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On the watchlist: 3 St. Louis-area office buildings are under increased scrutiny. Here's what it means.

2 years 2 months ago
Since the pandemic, St. Louis has seen many of the same signs of the evolving office market as other cities, marked by higher vacancy and downsized real estate footprints as companies re-evaluate their space needs. But until recent weeks, office building owners in St. Louis had largely evaded one of the most visible signs of trouble: potential loan default.
Gloria Lloyd

Judge Issues Ruling On Lawsuit Against Wood River About Use Of 1-Percent Sales Tax Funds For Rec Center

2 years 2 months ago
WOOD RIVER - It was announced Tuesday afternoon that Third Judicial Circuit Judge Ronald Foster made a ruling to dismiss a lawsuit against the City of Wood River to prohibit it from utilizing 1 percent non-home rule sales tax funds to build and operate a recreation center. The lawsuit had been filed by plaintiff William Dettmers while he was a citizen of Wood River in March 2022. Dettmers is now a Wood River City Council member. Dettmers had said the city violated the state's municipal code by misappropriating 1 percent sales tax funds to build the rec center. Riverbender.com contacted Wood River City Administrator Steve Palen and he said he was glad to receive the judge's ruling. The ruling allows the city to build and operate the Rec center that is presently being constructed. “We are very excited about the ruling,” he said. “We intend to do a walk-through with the media, council people and other dignitaries in mid-July of the Rec center. This has been a long

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New York Dept. Of Corrections Bets On Prior Restraint, Adds Shackles To Certain Forms Of Personal Expression

2 years 2 months ago
There have been plenty of laws passed to keep prisoners from profiting from depictions of their crimes, encompassing not only their own recountings, but those put together by others. These so-called “Son of Sam” laws got their name from serial killer David Berkowitz, who authorities speculated was going to sell off the rights to his […]
Tim Cushing