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The House Freedom Caucus has issued its demands for the upcoming FY24 budget year: We remain committed to restoring the true FY 2022 topline spending level of $1.471 trillion without the use of gimmicks or reallocated rescissions to return the bureaucracy to its pre-COVID size while allowing for adequate defense funding. Right off the top, ...continue reading "The House Freedom Caucus is eager to shut down the government"

The St. Louis Chapter of the International Facility Management Association donated $1,000 to Cool Down St. Louis. The nonprofit organization builds awareness and provides resources to help those in need avoid heat-related illnesses and deaths, especially the elderly and disabled, and needy families with critically ill children. Representing facility managers and suppliers who maintain the […]

From Leader Publications:  The Dunklin R-5 School District has begun demolishing houses on property it owns as part of its new high school gym construction project. The new gym, which will be built next to the Herculaneum High School theater, will be funded with revenue from a $13.5 million bond issue voters approved in April. […]

A busy day for St. Louis firefighters across the city. No different from every other day, except even more dangerous when the temperature and heat indices are well over 100 degrees.

The legislation is aimed at chipping away at the city’s stubborn gun violence problem.

WOOD RIVER - Following a City Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 21, Wood River’s heavily-contested cannabis dispensary will move forward. The City Council voted on an ordinance authorizing a Redevelopment Agreement with Tatich 34 Wood River LLC. This ordinance was submitted by the TIF Committee and would provide TIF Financial Assistance for Tatich 34 Wood River LLC at their property at 56 East Ferguson in Wood River. As a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district, this property would be able to use revenue from sales taxes and property taxes for development projects. The Council voted 4–1 in favor of the ordinance, with Councilman Bill Dettmers voting no. City Manager Steve Palen noted that last night’s vote was the last “roadblock” for the property owners, who can now move forward with opening the dispensary. He added that Tatich 34 Wood River LLC will have to undergo the same planning and permitting processes that all businesses complete before opening

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When we start throwing words around like “historic” and “unprecedented” in describing this heat wave, we need to provide some context. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service spent the day pouring through records to do just that.

Inmates at the downtown jail held a 70-year-old guard hostage for more than two hours early Tuesday, but city officials released little information about the incident.

by Gina Rodriguez, Midwest Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau This Labor Day, we must acknowledge that investments in workforce training are vital to meeting employers’ demands for skilled labor and to creating sustainable, middle-class jobs for all. That includes people who have historically been left behind by public infrastructure investment. Sharannah Jones, […]

The bank said its board of directors approved a resolution terminating the CEO's employment.

As you’ll surely recall, Elon’s first big brilliant idea upon taking over Twitter was to conflate two separate offerings that Twitter had: Twitter Blue, a premium upsell with extra features (some of which were useful) with Twitter’s blue check verification program, which was created to help more well known users avoid impersonation. The original blue […]

Three Missouri appellate judges, two from the St. Louis court and one from Springfield, have been nominated to fill a vacancy on the state's highest court.

Poettker Construction, an award-winning family-owned construction company, raised $57,000 at its ninth annual golf classic benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois (BBBSIL). The golf classic was held on Friday, July 28, 2023, at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville, Ill. Representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois and the Poettker […]

The hotel inside part of a historic downtown building would be revamped as a Sheraton under a $45.9 million plan from a St. Louis-based hotel developer.

ROXANA - Roxana seems poised for a strong year in athletics with an enormous amount of talent going through the boys and girls ranks. The varsity football team opens its season Friday with high expectations, but over the summer, several of the boys competed on Roxana's boys basketball team under head coach Mark Briggs. Coach Briggs, who also serves as the Shells' athletic director, said his boys had a really good summer. "I saw improvements as a team throughout the summer and we developed as a team," he said, expressing excitement for the 2023-2024 season that begins after football. The Roxana boys basketball team is saluted today as Midwest Members Credit Union Athletes of the Month. "We have pretty good chemistry," Coach Briggs said. "We are senior-laden and having the summer helps give us a better feel for later in the year." Roxana played in a college showcase event at Edwardsville this summer and Coach Briggs thought the boys looked great. "Our kids truly enjoyed it," he said

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