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‘Transformative’: More college programs are slowly coming into prisons

1 year 2 months ago

When the U.S. Department of Education announced last summer that federal Pell Grants would become available to incarcerated college students, lawmakers and state corrections agencies scrambled to adjust statutes and step up potential partnerships with universities. But nearly a year later, colleges and agencies are recognizing the steep administrative challenge to winning approval from the […]

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Amanda Hernandez

Child care tax credits, a top priority for Missouri governor, face uphill battle in the Senate

1 year 2 months ago
For the second year in a row, the fate of a bill creating new child care tax credits — one of Gov. Mike Parson’s top legislative priorities — is in the hands of a faction of Republicans in the Missouri Senate. Designed to help improve access and affordability of child care, the package of child care tax credits has received bipartisan support and was the first bill approved by the House this year. But that bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Brenda Shields of St. Joseph, stalled in…
Anna Spoerre and Clara Bates

Sentencing rescheduled for Granite City man convicted in Illinois deputy's death

1 year 2 months ago
Sentencing for a 24-year-old Granite City man convicted in the death of a Knox County deputy has been rescheduled, court records show. Daylon Richardson now is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 9, according to Henry County Court records. Court records say Richardson appeared May 6 in court after his objection to mandatory natural life in [...]
Linda Cook

Lunchtime Photo

1 year 2 months ago
I missed out on the northern lights spectacle—Austria is a bit too far south and a moving boat isn't the best platform for night photography anyway—but that doesn't mean we're completely skyless today. When I went out last week to image the Eagle Nebula, I had some time to kill because the Eagle doesn't rise ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

White Castle giving away burgers on National Slider Day

1 year 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Want a free burger? White Castle is celebrating National Slider Day on May 15 by offering customers a free slider, with no purchase required. Customers can redeem this offer using a digital coupon from White Castle’s social media or by entering the code SLIDERDAY on the app. “We’re humbled to have always [...]
Joe Millitzer