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Immigration groups brace for a second Trump administration

1 year 3 months ago
WASHINGTON — Immigration advocates and civil rights groups are preparing to take on President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises to  crack down on immigration, from reviving controversial policies of his first term to enacting mass deportations.   Trump has pledged to end, immediately after retaking office, parole programs that have allowed immigrants to work and live in […]
Ariana Figueroa

Dry day Friday before rain returns Saturday

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Flooding continues along the Meramec River. The river is cresting and will begin to fall in Pacific, Eureka, and Valley Park on Friday. Fenton will see its crest later in the day. Another dry day Friday, clear with spots of fog to start, then clouds returning through the day. Highs will be [...]
Angela Hutti

Mark Vittert's Reflections: Deep breaths and long walks

1 year 3 months ago
The last months before the “really big” election, as Ed Sullivan would be wont to call it, have exacted a toll on the patience, reserve, sleep, psyche and relationships of a vast number of Americans. Also it would be fair to add that millions of folks’ health, physical and mental both, have been, oh, affected – and not to a productive degree. So having been unable to confidently offer political or candidate-choosing advice, there is one category in which I think some ideas may be timely…
Mark Vittert

The Road Back for Wisconsin Democrats

1 year 3 months ago
Down-ballot candidates did well, and if they can get the state back on the path to a broader and more prosperous labor movement, the returns would be even greater.
Thomas M. Nelson