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Cox Sues Rhode Island Because It Dared To Use Infrastructure Bill Money To Fund Broadband Competition

1 year 2 months ago
As we’ve mentioned a few times, $42.5 billion in taxpayer-funded broadband subsidies will soon start hitting the states next year courtesy of the 2021 infrastructure bill’s Broadband, Equity And Deployment (BEAD) program. Efforts to expand affordable fiber access don’t get all that much press attention in the AI hustlebro era, but the impact will be […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis Board of Aldermen approves extending marijuana dispensary hours

1 year 2 months ago
St. Louis lawmakers approved a plan to allow marijuana dispensaries in the city to stay open later. The Board of Aldermen voted Friday to extend dispensary hours until 10 p.m., seven days a week. Alderman Rasheen Aldridge said since recreational marijuana became legal, the city is seeing big bucks. "Currently we’re bringing in $2.4 million, so hopefully with now extending until 10 p.m., we'll bring in more money, but it also allows the city to be more competitive with St. Louis County." Dispensaries…
Brent Solomon

St. Louis restaurant to sell pizzas nationwide at Walmart

1 year 2 months ago
Katie’s Pizza & Pasta, the St. Louis-based chain of pizzerias, will soon be available to a much larger consumer base after it received the rare honor of earning a "golden ticket" following a pitch to Walmart recently. Katie’s pitch to Walmart to carry its frozen pizzas was so well received that it received the offer to carry the products almost immediately, according to the companies. The St. Louis company participated in Walmart's 2024 Open Call event, held Sept. 24-25, where it hears pitches…
Thomas Planchet

Juvenile dead, another injured in fatal UTV crash

1 year 2 months ago
GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. - A juvenile is dead and another injured after a vehicle they were riding in overturned Sunday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. on the 3700 block of Branch Road in Owensville, involving a Polaris Ranger UTV driven by an 11-year-old girl. MSHP [...]
Nick Gladney