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Judge orders St. Louis to pause guaranteed basic income program while lawsuit plays out

1 year 11 months ago
A judge has ordered the city of St. Louis to halt its guaranteed basic income program for 15 days while a lawsuit over the program continues. Judge Joseph Whyte of the St. Louis Circuit Court late Thursday granted a motion for a temporary restraining order on the program that provides 440 families about $500 per month from a pool of $5 million from the city's federal American Rescue Plan Act funding. The temporary restraining order was granted after a motion by lawyers for the Holy Joe Society,…
Sam Clancy andHunter Bassler

Never get a spam call again with this simple setting

1 year 11 months ago
To reduce unwanted calls, add your number to the national "Do Not Call" registry, only allow calls from your contacts, answer unwanted calls and remain silent to confuse the dialer software, or use an app like RoboKeller, Hiya, or Truecaller.
Joe Millitzer

Illinois' largest privately owned water utilities seek rate increase amid lawmaker scrutiny

1 year 11 months ago
The two largest privately owned water utilities in Illinois are seeking to raise rates for a combined 1.5 million customers around the state. Illinois American Water, a Belleville-based subsidiary of American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) that serves 1.3 million people, is seeking a $152.4 million rate increase. That corresponds to a $24 per month increase in water service bills and $5 per month increase in wastewater service for the average residential customer. Aqua Illinois, serves 273,000…
Andrew Adams

Blondie cancels August & September shows

1 year 11 months ago
Blondie has announced the cancelation of their upcoming tour dates, although they did not offer up a reason why.  “We are saddened to announce the cancellation of several upcoming Blondie concert…

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ABC News

Biden and Bibi

1 year 11 months ago
Today on TAP: On the way to stepping aside, Biden should do his successor a big favor and break with the Israeli prime minister who keeps humiliating him and destroying Gaza.
Robert Kuttner