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‘Ballot candy?’ Missouri GOP adds citizen-only voting into initiative petition changes

2 years 5 months ago

Missouri Republicans have long argued a successful 2018 initiative petition establishing a nonpartisan redistricting process duped voters by pairing it with politically popular proposals like limits on lobbyist gifts to legislators.  Two years later, the GOP got in on the act, pushing its own ballot measure repealing the nonpartisan plan by tying it to a […]

The post ‘Ballot candy?’ Missouri GOP adds citizen-only voting into initiative petition changes appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Jason Hancock

Charter’s $7 Billion Penalty For Murdering An Elderly Customer Reduced To $262 Million

2 years 5 months ago
Last August, cable giant Charter Communications (Spectrum) was slapped with a $7 billion lawsuit after one of the company’s cable technicians murdered an 83-year-old customer after hours. The lawsuit (pdf) claims that Charter had eliminated a more rigorous screening process when they merged with Time Warner Cable, letting the employee and his history slip through the cracks. […]
Karl Bode

Cling II: A Carescape

2 years 5 months ago

In Cling II: A Carescape, Amy Reidel uses abstract and figurative imagery to illuminate facial expressions, details and patterns, inspired by the poignant emotions shared between family members, the often-disregarded

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Rachel Huffman

Powerball Soars To $700 Million For Latest Jackpot

2 years 5 months ago
CHICAGO – A life-changing amount of cash is up for grabs tomorrow night as the Powerball jackpot soars to an eye-watering $700 million. If a player wins Saturday’s jackpot, it would be the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot and the 10th-largest U.S. lottery jackpot won in history. Illinois Lottery players are already winning big in this jackpot roll. In Wednesday night’s Powerball draw, two lucky players matched four numbers and the Powerball to win $50,000 each. The lucky players purchased their winning Powerball tickets from Casey’s General Store in Collinsville and Aurora Gas & Food in Aurora. In total, over 42,000 winning tickets were sold, and nearly $329,000 in prizes were won in Wednesday evening’s Powerball drawing. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize. Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw

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St. Louis has soccer fever: City SC opening match tickets sell out in 5 minutes

2 years 5 months ago
Tickets went on sale for St. Louis City Soccer Club's regular season Thursday morning and the individual tickets for the first match sold out in five minutes. On March 4, City SC will meet Charlotte FC on the pitch surrounded by newly minted St. Louis soccer fans. "It's fantastic," St. Louis City SC Vice President of Ticket Sales and Service Edmound Elzy said. "It means that there is always going to be a ton of energy in this building, they will be cheering on the team and also bringing a certain…
Tracy Hinson, KSDK

Up Your Game Day Eats With These St. Louis Restaurant Specials

2 years 5 months ago
Our adopted football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, are once again playing in the Big Game this February 12, but no matter if you have watched every (scripted?) tackle and touchdown this season, or you once thought game day parties had something to do with Superb Owls, one things for certain: The real stars on Sunday are the snacks.
Rosalind Early

Richard Baron of McCormack Baron Salazar Wants to Set the Record Straight on the Chouteau Lake and Greenway Plan

2 years 5 months ago

Recently, NextSTL ran Revisiting the Chouteau Lake and Greenway Plan and Imagining a Traffic Free Corridor.  In that article, I discussed the plan’s merits, questions involving its demise, and its continued prospects for transforming the Mill Creek rail valley.   The plan’s creator, developer Richard Baron, Co-founder and Chairman of McCormack Baron Salazar, reached out and […]

The post Richard Baron of McCormack Baron Salazar Wants to Set the Record Straight on the Chouteau Lake and Greenway Plan appeared first on NextSTL.

Mike Mccubbins

Review: Prison Performing Arts' Golden Record Is Pointed and Compelling

2 years 5 months ago
Since its founding, Prison Performing Arts has impacted the lives of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated teen and adult participants through its arts-focused programs. Talented St. Louis-based playwright Courtney Bailey dug through the organization’s vast archives to form The Golden Record, a fanciful pastiche that honors PPA’s continuing work and contributing artists.
Tina Farmer