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The UK government is still pushing a bill that would give it more direct control of the internet, but it has, at least for the time being, decided against mandating broken encryption. For months now, supporters of the Online Safety Bill have insisted the only way to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material […]

ALTON - Calling all Alton High School and Marquette Catholic High School alum! If you graduated in the 1960s or 70s, a downtown block party is the place to be on Sept. 23. From 5–10 p.m., former Redbirds and Explorers are invited to Mac’s Downtown on 3rd Street for a night of food, music and catching up with old friends. “A lot of these people, you think you see them around town all the time but you really don’t,” organizer Dave Wickenhauser said. “I get people all the time who say, ‘I don’t go to my class reunion because I see everybody anyway.’ You don’t. Believe me, you don’t.” Mac’s Downtown owner Mac Lenhardt has taken on the costs of the space and the band, so the event is completely free for block party attendees. Wickenhauser encourages people to grab dinner at Mac’s and enjoy the restaurant’s food and drinks throughout the night. Local band Number 4 Combo will take the

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 Best of Missouri Market Returns  Oct. 6-8 at Mo Botanical  Gardens The Best of Missouri Market returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden this fall with more than 120 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, and much more. The Best of Missouri Market features food, crafts, native plants, herbs, custom jewelry, handcrafted items and more. […]

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Richard "Darren" Emery was sentenced to 210 years in prison for assault, robbery and multiple other charges connected to the Dec. 2018 manhunt.

Lawmakers around the country are revoking contracts to publish public notices or changing laws requiring their publication in newspapers in an attempt to financially freeze out community newspapers that criticize them.

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A proposal to dump sewage sludge from Austin, Texas, onto ranchland miles away near the Colorado River may have gone unnoticed if not for a public notice printed in the local newspaper. Informed by the public notice of the permit application and outraged at the thought of having some of the 100,000 cubic yards of Austin’s “biosolids” dumped in their backyard, local residents protested, and the dumping company eventually withdrew its application.

Laws requiring public notices to be printed in local newspapers are powerful transparency tools. They’re also a critical source of funding for small newspapers battered by financial losses that are putting them out of business at an alarming rate. Despite these benefits, however, two disturbing trends threaten the public’s right to know.

The first is government officials retaliating against media outlets whose coverage they dislike by threatening or actually revoking contracts to print public notices. This year, for example, the new mayor of Johnston, Rhode Island, yanked a public notice contract from a newspaper days after his inauguration.

The newspaper’s publisher said the mayor had made his displeasure with the outlet’s reporting clear in private meetings and threatened to revoke advertising contracts unless the editor was fired. The mayor denied that the decision had to do with the newspaper’s coverage but then publicly criticized its reporting, including about public corruption.

Retaliation against newspapers using public notice contracts is not new, and it’s happening around the country. It also violates the First Amendment. For example, the Wet Mountain Tribune recently settled a lawsuit it brought against officials in Custer County, Colorado, alleging that officials violated the newspaper’s First Amendment rights by withdrawing their public notice contract in retaliation for critical reporting. The county revoked the contract after the newspaper questioned the decision to appoint a public health official with dubious credentials in the midst of the pandemic.

Perhaps because they’ve learned not to single out specific newspapers for retaliation, some government officials are trying a second tactic: changing laws that require public notices to be published in newspapers altogether. Last year in Florida, for instance, Gov. Ron DeSantis — no friend of the free press — signed a law that gives local governments the option to provide public notices on their websites, rather than in community newspapers.

In another recent example, a quirk of Kansas law has allowed localities to exempt themselves from the state law requiring publication of public notices in local newspapers. Several bills that would eliminate the requirement that public notices be published in newspapers were introduced in other states in 2023.

Some argue that requiring public notices in newspapers is outdated now that they can be posted on government websites instead. But, despite the undeniable decline of print journalism, newspapers remain an important source of information for many, especially older people and people without internet access. The public is also much more likely to happen upon important public notices while flipping through a newspaper than by perusing government websites. Afterall, when was the last time you visited a government website just to browse?

Proponents of these bills also argue that publishing public notices in newspapers is too expensive. Aside from the fact that public notice contracts are a drop in the bucket for many municipalities’ budgets, this argument ignores the significant economic benefit to a community from a local news outlet. Government payments for public notices in local papers provide vital transparency for the public and allow local newspapers to survive. That’s money well spent.

While public notices aren’t usually the most scintillating part of the news, they’re key to newspapers’ financial survival and an important source of information for the public. We’re rightfully outraged when politicians try to silence the press by denying them access to sources or bringing meritless lawsuits. Every community that is still fortunate enough to have a local newspaper must be on alert about the pernicious effects of government officials trying to censor the press through denials of public notice contracts, too.

The biggest law firm in St. Louis, based on number of local licensed attorneys, on Wednesday named its next chair as part of a planned leadership transition.

There's no place like home, and new research suggests the old adage really holds true for three cities in Missouri.

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These three 'homegrown' nuts can be found throughout Missouri between September and October, the state's conservation department said.

Last year, Richard Emery was sentenced to death for the 2018 murders of his girlfriend and three family members. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to an additional 210 years in the landmark conviction.

So, we’ve been talking a lot about age verification of late, as governments around the world have all (with the exception of Australia?!?) seemed to settle on that as a solution to “the problem” of the internet (exactly what that problem is they cannot quite identify, but they’re pretty sure there is one). Of course, […]

Over at National Review, Charles Cooke approvingly cites this passage from a recent David Ignatius column about Joe Biden: He should have stopped his son Hunter from joining the board of a Ukrainian gas company and representing companies in China — and he certainly should have resisted Hunter’s attempts to impress clients by getting Dad ...continue reading "High crimes and misdemeanors"

EDWARDSVILLE - State Senator Erica Harriss (56 th -Glen Carbon) is collaborating with local governments by hosting a series of Mayors’ Roundtables across the 56 th Senate District. The first roundtable event was held Tuesday at Nickel Plate Station in Edwardsville. “I was very grateful to have so many local leaders on hand to get a pulse on the important issues in their communities,” said Senator Harriss, who also serves as the Minority Spokesperson on the Senate Local Government Committee. “Our mayors offered considerable insight into some of the most pressing local concerns, and I valued their unique perspectives to help better represent our district in Springfield.” More than a dozen municipalities were in attendance to discuss local issues pertaining to homelessness, mental health and healthcare services, economic development, and transportation. Senator Harriss plans to hold several mayoral roundtable events across the district during the upcoming

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In Sunday’s draw against the LA Galaxy, the Brazilian striker scored his first goal since March 26.

ST. LOUIS -- Comedian Jeff Dunham is known for using puppets in his stand-up comedy. His new "Still Not Canceled" tour is coming to the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on December 30th. Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. Dunham is a renowned comedian who has left a unique mark on the world [...]

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker announced $449 million in tobacco bonds have been retired through a defeasance, benefiting taxpayers through debt service savings and interest earnings in an aggregate of $50 million. “Today’s action reflects Illinois’ strong fiscal position and my continued commitment to responsibly manage the state’s financial resources as we pay off the lingering debts from the Great Recession,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “During my administration, we’ve eliminated the state’s multi-billion-dollar bill backlog, built up the state’s Rainy Day fund balance to nearly $2 billion, made $700 million in public pension payments above required amounts, received eight credit upgrades and worked to grow the economy to more than $1 trillion.” The bonds represent what remained of a $1.5 billion debt associated with the Great Recession, dating back to 2010, when the state was struggling with a multi-billion bill

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