It’s amazing how some people think trademarks work. In the last week or so, several media outlets briefly went into a frenzy over a trademark application that was filed for Tesla’s yet to be released Cybertruck specifically for vehicle categories other than “on land” vehicles. Notably, Elon Musk made some questionable claims that the Cybertruck, […]
The Railway Exchange, a 110-year-old architectural gem and former home of the Famous Barr department store, now has wide open points of entry with no security presence after sitting empty for nearly a decade.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- Governor Pritzker signed an assault weapon ban into law Tuesday night. Some of the law goes into effect immediately, some will not go into effect until later. Immediately Now in Illinois, it is illegal to sell or deliver any assault weapon anywhere in the state of Illinois. "Sales of assault weapons [...]
Tyler Cowen points me today to a new study that investigates whether the gender wage gap is affected by family leave laws. The basic strategy is to look at the gender gap by state and compare wages before and after family leave acts were passed. That's a sensible approach. Long story short, the authors conclude ...continue reading "Do family leave acts kill progress on the gender wage gap?"
St. Louis County Council members vowed on Tuesday, their first meeting of the new year, to tackle a looming budget deficit, use pandemic aid wisely and treat each other with more civility. But they split on their choice for a…
When the Save A Lot in Pagedale closed in November of 2021, it was a major blow to a community that had worked hard to bring the kinds of things to Pagedale and the surrounding communities that are commonplace most anywhere else. Like a grocery store. Opened in 2010, the Save A Lot was the […]