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Durbin To Republicans: Work With Democrats To Fix Our Broken Immigration System

2 years 6 months ago
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called on his Republican colleagues to work with Democrats on comprehensive immigration reform that will help secure America’s border and address our nation’s shortage of workers. During his speech, Durbin condemned Republicans’ attempt to attach punitive border policies to essential national security emergency funds for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and humanitarian crises. “I'm a person who believes in immigration. My mother was an immigrant to this country, and I'm proud to be in the Senate first-generation American representing the great state of Illinois. But I understand the overwhelming numbers we are facing at the border, and President Biden is facing— really argue for us to take a hard look at the way we approach this,” Durbin said. “It's hard to explain in the United States of

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St. Louis Public School Supporters Protest Charter School Expansion

2 years 6 months ago
“The expansion of this experiment needs to stop,” Gloria Nolan demanded at a press conference Monday morning in front of the Delmar Divine.  The press event protested the recent efforts by local nonprofit Opportunity Trust to establish 16 additional charter schools in St. Louis over the next five years, part of a larger effort recently awarded a $35.5 million federal grant.
Peter Cohen

Suicide Attempt Leaves Arrested Man in Critical Condition, City Officials Say

2 years 6 months ago
A man attempted suicide while in St. Louis police custody on Wednesday, November 29 — and he is still in critical condition at an area hospital, a spokesman for the city’s Department of Public Safety tells the RFT. The suicide attempt occurred at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Central Patrol Division, a station at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive near the Downtown West neighborhood. 
Ryan Krull

Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash

2 years 6 months ago
Automakers are increasingly obsessed with turning everything into a subscription service in a bid to boost quarterly returns. We’ve noted how BMW has embraced making heated seats and other features already in your car a subscription service, and Mercedes has been making better gas and EV engine performance something you have to pay extra for — even if […]
Karl Bode

A Number of Tragedies

2 years 6 months ago

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Rachel Huffman

St. Louis Artists Star in New York Times' 'Best Albums' List

2 years 6 months ago
The New York Times has published its annual "Best Albums" list, and a few of the featured artists were definitely raised on a steady diet of toasted ravioli and pork steaks. Three artists from St. Louis — 100 gecs, SZA and Sexyy Red —received accolades from Times critics for producing work that "made an impact this year." 100 gecs, a hyperpop duo consisting of Dylan Brady and Laura Les, were the subject of a RFT cover story in April that detailed Brady and Les' success ascent from St. Louis County.
Monica Obradovic