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Libertarian Attorney Sues to Stop Aldermanic Courtesy in St. Louis

2 years 6 months ago
Aldermanic courtesy, already a target of reform by some St. Louis progressives, now has a foe of an entirely different political stripe, who says he wants to do away with it completely.  Libertarian attorney Bevis Schock announced earlier this month that he had signed onto a lawsuit against the city with the intent of having aldermanic influence over tax abatements and zoning variances declared illegal. 
Ryan Krull

White House unveils $42.5B to connect every American to high-speed broadband internet

2 years 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday announced $42.45 billion to connect all Americans to high-speed broadband internet by the end of the decade, likening the ambitious goal to FDR’s New Deal-era rural electrification program that brought the then-modern technology to farms and rural areas across the United States. Missouri will receive $1.7 billion. The […]

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Ashley Murray

We’re older than we used to be, especially in these states

2 years 6 months ago

The median age rose in almost every state last year, census estimates show, continuing a long-term trend that is pushing states to prepare for aging populations. Seventeen states had median ages over 40 in 2022, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates of the age at which half of residents are older and half are […]

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Tim Henderson