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Massive utility legislation expected to boost Missouri power generation — and energy bills

1 month 3 weeks ago
A quip is a witty remark that brings a chuckle. Another kind of CWIP, however, is an extra charge on utility bills that critics say is nothing to laugh about. The acronym stands for Construction Work in Progress, and it means allowing companies to put a charge to build a new generation plant on customer bills before it is producing power. A bill that passed the Missouri Senate last week would allow the charge for the first time since voters banned it as “unjust and unreasonable” with an initiative…
Rudi Keller

Study: Popular Low-Income Broadband Program Killed By Trumplicans Saved Taxpayers More Money Than It Cost

1 month 3 weeks ago
Last year Trumplicans killed a popular program that provided poor people with $30 off of their monthly broadband bill. The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was unsurprisingly very popular, with more than 23 million Americans benefitting at its peak. At the time, the GOP claimed they were simply looking to save money. The real reason, […]
Karl Bode

Warmer and breezy Friday, Even warmer into the new week

1 month 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Some clouds to start our Friday and the chance for a few sprinkles or a spot shower. The atmosphere has very dry air close to the surface so some of what is able to squeeze out of the clouds is evaporating before it reaches the ground. Skies will clear later Friday morning [...]
Angela Hutti

Friday, March 7 - Artistic views of environmental balance

1 month 3 weeks ago
The Mildred Kemper Art Museum is showing an exhibition of artists who use their work to call for a better balance between humans and our natural world. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin reports, some of the artwork grew from the work at an urban garden in the Old North neighborhood.

Did Luigi Save the UnitedHealth Case?

1 month 3 weeks ago
While shutting down dozens of corporate crime probes, the Trump DOJ seems to have jump-started a forever investigation into the mega-insurer’s billing practices.
Maureen Tkacik