both made major contributions to the Tigers' 17-9 record at that time before the postseason. Simmons, a transfer to Edwardsville from Lift For Life Academy in St. Louis, was definitely a presence in the middle for the Tigers, averaging 6.4 points and 5.5 rebounds-per-game, adding on 15 assists, 19 steals, and seven blocked shots. Logan added outside scoring punch, and averaged 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds-per-game, also adding 16 assists, six steals, and two blocked shots. The two girls are Spencer Homes Female Athletes of the Month for the Tigers. In a joint postgame interview with the two seniors, both expressed sadness of how quickly the season went for them. 'I am very sad," Simmons said. "I think the end came way too fast. It came way faster than I expected." Logan

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Spencer Homes Male Athlete Of Month: Lucas Krebs Is Important Returnee To Edwardsville Baseball Team

1 year 3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Lucas Krebs is a senior returning infielder for the Edwardsville baseball team, and one of the Tigers' key players, who contributed mightily to the team's success last season, and hopes to repeat it this year. Krebs slammed a home run in Thursday night's Edwardsville opener. Krebs was one of Edwardsville's top players in 2024, hitting .372, with two home runs and 34 RBIs, helping the Tigers to a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 4A state tournament, and is considered one the top prospects in the local area. He displays his leadership qualities every day on the team. Krebs is a Spencer Homes Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. In a recent interview, Krebs thought that preseason practice went well for the Tigers, with everyone locked in preparation for the opening three-game set in the Illinois Prep Baseball Report Kickoff Classic showcase, which involved steam from around the state, this weekend at Tom Pile Field. "I think things are going great," Krebs

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Trump’s Attack on Social Security Backfires

1 year 3 months ago
Today on TAP: The requirement of in-person visits and Elon Musk’s fishing expedition into Social Security data have awakened a torpid AARP, docile federal judges—and public opinion.
Robert Kuttner

Boeing Awarded $20B Contract to Build New F-47 Fighter Jets, Strengthening the Region’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector 

1 year 3 months ago

This article originally ran in Greater St. Louis Inc. News on March 21, 2025. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth announced today that the Administration has selected the Boeing Corporation to develop its new, sixth-generation fighter jet, to be known as the F-47. Media reports indicate that the contract could be worth at least $20 billion.  “The hard […]

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Jasmine Thomas