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Nominate a woman making a difference in the St. Louis business community

1 year 3 months ago
The St. Louis Business Journal is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Most Influential Business Women Awards program, which recognizes remarkable women who excel in their careers and make a big impact in their organizations and St. Louis communities. The deadline to submit your nomination is May 4, 2025, and the winners will be featured in a special section on Aug. 1, 2025. When making a nomination, describe in detail the nominee's career accomplishments, as well as her involvement in the community,…
Veneta Rizvic

Supreme Court weighs limits on key federal environmental law

1 year 3 months ago
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared generally willing to strike a blow against a key federal environmental law in a case brought by Coloradans against a controversial Utah oil-train project — but they struggled to reach a consensus on exactly how to define the new limits they might impose on the law. Petitioners in the […]
Chase Woodruff

Pickleball Success: Alton's Brad Jacobs Claims Gold Medal With Partner

1 year 3 months ago
SPRINGFIELD — Brad Jacobs, a retired firefighter from Alton, is making his name known for his pickleball talents after recently qualifying for the national tournament following his success at the Illinois Senior Olympics. Jacobs, who served in the Alton Fire Department from 1970 to 2000, took up the sport after a fellow coach encouraged him to try it out post-retirement. Jacobs, now an active member of the pickleball community, credits his doubles partner Bob Biarkis, an experienced player from Edwardsville, for introducing him to the competitive side of the sport. “I never played in a tournament before, but Bob asked if I would like to join him in Springfield, and we ended up going undefeated and winning the gold,” Jacobs said. The Illinois Senior Olympics took place in Springfield, where Jacobs showcased his skills in the 3.5 skill level category. Beyond his achievements in pickleball, Jacobs remains committed to charitable work, particularly focused on youth

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For Bhattacharya, Free Speech Means Freedom To Defund Dissenters

1 year 3 months ago
Over at MSNBC, I have a new piece debunking the false claims from many that Donald Trump’s pick to run the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, is somehow taking over the government agency that he believes coordinated “censorship” of his views on social media. Bhattacharya and his supporters have been making that claim for […]
Mike Masnick

Durbin Previews Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Dangers Of Mass Deportations To American Families

1 year 3 months ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor previewing tomorrow’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy.” The hearing will examine the consequences of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations, as well as stress the need to shift our focus toward sensible solutions that would bring order to the border and provide a path to citizenship to longtime residents with no serious criminal convictions. Durbin said, “Millions—some 13 million—undocumented immigrants live in this country, and many have been here for a decade or longer. These immigrants have become our nation’s health care workers, teachers, farmworkers, entrepreneurs, police—you name it. And many grew up alongside our own kids with the same hopes and dreams of getting

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