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Atlanta Fed forecasting Q3 GDP growth of 2.9%

1 year 1 month ago
The third quarter is almost over, which means the Atlanta Fed's GDPnow estimate is probably pretty reliable by now. They're forecasting Q3 real GDP growth of 2.9%: Not bad. They'll have an updated forecast tomorrow.
Kevin Drum

AT&T, T-Mobile Embrace ‘Open Access’ Fiber After Years Of Opposition

1 year 1 month ago
Two years ago, Techdirt’s Copia Institute released a report discussing how open access fiber networks were a potential path toward boosting fiber competition in the United States. Such networks, sometimes community owned, involve collaboratively building a centralized fiber infrastructure that multiple competitors can come in and compete over. In instances where this has been successfully […]
Karl Bode

Cannabis union drive stalls as company attempts to set national legal precedent

1 year 1 month ago
It’s been more than seven months since employees of St. Louis-based Beleaf Medical cannabis company held an election to unionize. The majority of the ballots — 11 of the 16 — have remained closed. “It’s been quite a while,” said Will Braddum, a post-harvest technician at the company’s Sinse facility in St. Louis. “We’re just […]
Rebecca Rivas

Thursday, September 26 - A call for reparations, in cash

1 year 1 month ago
As the St. Louis Reparations Commission comes to an end, Black St. Louisans say they want repayment for decades of racial discrimination in education, healthcare and housing … and they want it in cash. St. Louis Public Radio’s Andrea Henderson reports.

In swing states that once went for Trump, unions organize to prevent a repeat

1 year 1 month ago
Editor’s note: This five-day series explores the priorities of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election. With the outcome expected to be close, these “swing states” may decide the future of the country.  Wisconsin carpenter Efrain Campos just retired this summer after 30 years, […]
Erik Gunn

Glendale water main break disrupts school and homes

1 year 1 month ago
A large water main break in Glendale has caused a school day to be impacted and is expected to take 12 hours to repair, with Missouri American Water advising customers in the area of discolored or cloudy water, low water pressure, or no water at all.
Nick Gladney

Another dry day before rain from Helene brings wet weather & wind

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - A clear start Thursday morning with cool temperatures. Skies will see increasing clouds during the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 70s. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall late Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region on the Gulf Coast. Moisture from that powerful storm will get pulled northward and wrapped [...]
Angela Hutti