WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) and Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-2) today introduced bicameral legislation aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing the theft of firearms from federally-licensed gun dealers (FFLs). The Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective (SECURE) Firearm Storage Act would address the problem of “smash and grab” gun store burglaries by requiring all firearms to be securely stored when a federally-licensed gun dealer is not open for business. Additionally, the bill would authorize the Attorney General to review and put forth additional security measures to reduce the risk of theft, and require a new section on the FFL application for an applicant to describe security plans before a license can be approved. Gun thefts from FFLs are a significant problem across the country. In 2023, FFL
As part of a Jan. 24 plea deal, prosecutors reduced the murder charge from first-degree murder to second-degree murder and dropped 2 counts of armed criminal action.
State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will they be able to count on the federal government? Trump has called the Federal Emergency Management Agency a “disaster” and suggested it might “go away.” He said states would […]
In 1872 California enacted a law declaring that “every one who offers to the public to carry persons, property, or messages, excepting only telegraphic messages, is a common carrier of whatever he thus offers to carry.” In 2022 the Republican National Committee sued Google, alleging that, by shunting GOP fundraising emails into Gmail spam folders, […]
Gateway Studios & Production Services has opened a new 15,700 square foot rehearsal and production studio in Chesterfield, Missouri, setting a new standard for production and rehearsal spaces in the US.
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From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis developer Michael Hamburg moved quickly to redevelop the former Reliance Automotive facility in the Central West End after acquiring the site in 2022. Design work advanced on a $46 million project to turn the property into the 144-apartment Flats at Forest Park. City approvals, including tax abatement, were […]
Neil Young is giving fans an update on his next album.In a post on his Archives website, Young shares that he has now completed the album with his new band Chrome Hearts,…
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Amid weeks of infighting and indecision among the Board of Aldermen over how to spend Rams relocation settlement money, state lawmakers are considering a separate plan to subsidize redevelopment in St. Louis’ ailing downtown core. Sen. Steve Roberts, D-St. Louis, outlined legislation to a Senate committee Wednesday to create a $102 […]
From KSDK: City leaders in O’Fallon, Illinois, are asking for your input on a multi-million dollar project near the Family Sports Park that could reshape the community. After drawing nearly 1.5 million visitors in 2024, O’Fallon Mayor Herb Roach said the Sports Park is one of the crown jewels of Metro East. “It’s generated millions […]
From STL Partnership: Kinloch, located near St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Ferguson, was the first Black city incorporated in Missouri. A vibrant hub for the Black community, Kinloch saw its population grow significantly during the 1920s. Many Black families relocated to the area in the wake of the East St. Louis race riots of […]
The show will be a "delightfully playful take on Romeo & Juliet" answering the question, "What if the animals put on their very own Shakespeare performance?"
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