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CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam’s term doesn’t end until 2026, but there are rumblings of an early exit to the private sector. Place your bets where he’ll end up next!

Oysters stabilize shorelines, trap carbon-rich sediment, and help marshes grow.

A COP28 proposal to eat less meat would come amid a right-wing backlash against alternatives.

One hundred years ago, arguably the most transformative event in the history of St. Louis occurred with the passage of an $87,372,500 bond issue—about $1.55 billion in 2023 dollars. As of this writing, it remains the third largest municipal bond ever passed in the US. The 20 projects undertaken by its passage facilitated urban renewal, …

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Sen. Josh Hawley called the move a "major betrayal of thousands and thousands of Missourians who have been lied to and ignore

The St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday named Yadier Molina special assistant to the president of baseball operations. The team did not specify what duties the new role would include, but an MLB insider recently shared the news that the new role would not be a full-time position. In a social media post, Enrique Rojas of ESPN and Spanish language website GrandesEnLosDeportes.com said the legendary Cardinals catcher will not take a full-time role with the team in the coming season due to "family matters."…

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An investigation into alleged misconduct by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher remains ongoing, as a panel of state lawmakers emerged from a nearly three hour behind-closed-doors hearing on Wednesday and gave no indication of when the inquiry will conclude.  The investigation of Plocher could stretch into the next legislative session, which begins on Jan. 3. “Due process takes time,” said state Rep. Robert Sauls, an Independence Democrat and vice chair of the House Ethics Committee, later…

Buckingham Strategic Wealth CEO Adam Birenbaum said the firm sees opportunity in the Kansas City area and would consider adding another acquisition to the three it already has completed here.

They're blaming the St. Louis County Executive for putting a hold on a plan to clear blight and abandoned homes.

BJC HealthCare and Washington University are expanding a program to help people live where they work.

In October, California became the first state in the nation to ban “excited delirium” as an official cause of death. While this was a positive development, the question remains: why did it take so long? “Excited delirium” was never a real thing. It has always been a convenient excuse for deaths at the hands of […]

Radiation exposure compensation for thousands of St. Louis families has been stripped away from the annual National Defense Authorization Act. Thousands of families are now wondering what will happen when the fund expires in just a few short months.

A group of Missouri lawmakers met for hours late Wednesday afternoon behind closed doors to discuss an ethics complaint.

The team has not yet described what Molina’s day-to-day will look like, but fans are excited nonetheless.

Much like Missouri state lawmakers used a so-called trigger law to ban abortion, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has now signed a trigger law that could ban open carry of firearms in the city.