Nursing homes would be required to have digital surveillance systems to continuously monitor and record video and audio in common areas under a proposal by Rep. Adam Schnelting, R-St. Charles.
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
U.S. Representative Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) has apparently had a change of heart after bemoaning the price tag for compensating north county residents exposed to radioactive nuclear waste. Wagner has signed onto a letter urging Congress to adopt a bill to help those impacted by radioactive waste in St. Louis. St. Louis companies were a key part of the Manhattan Project in the 1940s.
The success of the Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, has motivated a lot of music fans to rediscover the reggae legend’s music. The film was released on Valentine’s Day, bringing in…
Rep. Dan Stacy, a Blue Springs Republican, said the measure would help election authorities “verify U.S. citizenship and prevent noncitizens from voting.”
Hum de hum. A couple of reasonable folks have recently weighed in on the question of whether TikTok should be banned in the US. The first is from Noah Smith, who says it should be and points to two pieces of concrete evidence: (1) a study showed that TikTok suppresses videos China doesn't like, and ...continue reading "Is TikTok an existential threat to American society?"
They've been around since the late '80s and have toured the world, but for some reason, Green Day has never gone to South Africa — until now."Rocking all the way…
From Construction Dive: The U.S. Department of Labor’s independent contractor final rule went into effect Monday, after businesses scrambled last week to have it enjoined or halted through a preliminary injunction. DOL announced the final rule in January, more than a year after it proposed changes to its evaluation of workers’ independent contractor status in […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Laborers Local 110 has donated $2,300 for an upcoming parents seminar on teenage drug and alcohol abuse sponsored by the Byrnes Mill Police Department and the Spring Hill Presbyterian Church. The March 11 seminar will begin at 5 p.m. at 6247 Upper Byrnes Mill Road in Byrnes Mill, Mo. […]
From West Newsmagazine: Residents have voiced concerns about the construction of a 199-foot telecommunications tower proposed by Ameren on St. Albans Road, west of State Route 100. Ameren is seeking a conditional use permit from the city of Wildwood for the tower and associated equipment shelter on a 14.7-acre tract. The purpose of the facility […]
A collegiate football league launched by Fontbonne University plans to continue its operations after the liberal arts college in Clayton closes in 2025.
From Call Newspapers: The City of Crestwood is hosting three informational town halls about Proposition A this month at the Crestwood Community Center, 9245 Whitecliff Park Lane. The town halls will be held Tuesday, March 19 from 6 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 27 from 6 – 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 30 from 10 […]
A municipal board in a coastal town in Maine is calling for criminal charges against a St. Louis couple because a herbicide they applied to trees on a neighbor's property there several years ago now has been found at a public beach.
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