a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Biden’s Title IX transgender protections blocked in federal court

2 years 3 months ago

A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of new rules from the Biden administration that would prevent discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana issued a temporary injunction Thursday that blocks updated Title IX policy from taking effect Aug. 1 in Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and Montana. In […]

The post Biden’s Title IX transgender protections blocked in federal court appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Greg LaRose

Big Telecom Still Pushing Hard For Broadband Tax On Big Tech

2 years 3 months ago
Telecom lobbyists have been working overtime for years in both the US and EU, trying to get policymakers to support the idea of “Big Tech” paying “Big Telecom” billions of additional dollars for no coherent reason. This taxation effort always involves some variant of the claim that popular tech services are getting a “free ride” on the Internet, […]
Karl Bode

I-70 groundbreaking begins $2.8B expansion to 6 lanes across Missouri

2 years 3 months ago
(The Center Square) – As campaigning escalates before Missouri’s August primary election, Republican Gov. Mike Parson asked citizens on Thursday to look away for a moment. With Interstate 70 in Columbia, Missouri, as a backdrop, Parson said the ceremonial groundbreaking to begin the $2.8 billion expansion of the highway to six lanes across the state displayed good government. “It affects everybody,” Parson said as he was joined by current and former local, federal and state legislators…
Joe Mueller

Shots fired and cars broken into in St. Louis County

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Shots were fired after some West County residents say their cars were broken into early Friday morning. The incident occurred in the Country Stone Manor Condominiums near Doughty Ferry Road around 3 a.m. Manchester police responded to the scene and were talking with residents to look for clues. There were about [...]
Nick Gladney

North St. Louis County liquor store broken into

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A North St. Louis County liquor store was broken into on Friday morning. The incident occurred at the Good Times Liquor and Grocery store on Halls Ferry Road at around 4 a.m. The suspect was able to get in by breaking the glass on the front door.
Nick Gladney

Liquor store catches on fire in East St. Louis

2 years 3 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A fire broke out at a liquor store in East St. Louis early Friday morning. The incident occurred at Champion's Liquor Store on North 18th and State Streets at around 1 a.m. Smoke was bellowing from the windows as firefighters worked to put the fire out. There was an ambulance [...]
Nick Gladney

Friday, June 14 - Galileo at the Opera

2 years 3 months ago
Galileo’s observations about the solar system made him the father of modern astronomy. They also clashed with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. And in 17th century Italy, spreading scientific facts could earn a death sentence. Opera Theatre of St. Louis is presenting a work about Galileo by the American composer Phillip Glass that opens Saturday. In a report by STLPR's Jeremy Goodwin, Performers Paul Groves and Vanessa Becerra reflect on some key moments in the opera and its continuing relevance.

Touch cooler, less humid into the weekend, Hot Father’s Day ahead

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-- We made it to 95 on Thursday. We won’t get quite that hot on Friday or Saturday as a cold front continues to slip south of St. Louis on Friday morning. The overnight rain is coming to an end. Behind the front, our winds are swinging back to the north for a [...]
Angela Hutti