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'Such a monumental day' | New veterans outreach center and tiny homes open in north St. Louis

2 years 1 month ago
It takes a village to create one. The Veterans Community Project are veterans helping their own. On Wednesday, the organization held a ribbon cutting for its first phase of its St. Louis campus, which will hold an outreach center open to all veterans and a planned tiny home community for homeless veterans. It's found a home in north St. Louis on a nearly 4-acre property in the heart of the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. The first phase unveiled 20 tiny homes with 10 being family units. The day…
Justina Coronel

Embattled Missouri House speaker hires a former House speaker who pleaded guilty to assault

2 years 1 month ago
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s troubled House speaker is getting blowback after he hired another former House speaker who had pleaded guilty to assault to be his chief of staff. Republican Speaker Dean Plocher's hiring of former speaker Rod Jetton is “a gross affront to survivors of domestic violence,” Democratic House Minority Leader Crystal Quade said Thursday. Jetton in 2011 pleaded [...]
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FBI issues warning, advice over rise in hate crimes

2 years 1 month ago
Hate crimes have been on the rise in the United States since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. In response to the sharp increase in violence, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has sent out its Hate Crime Threat Response Guide.
Max Diekneite

Rod Jetton’s political career ended in scandal. Now he’s Dean Plocher’s chief of staff.

2 years 1 month ago
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher’s new chief of staff is a former legislative leader whose political career was upended more than a decade ago by a federal bribery investigation and allegations of violent sexual assault. On Thursday, Plocher announced to a closed-door Republican caucus that Rod Jetton will take over as his top legislative aide. Jetton was elected to the Missouri House in 2000 and served four terms, playing a key role in the GOP capturing a majority in 2002 and rising to become…
Jason Hancock

MSD board votes to put proposed sewer rate hike on April ballot

2 years 1 month ago
Despite hearing from multiple consumers who opposed it, the Board of Trustees for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District voted Thursday to accept a recommended rate hike proposal. After an hour-long meeting, the board voted 5-1 to send the proposed rate increase of 32% that had been recommended by the independent Rate Commission to voters. Voters next April will be asked whether to approve the use of $750 million in debt funding under the 32% increase, which would see bills rise from an average…
Robert Townsend