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Hanaway joins coalition backing EPA grant cancellations

1 month 4 weeks ago
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in challenging potential Biden-era grant fraud and supporting the EPA’s cancellation of billions of questionable grants.
By Chris Dickerson | Legal Newsline

Inmate dies in Potosi Correctional Center

1 month 4 weeks ago
MINERAL POINT, Mo. - The Potosi Correctional Center announced Thursday that an inmate has died in their facility this week. According to officials, 76-year-old Dennis Irby died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday from apparent natural causes. Irby had been in the Potosi Correction Center since Dec. 14, 2005. He was serving a life sentence without parole [...]
Megan Mueller

More Than 1,100 Residents Took Advantage of Giannoulias' Expanded Saturday Hours at REAL ID Supercenter

1 month 4 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office processed 1,123 REAL IDs and the Cook County Clerk’s office issued 412 vital records during the first Saturday of expanded hours at the REAL ID Supercenter and the Clerk’s downtown office. The expanded Saturday hours launched January 17 ahead of TSA’s new $45 REAL ID penalty, which takes effect on February 1. The effort is aimed at reducing wait times, minimizing hassle and ensuring Illinoisans can secure

Jersey County Board Donates $50,000 Towards Grafton's National Memorial Of Military Ascent

1 month 4 weeks ago
GRAFTON – The National Memorial of Military Ascent being built in Grafton recently got a $50,000 boost from the Jersey County Board. At the Jan. 20, 2026 Grafton City Council meeting , members of the Jersey County Board donated $50,000 towards the completion and promotion of the National Memorial of Military Ascent. Jersey County Board members in attendance included Chairman Gary Krueger and Finance Chairman Kara Ontis, as well as Jersey County Tourism Board Chairman Mark Wagner.

McKelvey Homes Advances Long-Planned Wildwood Subdivision Following Final Approvals

1 month 4 weeks ago

After years of debate, revisions, and regulatory review, a long-planned residential development in Wildwood has cleared its final hurdles and is now moving into active construction—illustrating both the challenges and persistence required to deliver new housing in West County’s increasingly constrained development landscape. A company tied to McKelvey Homes has paid $5 million for more […]

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Tom Finan

Daily Deal: The JavaScript DOM Game Developer Bundle

1 month 4 weeks ago
The JavaScript DOM Game Developer Bundle has 8 courses to help you master coding fundamentals. Courses cover JavaScript DOM, Coding, HTML 5 Canvas, and more. You’ll learn how to create your own fun, interactive games. It’s on sale for $30. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from […]
Daily Deal

States, cities are hard-pressed to fight violent ICE arrest tactics

1 month 4 weeks ago
State leaders who want to curb the increasingly violent arrest tactics of immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere are struggling to push back. They’ve promised civil rights legislation that could offer alleged victims another route to courts, ordered up official tribunals to gather video and other records, or asked cities to refuse requests to […]
Tim Henderson

Trump unveils his new ‘Board of Peace,’ but some countries wary

1 month 4 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised Thursday his newly established “Board of Peace” will not “be a waste of time,” just after the leaders of several countries signed its charter at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.  Trump, who has been vocal about his hopes to one day win the Nobel Peace Prize, said he […]
Jennifer Shutt

Is AI Rewriting the Value of Architecture? Gensler Report Points to Metrics Realignment

1 month 4 weeks ago

By any traditional measure, real estate value has long been tied to scale, efficiency, and location. But according to Gensler, those metrics are rapidly losing their grip. In its newly released 2026 Design Forecast, the global architecture and design firm argues that the future of cities—and the business models behind them—will be shaped instead by […]

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Tom Finan