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MO Senate Passes Bill to Allow Politicians to Skew Ballot Language to Deceive Workers

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Senate Bill 22 (SB22), a dangerous effort by politicians to block courts from rewriting deceptive ballot language that is meant to confuse voters, has passed the Missouri Senate and is now awaiting action in the House. If it becomes law, SB22 would undermine the initiative petition process by eliminating […]
Dede Hance

School accreditation bill stalls in Missouri Senate after discussion of standardized tests

1 year 6 months ago
The Missouri Senate set aside legislation Tuesday afternoon proposing alternative methods of school certification after senators discussed the impact of standardized testing and accountability for nearly two hours. State Sen. Jill Carter, a Granby Republican, has filed the bill during each of her three years in office, but it has never passed the Senate. On […]
Annelise Hanshaw

School accreditation bill stalls in Missouri Senate after discussion of standardized tests

1 year 6 months ago
The Missouri Senate set aside legislation Tuesday afternoon proposing alternative methods of school certification after senators discussed the impact of standardized testing and accountability for nearly two hours. State Sen. Jill Carter, a Granby Republican, has filed the bill during each of her three years in office, but it has never passed the Senate. On […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Nervous senators from both parties press Trump trade rep on tariffs as high as 104%

1 year 6 months ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs Tuesday as he faced senators from both sides of the aisle who relayed their constituents’ economic anxiety. Democratic and Republican senators alike questioned how the policy will affect their states’ industries in the coming months. “Whose throat do I get to choke […]
Ashley Murray

Nervous senators from both parties press Trump trade rep on tariffs as high as 104%

1 year 6 months ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs Tuesday as he faced senators from both sides of the aisle who relayed their constituents’ economic anxiety. Democratic and Republican senators alike questioned how the policy will affect their states’ industries in the coming months. “Whose throat do I get to choke […]
Ashley Murray

Godfrey Duo Charged With Mob Action

1 year 6 months ago
GODFREY – Two Godfrey residents were charged last week in related cases of mob action. One faces an additional felony for injuring the victim with a “bladed metal object.” Lamont R. Lastie, 30, and Memoree E. Thomas, 20, both of Godfrey, were each charged on April 2, 2025 with a Class 4 felony count of mob action. Lastie was additionally charged with a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery. The day prior on April 1, 2025, Lastie and Thomas allegedly worked together in striking the victim about the head and body. Lastie reportedly also used “a bladed metal object” to cut the face of the victim, who sustained a laceration to the chin. According to a petition to deny Lastie’s pretrial release, a witness told authorities Lastie knocked the victim to the ground before “swinging at him with a small knife or bladed object,” causing the injury. The petition notes that at the time of the incident, Lastie was on probation from a 2023 case

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Data Collection and Modular’s Future

1 year 6 months ago
From Offsite Builder:  Many of today’s homes are already brimming with data collectors, and the fact that homeowners derive real value from these devices presents the modular home industry with an opportunity. As AI becomes more prevalent that opportunity will only continue to grow. Some technologies are well-established. Nest and Ecobee thermostats collect temperature and […]
Dede Hance