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GOP rivals in Missouri attorney general race draw even in fundraising
The two Republicans vying to be Missouri’s next attorney general continue building their campaign war chests, with both reporting more than $1 million cash on hand. 
Southern Illinois congressman wants more parking spaces for truckers
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, has introduced legislation that would provide money to create more parking spaces for large commercial trucks.
Texas Senate Approves Law Preventing University Instructors From Talking About Things These Senators Don’t Like
Texas has always been a bit weird about stuff. It sometimes views itself as a separate nation or, at least, openly expresses its desire to secede from this apparently abhorrent liberal village of hundreds of millions known as the United States. Fuck it. Maybe we just let it float off into the political sea as […]
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Pro-Parson PAC has spent $110K on private plane expenses so far in 2023
Mike Parson has made it clear to anyone who will listen that he’s done with elected office when term limits force him from the Missouri governor’s mansion next year. 
Can't drive with that: Illinois police find 3 garbage bags of marijuana during traffic stop
Just because marijuana is legal in Illinois, doesn't mean you can transport as much as you want around the state.
Messenger: Librarians defend the homeland from the latest GOP culture war in Missouri
A proposed funding cut is just one part of a strategy to use libraries as pawns in the battle over LGBTQ rights.
Alton To Receive Nearly $100,000 ECF Grant
 ALTON - Alton Mayor David Goins said Tuesday he is excited to announce the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) awarded nearly $100,000 to the City of Alton in annual grants. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison and the Alton Fire Department said the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) has awarded $36,922 toward the purchase of new rescue equipment. “Kuddos to Chief Jemison and Battalion Chief Tom House for leadership and diligence in securing the grant. It is so wonderful for the fire department to purchase disaster readiness equipment," Mayor Goins said. The Alton Fire Department requested new extrication equipment that can be used for auto extrication, structural collapse, breaching, and stabilization incidents. “We will now be able to purchase new battery-powered Genesis NEXGEN spreaders, cutters, and rams. This equipment will match our existing complement of tools which will streamline our response preparedness for future rescue incidents," said Chief Jemison. 
Live broadcast of Roger Waters’ This Is Not A Drill concert coming to theaters next month
Roger Waters is currently in Europe on his This Is Not A Drill tour, and now fans around the world will be able to experience the concert. Trafalgar is set to…
How St. Louis is celebrating its 1st fully legal 4/20
Lulu's Local Eatery Reopens for Dine In With Beautiful Renovation
      
      
      
         Fans of Lulu's Local Eatery: It's time to celebrate. The beloved South Grand vegan spot has reopened its dining room. Lulu's (3201 South Grand Boulevard, luluslocaleaterystl.com) held a grand re-opening brunch this past weekend and then followed up the event with an Instagram announcement of its new hours.
    
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Limit on foreign ownership of farmland clears Missouri Senate
A bill that would prohibit any further foreign ownership of Missouri land was passed in the Senate on Monday.
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Remains of Springfield, Missouri man found in Iowa
Deputies in southern Iowa reported that they have found human skeletal remains and have identified them.
Police: Man helping get goose out of road struck, killed in Chicago suburbs
A man was struck and killed after helping get a goose out of traffic early Tuesday morning in unincorporated Elgin Township.
Parson appoints 3 new members to University of Missouri System Board of Curators
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed three new members to the University of Missouri System Board of Curators on Monday.
Elon Musk Is Full Of Shit, Again. No, Federal Agencies Did Not Have ‘Full Access’ To DMs
Elon Musk went on Tucker Carlson this week and spewed some utter nonsense, claiming that one thing he discovered upon taking over Twitter was that federal agencies had full access to everything at Twitter, including DMs. “The degree to which various government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on at Twitter […]
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