CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a multistate coalition of eight attorneys general urging President Biden to fully cancel federal student loan debt owed by every federal student loan borrower in the country. The coalition urges the president to immediately exercise his authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel the more than $1.7 trillion owed to the federal government by student borrowers. “Without action, the student loan crisis will continue to get worse, stifling economic activity and weighing down families with mountains of debt that they cannot afford to repay,” Raoul said. “While long-term reforms to the student loan system are desperately needed, I urge the Biden administration to take action that will provide immediate relief to student loan borrowers.” In their letter , Raoul and the coalition argue that a full cancelation of student debt is necessary to address the sheer enormity of debts owed, systemically
For what it's worth, you should ignore all the folks talking about how badly Roe v. Wade was written. I've read plenty of commentary on this, and even liberal scholars mostly agree that Blackmun did a lousy job. But it doesn't matter. The opinion could have been written by John Marshall himself and no one ...continue reading "Nobody cares how badly Roe was written"
ALTON - It won’t be long before the new McDonald’s opens its doors at 717 East Broadway in Alton. Construction started in mid-March and has progressed in a quick fashion, Alton Mayor David Goins said. The Bold family owns this McDonald’s and others around the region. Much of the structure is in place with the foundation, plumbing, and more for the new restaurant. The McDonald’s in Alton was destroyed in a terrible fire on June 18, 2021. The next step is simply to finish the inside and install the new equipment. Mayor Goins said he has heard sometime in early summer the restaurant will open to customers. “The construction appears to be going well,” Mayor Goins said. “I am encouraged by all the work being done to bring it back to functionality. “We are encouraged that all the workers will be able to come back to their jobs. It will definitely be a boom in that area once it is up and running again. Many people stop by McDonald’s
After the success of her podcast “Dr. Death,” medical journalist Laura Biel dove into the case of a St. Louis-area woman named Sarah Delashmit, who left a trail of fraud and heartbreak going back decades. Biel discusses what she uncovered, and her new podcast chronicling the bizarre case, “Sympathy Pains.”
A company spokeswoman said "we are unable to speak to personnel matters that involve past or current team members." Here's who's leading the company now.
Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah said the city has spent about $7 million to fix the locks on one floor of the City Justice Center and has three more floors to go.
A bipartisan bill aimed at improving student literacy morphed into an omnibus education package after it was passed out of the House Monday night with amendments dealing with open enrollment, …
There's not a ton of state-by-state polling on abortion, but when Roe v. Wade is overturned and control of abortion law is returned to the states this is suddenly going to become very important. Here is a Pew survey from 2014 that asks whether abortion should be legal or illegal in "most or all" cases. ...continue reading "Raw data: Views on abortion by state"
Last week, in partnership with Engine, we launched our startup policy simulator game Startup Trail. The game puts you in the shoes of a founder trying to build a successful startup, and facing the many difficult policy decisions that entails without running out of money, losing all your users, or ending up with a company […]
Pearl Jam paid tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during their concert in San Diego Tuesday. As noted by SPIN and captured in fan-shot footage posted to YouTube,…
The labor market in the U.S. is incredibly tight. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports there are more than 11 million job openings, and one survey shows that half of small business owners believe it’s gotten harder to find qualified people.
As businesses continue to compete for talent, it helps to fully understand what motivates job seekers these days. Younger job seekers in particular often have different expectations than hiring managers are accustomed to.
One of the newer cohorts…
GLEN CARBON - Elena Rybak shows great potential for the spring for the Father McGivney Catholic girls' track and field team. Only a freshman, Elena blazed to a first place in the Indoor State Championships with a time of 5:08. The Griffins’ 4 x 800 relay team placed fourth in the state indoors with a time of 10:15. Elena is a Byron, Carlson Petri & Kalb Female Athlete of the Month. Elena is the ultimate competitor, she drives at a remarkable pace from start to finish. When she starts a race, an onlooker can see her concentration in her eyes. She is on the track to excel and win whenever possible. Her distance coach Jim Helton says Eleana’s potential for the future is simply unlimited. Russ Hart is Elena’s head coach for McGivney track and field and he agreed with Helton's assessment of Elena. Elena started her track and field and running career in fifth grade. “I enjoy running because I love to compete, and the feeling of crossing the line at the end of
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