No matter how expensive law enforcement is, it can always get more expensive. Most agencies demand outsized portions of local budgets. That’s just the ground floor. Cops want more money and less accountability. Perpetually. The cost of keeping bad cops on the payroll is far, far more than their paychecks. Bad cops generate lawsuits, which […]
Richmond Heights resident Richard Fister has died at 90, and more in the news. KMOV — Shots fired in Richmond Heights neighborhood during car break-ins – KMOV KSDK — 22-year-old is arrested in connection to Valley Park dispensary break-in – KSDK St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Richard Fister Obituary (1931 – 2022) – Kirkwood, MO – […]
The YWCA Metro St. Louis has announced its 2022 Leaders of Distinction, and the class includes several influential African American women representing business, civic, and philanthropic communities.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Seven Midwestern states are teaming up to accelerate the development of hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative for automobiles and factories that rely largely on climate-warming fossil fuels, governors said Monday. The partnership includes Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, whose economies are dominated by agriculture and heavy industry [...]
The 24-page Texas agreement is the latest in which Centene has agreed to pay milllions of dollars to resolve claims that its subsidiaries overcharged state Medicaid programs for pharmacy benefit management services.
The Missouri Senate this week will debate an income tax cut that doesn’t immediately lower rates as much as Gov. Mike Parson proposed but would, if passed, promise future reductions. Under a proposal passed on a party-line vote Monday in the Senate Appropriations Committee, the top state income tax rate for next year would be […]
St. Louis' primary Realtors' association said it will work to clear titles of race-based covenants and create a land bank for St. Louis County, part of initiatives designed to address past racial discrimination in the real estate industry.
The classic Journey hit ballad "Faithfully" will be featured on the premiere episode of ABC sitcom The Goldberg's 10th season, which airs this Wednesday, September 21, at 8:30 p.m. ET.…
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council is suing the company behind the long-delayed redevelopment of downtown’s Jefferson Arms, alleging the developer owes the union $700,000. The union claims Dallas-based Alterra Worldwide defaulted on $700,000 in loans the carpenters’ St. Louis council lent to the company. The money went to pay for 2018, […]
Health insurance giant Centene Corp. has agreed to pay $165.6 million to Texas to resolve claims that it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy services. It’s the biggest known payout by the nation’s largest Medicaid insurer over its drug pricing practices. The deal was signed July 11 but hadn’t been publicly announced until Monday […]
GLEN CARBON - The Village of Glen Carbon is extremely lucky to have a Heritage Museum filled with historical artifacts compiled over many decades. Interestingly, the museum itself is a local landmark that was once the grade school, Village Hall, and library for Glen Carbon. Along with our local museum, the Yanda Log Cabin dates back to the 1850s, rediscovered in 1989 once the siding was removed. Maintaining the historical relevance of both structures and their collections is a job that Samantha Doolin, museum coordinator, takes great pride in managing. Samantha Doolin is very passionate about her important role with the Village of Glen Carbon. She’s excited about the wealth of information available to share with the community at both the cabin and the museum. When asked about her favorite aspect of the job, she didn’t hesitate to answer. “Everyday is different when working here. Reviewing the various collections and cataloging them, scanning articles or old photos,
It’s been seven years since Congress last introduced a federal anti-SLAPP law (and that was six years after the previous attempt). So here we are, and once again we’ve finally got a federal anti-SLAPP law introduced in Congress, this time by Rep. Jamie Raskin, who recently held a hearing focusing on SLAPP lawsuit attacks against […]
From KMOV: A judge is allowing construction of a new firehouse in Wildwood to move forward. Monarch Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Les Crews says his department is excited to finally be able to start construction on the new firehouse on Wild Horse Creek Road after a yearlong delay. “That’s behind us now,” Assistant Chief […]
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