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The GOP Is Blocking A Last Ditch Effort To Bring Cheap Broadband To Poor Americans

1 year 6 months ago
The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, currently provides 23+ million low-income Americans a $30 broadband discount every month. But those 23 million Americans are poised to soon lose the discount because key Republicans — who routinely dole out billions of dollars on far dumber fare — refuse to fund a $4-$7 billion extension. As […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis' Crash Apparatus Shows the Sickness of Car Dominance

1 year 6 months ago
We are inured to the violence of our car-centric transportation system. Crashes are just part of the deal, right? As drivers we accept the inconvenience of a lane closure, perhaps the fleeting gratitude that we weren't involved this time, and we move on.
Christian Frommelt

As Cardinals Plan to Seek More Public Money for Busch Stadium, Experts Balk

1 year 6 months ago
This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund. In the some two decades since the St. Louis Cardinals reached an agreement to obtain public funding for a new stadium, team leaders have touted its economic benefits for the area and described the agreement as unique in professional sports because of how much of the stadium was privately financed. Local officials often then repeat those leaders’ assertions.
Eric Berger