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Home Builders Contribute to Tornado Relief

3 months 2 weeks ago
Last week, the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF) contributed $100,000 for tornado relief to the St. Louis Community Foundation’s St. Louis Disaster Relief Fund. The funds donated by HBCF will be used for emergency shelter needs for those displaced by the tornado, as well as for the immediate and/or long-term clean-up, repair, and rebuilding needs […]
Dede Hance

Bipartisan resistance building against Missouri governor’s stadium funding plan

3 months 2 weeks ago
Gov. Mike Kehoe’s stadium funding plan for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals is facing growing resistance from across the ideological spectrum as lawmakers prepare to return to the Missouri Capitol on Monday.  From the right, the Senate Freedom Caucus is threatening a return to procedural gridlock if the agenda for next week’s special session […]
Jason Hancock, Rudi Keller

Rubio Announces Ban On Foreign ‘Censors’ Coming To The US, While Simultaneously Having Students Kidnapped For Their Speech

3 months 2 weeks ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this week that he’s barring visas for foreign nationals who “censor Americans,” declaring that “free speech is among the most cherished rights we enjoy as Americans.” This is yet another example of the most censorial administration falsely wrapping itself in the cloak of “free speech warriors” to defend censorship. […]
Mike Masnick

Immigrants in US without permanent legal status grew to 12.2 million, study finds

3 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — The Center for Migration Studies Thursday released a report finding the population of people in the United States without permanent legal status increased to 12.2 million in 2023, using the most recent Census Bureau American Community Survey data. It’s a number that grew by 2 million from 2020 to 2023, according to the study by […]
Ariana Figueroa

US House-passed tax bill weakens accountability at for-profit colleges, advocates say

3 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending package U.S. House Republicans narrowly advanced last week could hinder accountability for for-profit colleges and weaken student-borrower protections, student advocates say. The bill, now headed to the Senate, calls for sweeping changes to education policy under what GOP lawmakers deem “regulatory relief.”  That includes eliminating a rule governing for-profit schools, […]
Shauneen Miranda

IBEW Local 1 Veterans Committee Brightens O’Fallon VFW Post

3 months 2 weeks ago
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Members of the IBEW Local 1 Veterans Committee recently volunteered their time and efforts toward making VFW Post 5077 a little brighter by retrofitting the older building’s lights. A group of about 10 IBEW Local 1 volunteers teamed up at the hall at 8500 Veterans Memorial Parkway on May […]
Dede Hance

Daily Deal: The Ultimate 2025 Cyber Security SOC Analyst Bundle

3 months 2 weeks ago
The Ultimate 2025 Cyber Security SOC Analyst Bundle has 12 courses covering what you need to know to help identify vulnerabilities, monitor for threats, and respond to incidents as a Security Operations Center analyst. Courses cover IT fundamentals, CCNA certifications, Linux, Wireshark, and Splunk. It’s on sale for $35. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is […]
Daily Deal

Gateway Studios Opens Doors in Chesterfield Valley

3 months 2 weeks ago
From West Newsmagazine:  Gateway Studios & Production Services has officially opened its studio complex in Chesterfield. The 32-acre facility at 900 Spirit of Saint Louis Blvd. is designed to meet the demands of the complex touring productions, television and film projects and high-end corporate events. “We set out to build a space that solves real […]
Dede Hance