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Duckworth, Clark Reintroduce Bill Providing Affordable and Accessible Child Care for Parenting Students

2 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) today reintroduced legislation to help increase access to on-campus child care for the more than 3 million parenting students currently enrolled in postsecondary education programs. Despite the latest cuts from the Trump Administration, the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act would reauthorize and increase funding for the only federal program that exclusively supports on-campus child care services and ensure the U.S. Department of Education is meeting the needs of parenting students. “Whether by illegally withholding CCAMPIS funding or repeatedly calling to eliminate the program altogether, it’s deeply cruel that Donald Trump is working to rip yet another lifeline away from student parents across the country,” said Senator Duckworth. “No parent should be forced to drop out of college or take on even more

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DACA recipients swept up in Trump mass deportation campaign, advocates report

2 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — Advocates Thursday raised alarm over immigrants with special deportation protections facing detainment across the country, as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign.  Home is Here, a coalition of advocates for immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, status, has documented a pattern of immigration agents targeting DACA recipients. […]
Ariana Figueroa

Warner Bros CEO Laments ‘Terrible’ Streaming TV Experience’ He Created, Proposes More Shitty Mergers And Price Hikes As The Fix

2 months 2 weeks ago
We’ve mentioned repeatedly how the AT&T–>Time Warner–>Discovery series of media mergers were some of the most destructive and pointless business efforts ever, resulting in tens of thousands of layoffs, the cancellation of endless popular programs, higher prices for consumers, and a shittier overall product. One of the men at the heart of this dysfunction has […]
Karl Bode

Pep Zone: Webster Groves High School

2 months 2 weeks ago
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. - Pep Zone returns as FOX 2's Ty Hawkins visits Webster Groves High School Friday morning to get a feel of the school spirit. While at the school, Hawkins spoke with students, teachers, and coaches ahead of their upcoming football game.
Nick Gladney

Missouri police officers often stay licensed after serious misconduct

2 months 2 weeks ago
Two St. Louis police officers hit a handcuffed man and shocked him with a Taser, leading to a $600,000 settlement. A deputy in southwest Missouri was convicted of assaulting another deputy’s wife. An officer in southeast Missouri who kicked a man on the ground and wrote a misleading report was fired.  They kept their Missouri […]
Katie Moore

Teen hospitalized after overnight fire in Byrnes Mill

2 months 2 weeks ago
JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO. - A teen was left hospitalized early Friday morning after being pulled from an overnight trailer fire in Byrnes Mill. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. on the 6800 block of Heatherwood Drive. Police say a trailer caught on fire and trapped a 15-year-old boy with autism inside. Officers attempted to [...]
Nick Gladney

Friday, Sept. 19 - Finding new local music

2 months 2 weeks ago
It’s probably never been an easier time to find new music by big-name artists. (Just tune into any other popular podcast to hear Taylor Swift talk about her new album.) But that same tactic may not work for local artists. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis on how to find St. Louis musicians.