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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressing support for a recently proposed rule to crack down on deceptive and unfair fees faced by consumers. The recently proposed rule by the FTC – called the Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees – is intended to deter deceptive and unfair acts or practices involving fees. The rule seeks to promote a level playing field that enables comparison shopping and allows honest businesses to compete. “Hidden and junk fees drive up the price of goods and frustrate consumers to no end, decreasing trust in the marketplace and putting honest businesses at a disadvantage,” Raoul said. “My office’s Consumer Protection Division will continue to go after bad actors who exploit consumers for their financial gain.” In the comment letter , Raoul and the coalition detail the widespread

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ALTON - Sacred Spaces of CARE will host a trivia fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, to raise money for the organization’s programs to support mental health in the community. Megan Tyler, the executive director, explained that the organization just celebrated its first anniversary and has stayed busy connecting people with resources and working with the Alton Police Department to promote officer wellness and crisis intervention. The trivia night, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Alton-Wood River Sportsmen’s Club, will fund these initiatives for another year. “I think this next year is going to be phenomenal. Everybody’s passionate, everybody’s eager to just dive in,” Tyler said. “Now we have that traction and we see fruit and we see the change, the difference it’s making, and so I think it just fires everybody up and we want to really go through ’24 with a lot of great projects, great plans moving forward.” The

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Is David Lee Roth a Swfitie? There’s no way to know for sure, but the former Van Halen frontman has apparently felt inspired by Taylor Swift's song "Lavender Haze" and has shared his take on the track.…

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When U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) gave notice last November about reducing the workforce at its Granite City Works, the company said layoffs would begin Jan. 28 and “continue periodically thereafter.” But no steel workers have been laid off so far.

St. Louis aldermen on Friday advanced legislation that would subject much of Paul McKee's NorthSide Regeneration holdings to eminent domain, part of a redevelopment plan for neighborhoods north of downtown.

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan tax package passed by the U.S. House last month is not a done deal, but the proposal’s supporters say it could restore some poverty-reducing benefits that reached millions under the pandemic-era child tax credit expansion. A majority of low-income families who do not currently qualify for the full credit would see some increase […]

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St. Louis aldermen on Friday again moved toward passing legislation that would return pension board control to firefighter interests.

Boyd was sentenced alongside former Aldermanic President Lewis Reed and ex-Alderman John Collins-Muhammad for taking bribes from the co-owner of gas stations in north St. Louis and St. Louis County.

Philly Pretzel Factory is expanding its presence in the St. Louis area, as it will take over 11 Pretzel Pretzel locations throughout the region.

“The Catholic Church and all the dioceses are united in opposing this initiative petition. They don’t want to see it on the ballot. And if it gets on the ballot, they want it to be defeated.”

According to Politico, the big Republican pushback against Bidenomics is that, sure, inflation is lower, but the price of food hasn't gone down. For the record, this hasn't happened a single time in the past 50 years: Food prices never go down. Sometimes they only go up a little bit—as in 2010 and 2016—but never ...continue reading "What’s left for Republicans to complain about the economy?"

A former city police officer was found not guilty of assault on Friday by a judge who ruled the officer acted in self-defense when he shot a man suspected of a carjacking in 2018.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (who is still indicted and facing a trial later this year) has argued in court that governments both should never, ever try to influence what content social media sites take down, but also that Texas should be able to tell social media websites what content they must keep up and […]

According to police, two men began shooting at one another after an argument. The shooters shot each other and a bystander.

Missouri Technology Corp. has committed funding to three St. Louis-based startups in its newest batch of venture capital investments,