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No, U.S. Broadband Isn’t Miraculously Getting Cheaper

2 years 6 months ago
Hoping to pretend that the U.S. broadband industry is vibrant and competitive, every so often the broadband industry will issue a broad proclamation that U.S. broadband is secretly amazing and super affordable. Unfortunately data uniformly, clearly shows that it’s not. The availability of fast speeds remains spotty, prices remain high, and customer service, while improving […]
Karl Bode

Missouri tried to fix its doctor shortage. Now the fix may need fixing

2 years 6 months ago

This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News.  Missouri state Rep. Tricia Derges is pushing a bill to give assistant physicians like herself a pathway to becoming fully licensed doctors in the state. Not that Derges — among the highest-profile holders of the assistant physician license created in 2014 to ease a doctor shortage […]

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Bram Sable-Smith

St. Louis' Tech Sector Is Growing Briskly, Says a New Report

2 years 6 months ago
St. Louis comes out looking good in a new report from the Brookings Institution, which calls attention to “rising stars” that have done a solid job in recent years of adding jobs in fast-growing technology sectors. Employment data from 2020 suggest St. Louis, Kansas City and a handful of other metros are poised for further progress, according to Brookings researchers Mark Muro and Yang You.
Jack Grone

Cardinals 2022 season schedule changes are here

2 years 6 months ago
The St. Louis Cardinals announced some changes to the 2022 season schedule Wednesday afternoon, including a three-day extension of the regular season. The changes reschedule five Cardinals away games, but the team’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 7, remains unchanged. First pitch will be 3:15 p.m. The five rescheduled road games were originally planned for March 31-April 6. The final day of the season is now scheduled for Oct. 5. "The Cardinals originally scheduled three-game…
Osama Ayyad, KSDK

Capitol Perspectives: Ukraine’s example for Missouri lawmakers

2 years 6 months ago

The Russian invasion of Ukraine promises to be a fascinating issue for Missouri lawmakers in the session’s closing weeks. Already measures have been filed to prohibit state and local government from purchasing Russian products and ban contracts with businesses that have ongoing contracts with Russian “strategic industries.” There also are bills to suspend for six […]

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Phill Brooks