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The US avoided a recession in 2023. What’s the outlook for 2024?

1 year 10 months ago

Next year is packed with potential shifts in the economy but many economists and investment analysts expect that the country will likely avoid a recession in 2024 even as growth slows in the first half of the year. States Newsroom talked to economists about their expectations for some key metrics as well as their concerns about what could […]

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Casey Quinlan

GOP Wants To Prevent The FCC From Protecting Broadband Consumer Privacy

1 year 10 months ago
Back in 2017 the FCC tried to pass some very basic privacy protections for broadband access. The rules simply demanded transparency as to what kind of data your ISP collects and sells. They also mandated that the trafficking of sensitive financial data by telecoms require the opt in consent of consumers. Telecom giants like AT&T […]
Karl Bode

SSM Health SLU Hospital's nurses ready to strike for 2nd time after 6 months without contract

1 year 10 months ago
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital's nurses are preparing to strike next Wednesday unless an agreement is reached with SSM Health. Union Steward Sarah DeWilde says it’s only been getting harder to keep going. “We're losing our coworkers. And it's disheartening,” DeWilde said. This leads them to a second strike that is scheduled to last two days from 7 a.m. Dec 27 to 6:59 a.m. Dec. 29 unless a contract is reached. Union nurses at SLU Hospital have been in negotiations with the hospital…
Laura Barczewski

The Gateway Arch Has New and Improved Lighting as of Tonight

1 year 10 months ago
It may be one of the darkest weeks of the year, but the Gateway Arch is about to shine more brightly than ever. That's thanks to a newly updated lighting system that the Gateway Foundation promises is not only more efficient, but also better illuminates the 630-foot stainless steel monument. And because the new system reduces the light being beamed into the night sky, it's better for the migratory birds who frequently pass through St. Louis skies (and even trigger semi-regular Arch blackouts).
Sarah Fenske

Building transmission takes forever. The Biden administration is pushing to change that

1 year 10 months ago

The SOO Green electric transmission project, a 350-mile high-voltage line between Mason City, Iowa, and Plano, Illinois, was proposed in 2018 to deliver renewable power and to better connect the nation’s two largest power markets. The project won approval from Iowa regulators this fall. The developers of the line, which will link wind and solar power produced […]

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Robert Zullo

Attorney: Videos Taken at Bar:PM Contradict St. Louis Police Story

1 year 10 months ago
A Carondelet bar owner is currently locked up in the City Justice Center downtown, accused of felony assault, a charge that has outraged many due to the fact that he picked it up after a St. Louis Police SUV crashed into the front of his business.  "This is embarrassing for the police department," says Javad Khazaeli, the attorney for Bar:PM co-owner Chad Morris.
Ryan Krull

Why aren’t women business owners getting the support they need?

1 year 10 months ago

In business, relationships matter. This is the case for any organization, including small businesses, but the magnitude cannot be understated for women business owners. The impact of relationships is so vital, the creation of a small business hinging on a banking institution loaning money to get the business off the ground. Women business owners face […]

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Wendy Doyle