Letter To The Editor: As a former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois’ 15th Congressional District, and someone who has spent a career fighting for working people and challenging the concentration of wealth and power, I believe Alton deserves far more than a sales pitch about investment, tax revenue and the economy of the future. I have seen what happens when outside interests extract value from a community while ordinary people are left to absorb the consequences.
A bill in Illinois would make data centers account for all the electricity they use. The Data Center Energy Accountability Act (House Bill 5826) would require data centers to report power use hour by hour and make or buy clean energy credits to cover it all. Centers that fall short would pay a fee, and [...]
Four people were killed and three others were injured in a wrong-way crash on Highway 30 in Jefferson County Saturday night, raising concerns among drivers who regularly travel the busy roadway.
Friday night, got home, and the weather was absolutely beautiful.St. Louis was briefly making a compelling argument for why any of us choose to live here.This really is the best…
This is an update to School Privatizers Want Another STL Sales Tax for Child Care Proposition B on the ballot in St. Louis City is a sketchy proposal. It most certainly would publicly fund some day care/pre-school services by charter schools, churches, and for profit companies. Is your St. Louis City child guaranteed free or … Continue reading Vote NO, STL Prop B Child Care Sales Tax Grift →
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