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8 federal prosecutors to partner with St. Louis circuit attorney to help reduce backlog of serious cases

2 years 7 months ago
Eight assistant U.S. attorneys will soon be working alongside city prosecutors to help prosecute some of the city's most serious cases as St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore's administration continues to dig out from the backlog of cases Kim Gardner’s administration left behind. The group of eight federal prosecutors include some former city prosecutors who worked during Gardner’s administration as well as her predecessor Jennifer Joyce. Some of them also once worked in the St. Louis County…
Christine Byers

Elon’s Twitter Kills Off Many More Useful Bots

2 years 7 months ago
One of Elon’s big promises when he took over Twitter was that he would get rid of spam bots. So far that’s been a huge fucking failure. That’s from the Wall Street Journal, which has been generally supportive of Musk’s tenure at Twitter. But, the article makes it clear that Musk has totally failed to […]
Mike Masnick

Final phase to connect and restore Forest Park waterways begins

2 years 7 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A groundbreaking for a project to help connect more waterways in Forest Park was held Tuesday morning. This project will continue through the 2023 summer. It will restore several features including the Seven Pools waterfall, Round Lake, Bowl Lake and add a pavilion on its shoreline. This is the final phase of [...]
Joe Millitzer

Monthly Construction Input Prices Decrease in May

2 years 7 months ago
From Contractor:  Construction input prices fell 0.6% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices declined 0.5% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 3.7% lower than a year ago. […]
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Subsidies for Big Downtown Projects Clear Aldermanic Committee

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Subsidies aimed at kickstarting two big downtown development projects cleared their first hurdle at the Board of Aldermen on Thursday, moving through committee without a single dissenting vote. The bills offering tax breaks to developers looking to revamp the old riverfront industrial area south of the Arch and refill the vacant […]
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