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New Voting Restrictions Could Make It Harder for 1 in 5 Americans to Vote

2 years 9 months ago

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This video is the result of a partnership between ProPublica and Gray TV/InvestigateTV.

For all the recent focus on voting rights, little attention has been paid to one of the most sustained and brazen suppression campaigns in America: the effort to block help at the voting booth for people who struggle to read — a group that now amounts to about 48 million Americans, or more than a fifth of the adult population.

Across the country, from California to Georgia, people like Olivia Coley-Pearson and Faye Combs are working to help citizens with low literacy skills exercise their constitutional right to vote, but doing so requires fighting through stigma and increased restrictions on accessibility.

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While new voting restrictions in states like Florida, Texas and Georgia do not all target voters who struggle to read, they make it especially challenging for these voters to get help casting ballots. ProPublica analyzed the voter turnout in 3,000 counties and found that places with lower estimated literacy rates tended to also have lower turnout.

See for yourself: For the launch of its Right to Read series, ProPublica partnered with Gray TV’s Investigate TV team, which produced the segment above.

Read the full ProPublica investigation.

by Caresse Jackman, Gray TV/Investigate TV, and Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman, ProPublica

Bi-State Workforce Boards Receive Department of Labor Grant To Launch Gateway Registered Apprenticeship Programs Hub

2 years 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Madison County and the St. Louis region workforce innovation areas a four-year,$5.8 million grant to be a part of the Apprenticeship Building America program. “We are thrilled with this announcement from the Department of Labor to be able to launch the Gateway Registered Apprenticeship Programs Hub,” Employment and Training Director Tony Fuhrmann said. Fuhrmann said the Gateway Hub, which includes six local workforce innovation areas —Madison County Employment and Training, St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department, City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the Jefferson/Franklin Consortium in Missouri — received $5,819,104 in ABA grant funding. The project aims to register at least 750 new apprentices across the region and represents the first joint initiative between Illinois and Missouri workforce areas, Fuhrmann said “These Local Workforce Innovation Areas serve

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St. Louis Weather Turning Hot Again This Week (Yes, Really)

2 years 9 months ago
Put away your pumpkin spice lattes, it’s still summer in St. Louis. Cooler temperatures have had us dreaming of cozy sweaters and crunching leaves, but St. Louis summer isn’t done with us quite yet. It’s still summer by the calendar (it doesn’t end until September 22), but it’s also still summer in the forecast, too.
Jaime Lees

Former St. Louis TV Star Gives Marathon Testimony in His Own Trial

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Former reality TV star Tim Norman, 43, took center stage at his own murder-for-hire trial this morning. Norman was the final witness called by his own defense on the morning of the sixth day of the trial. "Did you have anything to do with the murder of Andre Montgomery?" his attorney Michael Leonard asked.
Ryan Krull

Corpse Reviver Halloween Pop-Up Returns to Lazy Tiger

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A wickedly popular Halloween-themed pop-up bar is back again this year, promising paranormal vibes, haunted Tiki cocktails and luau-inspired food. Corpse Reviver (210 North Euclid Avenue), the seasonal concept from the minds behind Lazy Tiger, Yellowbelly and Retreat Gastropub will run from Thursday, October 13, through Saturday, October 29, giving guests the opportunity to celebrate spooky season at one of the city's essential cocktail bars. According to co-owner and acclaimed bartender Tim Wiggins, this year's Corpse Reviver, held at Lazy Tiger, will be a bit different from those in years past.
Cheryl Baehr

Mike Parson Doesn't Want Your Student Debt Forgiven

2 years 9 months ago
Missouri Governor Mike Parson, along with 21 other governors, signed a letter on Monday asking President Joe Biden not to go through with his student loan forgiveness plan. Biden announced a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt in late August. All of the governors that signed the letter are Republican and include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
Rosalind Early

Calls For Violence Against The Press Have Paid Off: Politician Accused Of Murdering Investigative Reporter

2 years 9 months ago
Given the inalienable protections this country has determined are essential to democracy, the United States has only tolerated limited violence against journalists. Most of this violence is perpetrated by law enforcement officers who feel a fully functioning democracy demands they greet documentation of their acts with force or unjustified arrests. This calculus shifted during the […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: The Complete Video Production Super Bundle

2 years 9 months ago
Aspiring filmmakers, YouTubers, bloggers, and business owners alike can find something to love about the Complete Video Production Super Bundle. Video content is fast changing from the future marketing tool to the present, and in these 10 courses you’ll learn how to make professional videos on any budget. From the absolute basics to the advanced shooting […]
Gretchen Heckmann

SIUE's Arts and Issues Presents "Chaos Theory & Other Miracles" as Xfest Returns to Campus  

2 years 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – As part of a packed week of thrilling performances, workshops, seminars and masterclasses to mark the return of Xfest to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus, Arts and Issues will present “Chaos Theory & Other Miracles,” a show by Leggy Bones Physical Theater Company, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 in the Dunham Hall Theater. “SIUE Theater and Dance is thrilled to present the return of SIUE Xfest: A Festival of Alternative Theater and Dance after a two-year hiatus,” said Chuck Harper, artistic director of SIUE Xfest and professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theater and Dance.?“We have a visiting artist who is returning to the festival after a previous appearance, The Coldharts, who are presenting ‘Edgar Allan’ and ‘Silver Hammer.’ We also have two first-time presenters, Obie Award-winning actress Stephanie Berry and Leggy Bones Physical Theater Co.?There is

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