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DOGE Didn’t Cut Government Waste. It Was Government Waste.

3 months ago
Look, I get it. Government waste is real. Bureaucratic bloat is real. The desire to have a federal government that spends taxpayer money wisely and operates without unnecessary friction? That’s a pretty standard and quite reasonable desire in American politics. So when Elon Musk showed up promising he could cut $2 trillion in federal spending […]
Mike Masnick

Illinois 143 at Main Street in Pierron to Close Temporarily for Railroad Crossing Work

3 months ago
PIERRON – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that rehabilitation of a crossing by CSX railroad on Illinois 143 between Main Street and Railroad Street in Bond County will require a full closure, beginning, weather permitting, Monday, March 23. A posted detour will be in place to safely guide motorists around the closure, which is expected to conclude on Friday, March 27. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers ar

Belleville Unveils First Two Bus Benches Through Regional Transit Initiative

3 months ago
BELLEVILLE - An idea to improve the rider experience at bus stops without seating—often referred to as “forgotten stops”—has quickly become a transformative regional initiative. In less than a year, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis, together with St. Clair County Transit District, Metro Transit and local government officials, have installed nine bus benches across the bi-state area, including two unveiled in Belleville during a Progressive Ribbon

Lawsuit says HUD directive undercuts states’ ability to investigate housing discrimination

3 months ago
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are challenging guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that plaintiffs allege imposes new rules and funding conditions they say could weaken state protections against housing discrimination — and their ability to investigate them.  The lawsuit focuses on two HUD memos in September detailing how […]
Robbie Sequeira

Pilot Dies in Early Morning Chesterfield, Mo, Plane Crash

3 months ago
CHESTERFIELD, MO. - An adult male pilot was killed early Tuesday, March 17, 2026, after a plane crashed at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Mo., and local police said federal aviation investigators will conduct the follow-up investigation. The pilot of the plane was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said there was no indication that any other occupants were on board. The St. Louis County Police Department Metro Air Support Unit’s Spirit of St. Louis Airport Detail is

Immigration enforcement threatens housing security, rippling through local economies

3 months ago
As federal immigration officers made more “at-large” arrests in communities across the country in the first year of the current Trump administration — including at homes, places of worship and workplaces — more than 1,100 Nebraska families developed family safety plans in the event a parent or breadwinner faced detention or deportation. These plans help […]
Robbie Sequeira

Rivers

3 months ago

You'll be mesmerized by her hand cast forms and beautiful glasswork - it's an exhibition you don't want to miss. Rivers by Blaine Steiner, co-owner of Spees Studios in Nashville, […]

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Myranda Levins