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States scramble to plug transportation funding holes

1 month 2 weeks ago
States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues.  States also face uncertain federal funding as the Trump administration reduces the size of government and zeroes out some Biden-era transportation programs. As the Infrastructure […]
Erika Bolstad

Sinclair Broadcasting Takes A Break From ‘Protecting Local Communities’ (By Banning Comedians) To Spread Tylenol Disinformation

1 month 2 weeks ago
Our mad, idiot king recently declared war on Tylenol. Nobody really knows why, exactly. There’s only shaky, correlational data to support any link between Tylenol and autism (did you know summertime ice cream consumption leads to an increase in shark attacks?). And even the backers of those studies say telling pregnant mothers to avoid Tylenol […]
Karl Bode

Monday, Sept. 29 - The cost of keeping water clear

1 month 2 weeks ago
Residents of a Central Illinois town recently couldn't use their tap water because of harmful algal blooms in city reservoirs. The problem threatens water systems in other parts of the Midwest, too. Harvest Public Media’s Jim Meadows reports.

Missouri school districts challenge law offering some counties property tax relief

1 month 2 weeks ago
In a new attack on the bill that authorized state funding for professional sports stadiums, a group of taxing districts and property owners are challenging property tax caps authorized for 97 counties in Missouri. A lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court alleges state lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Voters, not lawmakers, expanded health access in Missouri

1 month 2 weeks ago
In the special session that ended Sept. 12, lawmakers approved measures that would block the ballot process that delivered medical marijuana, Medicaid expansion, reproductive care, and paid sick leave Over the past two decades, Missouri’s broadest health reforms have come from the ballot box, not the Capitol. When the General Assembly did not act, voters […]
Abby Ehrhardt

Warm, dry weather isn’t going anywhere

1 month 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Warm and dry weather conditions will continue for the next week. Morning temperatures will start comfortable Monday, but, once the sun gets up and going, we’ll warm up quickly. The hottest days will be Monday and Tuesday, with highs near 90 F, 10+ degrees above average for late September. An increase in [...]
Angela Hutti

AI’s $600 Billion Blind Spot

1 month 2 weeks ago
A new report offers a legislative road map for creating a competitive and secure cloud computing market, without forcing policymakers to reinvent the wheel.
James Baratta

Why Do We Assume TrumpTok Will Succeed?

1 month 2 weeks ago
Oracle has no history of creating compelling consumer-facing products. Their ability to run the most addictive algorithm in social media is questionable.
David Dayen

FEMA’s Years of Living Dangerously

1 month 2 weeks ago
The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.
Gabrielle Gurley