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Bill looks to secure surface parking lots downtown

2 years 6 months ago
A St. Louis alderman has introduced a bill looking to make sure parking lots in the downtown area are safe and clean. On Wednesday, Alderman Rasheen Aldridge of the 14th Ward told KSDK Board Bill 44 would ensure that whether people are frequenting the area for work, a concert, or a Cardinals game, their cars will be safe. “People are going onto these lots that are not secure with no type of security at all causing havoc to hardworking people who are trying to keep food on the table,” he said. The…
Travis Cummings

GOP state senator launches campaign to become Missouri’s top election official

2 years 6 months ago
State Sen. Denny Hoskins, a Warrensburg Republican and member of the now-defunct Senate conservative caucus, announced Tuesday he would seek his party’s nomination for Missouri secretary of state. He’s hoping to replace Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is serving his second term and decided against seeking re-election in order to run for governor.  The secretary of state is Missouri’s top election official. The office also handles business filings, oversees the state library and writes…
Jason Hancock

Instagram has a pedophile problem

2 years 6 months ago
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Instagram "helps connect and promote" a huge network of pedophile sites: Pedophiles have long used the internet, but unlike the forums and file-transfer services that cater to people who have interest in illicit content, Instagram doesn’t merely host these activities. Its algorithms promote them. Instagram connects pedophiles and ...continue reading "Instagram has a pedophile problem"
Kevin Drum