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Coffeestamp Kicks off 314 Day’s Week Long Celebration

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS – Next Saturday, March 14 is 314 Day in The Lou! Kick the holiday off right this Monday, March 9 by enjoying a fresh drip coffee for just $3.14 at participating coffee shops as well as special giveaways and 314 Day swag! Local St. Louis participating coffee partners are Blueprint Coffee, Goshen Coffee, [...]
Varkita Quinn

As One Of 23 Senators Who Voted Against The Iraq War, Durbin Releases Statement Following Failed Iran War Powers Resolution Vote

2 months ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) war powers resolution that would have blocked President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran unless authorized by Congress. Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution states that the power to declare war is an explicit power of Congress and Congress overwhelmingly reaffirmed this constitutional provision when it passe

Gov. Pritzker Asks State Department to Outline Evacuation Plans for U.S. Citizens in the Middle East

2 months ago
CHICAGO — Today, Governor JB Pritzker pressed the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar to take immediate federal action to protect Americans stranded in the Middle East following recent U.S. military strikes and responses. In a letter to Secretary Rubio, Governor Pritzker raised alarms over how President Trump admitted yesterday that there is no plan to help evacuate Americans from the region whose safety has been jeopardized by

Gov. Pritzker Presses On Kristi Noem's Dog Days Of Leadership Following Lack Of Answers

2 months ago
CHICAGO - Today, in the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrats and Republicans alike pressed Secretary Kristi Noem on her failure to uphold a core responsibility of the the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security: protecting the American people. Following a nearly five-hour-long hearing, here are questions Secretary Noem failed to answer: When Senator Durbin (D-IL) asked if Noem retracts her statements labeling Chicago school teacher Marimar Martinez, Renee Good, and Ale

Restaurant Workers Taken Into Custody While Carpooling To Work

2 months ago
EAST ALTON/BETHALTO - A man wanted in a murder investigation was arrested Tuesday morning, March 3, 2026, in the parking lot of Eastgate Plaza in East Alton, and local officials said the case was separate from a federal operation last week in Bethalto in which four employees of a Mexican restaurant were taken into custody. East Alton Police Chief Scott Golike said the person arrested at Eastgate Plaza was wanted in a murder investigation by the U.S. Marshals Office and that the arrest was not

Alton School District Announces New Head Football Coach

2 months ago
ALTON - After carefully considering over twenty applications, the Alton School District is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Rick Reinhart as our new Head Football Coach. Coach Reinhart brings outstanding head coaching experience from Mascoutah, Fairfield, Civic Memorial and Tuscola. He has a deep knowledge of the game and a passion for developing student athletes both on and off the field. His coaching philosophy is grounded in high expectations, accountability and a steadfast commitment

Tarlton Promotes Sondra Rotty to President

2 months ago

Rotty, a 20-year veteran of the firm and its chief operating officer, steps into the role as part of a planned leadership transition. by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Founded in 1946 when Arthur Elsperman and three partners purchased G.L. Tarlton Contracting Co., Tarlton Corporation has grown into one of St. Louis’ most respected […]

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Tom Finan

Section 230 Isn’t The Problem: Debating The Law On The Majority Report

2 months ago
Section 230 remains one of the most misunderstood laws in America, and that misunderstanding keeps producing policy proposals that would make the internet worse, not better. Last year, I wrote a lengthy response to reporter Brian Reed’s claims about Section 230, and this week Sam Seder brought us both onto The Majority Report to hash […]
Mike Masnick

Firefighters Respond to MBI Tractor-Trailer Blaze On I-255

2 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - A large MBI tractor-trailer caught fire on Interstate 255 and drove off the road to an exit ramp, briefly closing the ramp before firefighters extinguished the blaze, officials said on Thursday morning, March 5, 2026. The fire involved an MBI tractor-trailer that pulled over on a ramp in Edwardsville, according to Edwardsville Deputy Fire Chief Robert Morgan. The ramp “did close ... for a short period of time” and “should have since reopened,” Cathy Hensley,