Two things come to mind when St. Louisans think of Sauget, Illinois: weed and nightclubs. The small village directly across the river is the land of smokestacks, strip joints and minor league baseball, with a population of just a few hundred people.
An analysis found that the decline in homicides and gun assaults in neighborhoods getting the Cure Violence treatment wasn’t much different from that seen in areas without the program.
Missouri campaign finance laws exist so voters know who is involved in and supports a campaign, as well as how the campaign spends its money. Ballot measures, candidates and committees are regulated by the state’s campaign finance laws — Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 130 — which are enforced by the Missouri Ethics Commission. Individuals have been known […]
Complaints about flood risks and levee controversies were the focus of a Thursday public hearing held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River Commission.