A number of departments and centers at Washington University in St. Louis have partnered with the River City Journalism Fund, which nurtures minority journalists, to found the Heartland Journalism Fellowships at the university. Its two fellows – one based in…
Here's the latest YouGov poll showing Democratic preferences in the Gaza war: Every age group is more sympathetic to the Israelis than the Palestinians with the exception of the youngest cohort, which is slightly more sympathetic to the Palestinians. Overall, Democrats approve of Joe Biden's handling of the war by 62-21%.
The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown, sending the unconventional two-step continuing resolution to the Senate and marking the first major hurdle Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has cleared since winning the gavel. The chamber approved the short-term funding measure in a 336-95 vote, days before Friday night's shutdown deadline. Two [...]
One day after releasing the report, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey spoke one-on-one with FOX 2, further explaining the actions that led up to his efforts to remove Gardner from office.
St. Louis gastrointestinal health startup Geneoscopy Inc. has partnered with a major health care diagnostics firm to distribute the screening test for colorectal cancer it soon plans to begin commercializing.
From KMOV: The contractor tasked with building a new city hall and community event center for the City of Jennings has terminated the agreement. On Thursday, lawyers on behalf of Hankins Construction sent a letter to the City of Jennings outlining damages owed to Hankins Construction and termination of the contract due a stop work […]
From Construction Dive: Contractor employer groups have sued the federal government over a recent final rule change to the Davis-Bacon Act, which went into effect Oct. 23. On Tuesday, Associated Builders and Contractors and its Southeast Texas chapter filed suit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas […]
The marathon hat trick is a goal that some committed distance runners aim for but few have achieved. To accomplish this feat runners must complete 100 marathons, a marathon in all 50 U.S. states, and a marathon on all seven continents. Fewer than 60 runners have completed the marathon hat trick and only three of them are Black. Two of those three are from St. Louis: Tony Reed and Lisa Davis. A documentary, “We Are Distance Runners: The Marathon Hat Trick,” is about their story and it screens Wednesday evening as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Core & Main Inc., the Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, has agreed to buy the assets of a Minnesota-based drainage products business. Core & Main said it plans to buy substantially all the assets of Granite Water Works Inc., a provider of water, […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Nine years ago, I visited a group home — cottages, really — for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The headline for the resultant column was, “Storm clouds gathering over man’s home of 46 years.” The man was Terry Paridy. He was 71, and he lived in a cottage with five […]
From Construction Dive: Infrastructure and capital projects are being hit hard by rising financing costs, inflation and expensive lawsuits, but the latter issue is one builders have some power to mitigate. Contractors can empower themselves by understanding the causes of cost disputes and overruns, and curb the losses of money and time these conflicts routinely […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The company that touted plans to remake wine country here is selling another property in its redevelopment vision, causing some area officials to worry the company is further scaling back its ambitious plans. The Florida-based Hoffmann Family of Cos. has listed 10 acres for sale in Warren County near the Washington […]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, challenged the head of the Teamsters union to a physical fight at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday intended to showcase how labor unions are making families’ lives better. The tense confrontation at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing stemmed from acrimonious posts on social […]
Earlier this month, The Rolling Stones teased fans with a post sharing the website crossfirehurricane.com. While some were hoping the band was hinting at a tour, there’s no tour news just yet.…
From Reuters: Two years after President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law, his administration has launched 40,000 projects aimed at rebuilding America, according to his infrastructure czar, Mitch Landrieu. The White House wants Biden to gain maximum credit for the projects to help him in his fight for re-election, with a […]
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