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Congress should not pretend to be a homeowners association

2 years 5 months ago
The Chevron rules says that if a law is ambiguous, courts should defer to any reasonable interpretation of the agency charged with enforcing it. Jonah Goldberg doesn't like this: The question of whether the judicial or the executive branches should be the final word on regulatory policies misses the elephant in the room: Congress should ...continue reading "Congress should not pretend to be a homeowners association"
Kevin Drum

Letter To The Editor: Opinion About Lifetime Appointments To Two At Recent Madison County Board Meeting

2 years 5 months ago
Letter To The Editor: The Madison County Board approved lifetime appointments to two individuals at its January monthly meeting. Bob McClellan for the Agricultural Areas Committee and Matt King, a sitting county board member, to the Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. All lifetime appointments. Lifetime appointments are not only illegal, but they are a relic of nobility and the giving of titles. They are contemptible and go against every value of representative government. Should anyone be given a free pass from public oversight? The concept of lifetime appointments, outside of the US Supreme Court, has been clearly and fully eliminated throughout the nation, except in Madison County, where the law never seems to totally apply. Lastly, county board members with 2- and 4-year terms are making decisions they will not be around to answer for. Everyone should insist on these gentlemen being reappointed with a defined 2- to 4-year term. Douglas Hulme Edwardsville - Madison

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Jay Ashcroft accuses Missouri auditor of political attack over criticism in new report

2 years 5 months ago

An audit accusing his office of illegally withholding information and failing to document withdrawal from a national elections clearinghouse is a “deep state” political attack, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft told reporters Tuesday. Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, who like Ashcroft is a Republican, responded to the accusations Tuesday afternoon, saying those who are the […]

The post Jay Ashcroft accuses Missouri auditor of political attack over criticism in new report appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rudi Keller

Was a Disney Theme Park Almost Built in St. Louis?

2 years 5 months ago
From Notes From Neverland:  Disneyland and Walt Disney World are two of the most popular theme park destinations in the world. But, did you know Florida wasn’t the only spot Disney looked at when planning to expand its theme park presence outside of California? Walt Disney looked to St. Louis, Missouri as a candidate for […]
Kacey Crawley

Is the St. Louis Office Market in a ‘Doom Loop’?

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The company redeveloping the former MetLife campus, a sprawling corporate park in suburban south St. Louis County, is jettisoning the office market and turning the land into a housing and retail neighborhood. Earlier this month, Energizer Holdings announced that it would move its headquarters from Town and Country to Clayton — […]
Kacey Crawley

Voters to Weigh in on Crestwood’s $33M Proposition A This April

2 years 5 months ago
From Call Newspaper:  The City of Crestwood held an informational town hall Jan. 18 at the city community center, 9245 Whitecliff Park Lane, featuring the mayor and all eight aldermen. Though anything relating to the city could be discussed, one topic was particularly popular amongst residents: the newly-proposed $33 million bond issue known as Proposition […]
Kacey Crawley