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Back in 2016, we noted how Florida utilities had resorted to creating fake consumer groups to try and scuttle legislation aimed at ramping up solar competition and adoption in the state. The tactic is generally used to create the illusion of support for shitty, anti-competitive policies, and it’s been a common tactic in the U.S. […]

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.73% for the week ended March 9 — up from 6.65% the prior week.

A boil water advisory is lifted for parts of south county, Monday morning.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg made the announcement Sunday.

The new office of St. Louis-based marketing firm Elasticity was intended to be as eclectic as the Grand Center Arts District that surrounds it.

Senator Eric Schmitt posted the following pearl of wisdom Friday on his Twitter account: “In Biden's bloated budget, there's $1.3 billion for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for research on roadway fatalities and injuries. Part of that research? Developing a female crash test dummy to ‘address gender equity in crash testing.’ Beyond parody.”

The St. Louis Zoo's California Sea Lion Show is back.

If you need to take the bus Monday, 30 Metro bus routes in Missouri and Illinois are changing.

Volunteers to St. Louis arts and cultural institutions make up a largely hidden army of willing, enthusiastic workers.

The Missouri Highway Patrol confirmed that one of the officers involved in a Sunday night shooting has died.

The grip of lobbyists and special interests remains strong in Jefferson City.

Former SLU and NBA great Larry Hughes says he chose to be a co-owner of the area’s two ViolaSTL dispensaries because it provides “therapy and relaxation.”

As the Missouri House debated legislation last week to allow students to transfer out of their home district, rumors about the state’s declining school performance data lingered. When the numbers became public later in the day, lawmakers were quick to voice their opinions. Missouri students scored worse across the board from pre-pandemic levels, and 112 […]

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It is pretty cool that the largest proposed infrastructure project in Missouri would generate thousands of construction jobs, save hundreds of thousands of Missourians billions of dollars over its lifetime, and deliver reliable clean energy for decades to come. The Grain Belt Express and Tiger Connector, which is under consideration now, needs the support of […]

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Fans said there was a constant roar inside the Dome as the Battlehawks took on the Arlington Renegades and beat them 24-11.

Peter Gabriel is set to release i/o, his first new album in over 20 years, sometime in 2023. But until then, fans will be getting a new song with each new moon,…

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Former Assistant Circuit Attorney Pat Hamacher used to work for Kim Gardner. He said she won't accept help from him or other outside prosecutors.

A series of communications last week show the fault lines, and pitfalls, in dealing with an increasingly illiberal Israeli government.

Joe Manchin has protecting America exactly backwards.