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Grand and Lafayette Gas Station Zoning Change Goes Before the Planning Commission

2 years 6 months ago

After months of seeming dormancy of the proposed not-so-grand QT gas station at Grand and Lafayette, we have our first of many steps before us to facilitate the development in the Tiffany neighborhood. This proposal is by far not the “signature development” the Midtown Redevelopment Plan called for at this location. Check out the previous […]

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Richard Bose

St. Louis could use pandemic relief funds to kickstart guaranteed basic income pilot program

2 years 6 months ago
More than 400 parents living in poverty could soon see direct cash payments from the city of St. Louis for at least a year and a half under a new proposal under debate at the Board of Aldermen. The program is slated to last for 18 months. If it succeeds, Mayor Tishaura Jones has suggested it could expand to become a broader part of the city's official policy to combat poverty. Jones has signed on as one of dozens of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income. Cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco…
Mark Maxwell, KSDK

Bipartisan group of lawmakers push to restrict foreign ownership of Missouri farmland

2 years 6 months ago

Citing concerns about the environment, food security and the fate of family farmers, Missouri legislators have filed several bills that would restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land. Both Democratic and Republican senators have pre-filed bills ahead of the January start of the 2023 Missouri General Assembly session to halt foreign purchases of Missouri farmland.  “Just […]

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Allison Kite

Civic education and engagement must become higher priorities

2 years 6 months ago

The ongoing focus in the public square should not be on former President Donald Trump’s pronouncement that all rules, regulations, laws and articles found in the Constitution of the United States be terminated so he can be reinstated as president. Instead, the concern should be more about what long-term impact such a statement has on […]

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Janice Ellis