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When He’s Not Busy Censoring Comedians, Brendan Carr Is Eliminating Free Wi-Fi For Poor Rural School Kids

2 months 2 weeks ago
Brendan Carr has received ample attention for his recent failed attempt to ban a comedian and trample the First Amendment, something he’s facing several fledgling investigations over. But that disaster class in shitty governance shouldn’t overshadow all the other, terrible things Carr has been up to. Like last week, when Carr announced he’d be killing […]
Karl Bode

Crews respond to house fire in north St. Louis

2 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Authorities responded to the scene after reports of a house fire in north St. Louis. The fire broke out before 6 a.m. on North Taylor Avenue in north St. Louis. Crews are working to put the fire out. It is unknown what caused the fire or if anyone was left injured.
Nick Gladney

Fire damages vacant strip mall in Cahokia Heights

2 months 2 weeks ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A strip mall was damaged after a fire Sunday evening in Cahokia Heights. The fire happened Sunday evening on Route 157 near Range Lane. Authorities could be seen attacking the fire from the roof. About 50 firefighters were able to get the fire under control in 20 minutes. The strip [...]
Nick Gladney

Missouri seeks federal waiver to ban candy, soda and desserts from SNAP purchases

2 months 2 weeks ago
MOBERLY — Programs to help lower-income Missourians stretch their food benefits allow many families to put fresh produce on their tables, said Kara Bunten, director of the Randolph County Farmers Market, on Thursday, the last market of the year. Families rely on these programs “to feed their family fresh fruits and vegetables at a reduced […]
Steph Quinn

Monday, Oct. 6 - Sheriff Alfred Montgomery explains himself

2 months 2 weeks ago
Alfred Montgomery became St. Louis sheriff in January, touting ambitions to make things better. But his tenure has been plagued with conflicts over spending, transporting detainees for medical care and a removal effort from the Missouri Attorney General. Montgomery sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz to explain himself.

1.4M lawfully present immigrants could lose subsidized health coverage

2 months 2 weeks ago
An estimated 1.4 million immigrants who are in the country legally but are not citizens stand to lose their government-subsidized health care coverage under the sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law this summer, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal […]
Shalina Chatlani

It is time for women and Blacks to mobilize their collective political power

2 months 2 weeks ago
Ridding the country of illegal immigrants was the rallying cry, the clarion call, which has morphed into deploying the National Guard and the U. S. military into major cities to reduce crime. But the real purpose and purge go deeper. My great uncle Arthur, who lived to be 106, would often say, “Niece, niece, you […]
Janice Ellis