a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Ideas for future of former St. Louis jail known as 'The Workhouse' site narrowed

2 years 10 months ago
An animal control or shelter site? A motorsports, go-cart track or other recreational facility? A memorial or museum site? Renewable energy site? Return the land to native tribes? All are among the potential uses for one of the city’s former jails known as The Workhouse, at 7600 Hall St., that a steering committee says it is willing to continue to explore based on the 790 responses it got to a community survey. Some of the uses eliminated from consideration include a job and business training…
Christine Byers

Military plaques stolen from Jefferson Barracks Park

2 years 10 months ago
Authorities are searching Tuesday morning for whoever stole several military plaques from a south county park. This all happened at and near the Veteran's Memorial Amphitheater at Jefferson Barracks Park off Bagby Road.
Chris Regnier

State auditor launches inquiry into Missouri marijuana program

2 years 10 months ago

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has begun an investigation into the state’s marijuana program, vowing to assess whether regulators are operating “in a manner that is efficient, accountable and transparent.” The audit is not a routine, scheduled review. It was initiated by Fitzpatrick after he pledged last year during his campaign to look into how Missouri […]

The post State auditor launches inquiry into Missouri marijuana program appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Jason Hancock

The Republican War on Families

2 years 10 months ago
The ‘Dobbs’ decision and conservative policies mean teenage rape victims are forced to give birth in dangerous, threadbare hospitals.
Ryan Cooper

The China Conundrum

2 years 10 months ago
As the world’s second-largest economy deals with multiple problems, is it time for a cozier relationship?
Robert Kuttner