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Gov. Mike Parson vetoes a public safety priority in St. Louis but approves rural projects that local taxpayers are helping fund. Is this ‘rural socialism?’

This chart shows total US greenhouse gas emissions—nearly all of it CO2 and methane—for the past two decades by sector: Emissions peaked in 2007 and have fallen 12% since then, due almost exclusively to the fact that we've cut our use of coal-fired power plants in half.¹ These coal plants have largely been replaced by ...continue reading "Raw data: US greenhouse gas emissions"

"I had no idea all those trees fell at those cemeteries. I pray that they can clean up and will be all right," said one neighbor.

I'm not really sure why I made this chart: I know that M2 as a measure of money supply isn't taken too seriously these days, and M2 as a cause of inflation even less so. But last night I got curious about the sources of our recent inflation. Is it exclusively a result of reduced ...continue reading "Does M2 still matter?"

Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed the tax cut he said a week earlier was responsible for his decision to veto most of the 201 spending items he cut from the state budget. The bill, exempting Social Security benefits and public pension payments from income tax, would reduce state general revenue by an estimated $309 million annually. It would also allow counties to hold a vote on whether people 62 or older should be exempt from increases in their annual property tax bills. The bill passed…

The top Democrat in the Missouri House officially launched her campaign for governor early Sunday morning, taking direct aim at her likely GOP rivals while touting efforts to restore abortion rights and block foreign ownership of farmland. State Rep. Crystal Quade, 37, is the first major Democratic candidate to enter the field to replace Gov. Mike Parson next year. In an introductory video announcing her campaign, she discussed being raised by a single mom and relying on food stamps before touting…

The field already includes Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, the runner-up in last year’s U.S. Senate primary, and St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents an exhibition of career-spanning work by Faye HeavyShield, an artist whose poetic minimal sensibility and use of humble materials is closely bound to the power

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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This is your chance to drive a supercar at World Wide Technology Raceway!   Xtreme Xperience allows you to drive or ride on the world-class racetrack in a Ferrari, Lamborghini,

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Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Baseball and Kermit the Frog  – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum.   Housed in a restored 1896 building, the

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Everybody has a favorite Girl Scouts cookie flavor, but most people don’t know the scope of what the Girl Scouts organization does or how it can affect the lives of local young women. Loretta Graham, the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, is hoping to change that. “We are investing in our future and in our world by investing in our girls,” Graham said. “When people think about Girl Scouts, they say, ‘Cookies, camping, crafts! That’s Girl Scouting.’ Well, there’s more. Building girls of courage, confidence, and character, that’s going to make our world a better place. And these girls, some of the projects that they have done in these communities, they’re not only going to lead our world. They’re going to change it.” Graham has spent much of her professional life with the Girl Scouts organization, working with scouts in North Dakota and South Carolina before coming to Illinois.

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