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Coloring STL

2 years 7 months ago

St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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Patrick

Biden rule on transgender athletes would set conditions on school sports bans

2 years 7 months ago

The Biden administration will advance a rule to make it more difficult for schools to exclude transgender youth athletes from competition based on their gender identity, a senior U.S. Education Department official told reporters Thursday. The proposed rule would prohibit blanket bans of transgender athletes competing in sports consistent with their gender identity. But it […]

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Jacob Fischler

Maplewood to Pay $3.25M to Settle Suit Alleging 'Debtors' Prison'

2 years 7 months ago
The City of Maplewood will pay out $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it ran a debtors' prison — which includes $1 million in legal fees for ArchCity Defenders, the nonprofit law firm that filed the class-action suit in 2016, and the two firms assisting it. That's according to an order filed in federal court Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry. In addition to its own fees and those of Tycko & Zavareei LLP and Keane Law LLC, ArchCity Defenders says the payout will be distributed among the more than 7,000 people jailed by the St. Louis suburb and the 20,000 people who paid fines and fees from 2011 to 2021.
Sarah Fenske