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St. Louis police to get largest raises in 2 decades, new union contract

2 years 4 months ago
The city of St. Louis has reached a landmark pay raise agreement with the St. Louis Police Officers Association that will give officers and sergeants their largest raises in at least two decades. The raises – which translate to about $6,000 to $8,000 for officers with 10 years of experience – are part of a collective bargaining agreement that more than two-thirds of the city’s police officers and almost all of its sergeants agreed to Thursday, according to St. Louis Police Officers Association…
Christine Byers, KSDK

Elk & Vine Bring New Life to the Hat Mart Building

2 years 4 months ago

What do artisan home goods, metaphysical tools, and custom hand-made leather have incommon? At first glance, says Elk & Vine owner and artist Vince Walzberg, not much. But the common thread that ties the offerings of his new shop together is empowerment: to be yourself, to make your space reflect your personality, to explore your […]

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Emily Thenhaus

Missouri bill would prohibit enforcement of St. Louis residential energy code

2 years 4 months ago

This past week, a Missouri House committee advanced HB580, a bill that would place statewide limits on residential building energy codes and potentially make it illegal for St. Louis area municipalities to enforce portions of locally adopted ordinances. If made into law, the bill would weaken the 2018 suite of International Code Council (ICC) building […]

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Jessica Deem

Federal lawsuit over Missouri’s ‘dysfunctional’ SNAP call center adds two new plaintiffs

2 years 4 months ago

For more than three months, Denise Davis waited to receive federal food benefits in Missouri. Health issues late last year left Davis unable to work. She is also experiencing homelessness, has no income or savings and has significant medical debt.  But she could not get through to Missouri’s call center to receive the required interview […]

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Clara Bates

Postpartum Medicaid extension clears Missouri Senate with anti-abortion amendment

2 years 4 months ago

The Missouri Senate passed its version of postpartum Medicaid extension Thursday, but new language in the bill threatens its implementation. Sponsored by Sen. Elaine Gannon, R-De Soto, the legislation would extend coverage for women receiving Medicaid benefits through pregnancy and for a year after the pregnancy ends. Currently, coverage ends 60 days after a pregnancy […]

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Camden Doherty

Road safety group says nearly half of traffic fatalities in St. Louis happen on 9 roads

2 years 4 months ago
St. Louis and Missouri Department of Transportation leaders are working on ways to improve safety on major roadways throughout the city. On Wednesday, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones committed $46 million to improve roadway safety. Trailnet, an organization that pushes safe street strategies, conducted a road safety audit with MoDOT leaders on Page on Thursday. "We have all of this money coming in but if that isn't spent right away, we can't wait two to three years because people are dying right…
Rhyan Henson, KSDK

Capitol Perspectives: Mike Parson’s attacks on statehouse reporters

2 years 4 months ago

Missouri’s Gov. Mike Parson has engaged in escalating restrictions against journalists covering Missouri’s Capitol. His hindrances on statehouse reporters is unprecedented in the five decades I’ve covered Missouri state government. From Warren Hearnes until now, governors of both parties I’ve covered went out of their way to facilitate the efforts of journalists covering state government. […]

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Phill Brooks