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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,

Here's a skycam view of Charlie and Hilbert snuggling up together on the living room sofa. This is a fairly rare occurrence these days.

“As the biggest sports stage in the U.S., it’s showing we can bring renewable energy to sporting events."

A new trailer has been released for the documentary Kiss the Future, which features Irish rockers U2.  The film, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Sarah Anthony, follows a group of underground musicians and…

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Last year, Williams was considered to be the prime challenger to incumbent Bush. D-St. Louis, who is now opposed by Wesley Bell and Maria Chappelle-Nadal.