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Businesses hate E-Verify. Should Ron DeSantis try to pass it anyway?

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Over at National Review, Jason Richwine comments on one of my hobby horses: Early in his first term as Florida governor, Ron DeSantis pressed the legislature to mandate universal E-Verify, the online tool run by the Department of Homeland Security that allows employers to confirm that their employees are legally authorized to work in the ...continue reading "Businesses hate E-Verify. Should Ron DeSantis try to pass it anyway?"
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Artist Puts Her Mark On Downtown Alton With Botanical Painting Project

2 years 11 months ago
ALTON - Local artist Jenna Muscarella has been busy in recent days painting botanical artwork on a previous utility box in front of Bossanova Martini Lounge and Restaurant on Third Street in Alton. Muscarella was commissioned by Alton Main Street for the project. Muscarella is also an art teacher in the Wood River District. She is originally from Alton and graduated from Alton High School. "I am painting a mural on a gas utility box, hiding an eye sore," she said. "The buildings here are historic and so beautiful and instead of putting a mural on a building, we are putting it here." The artwork is done in conjunction with the foilage and plants in the flower beds. Eventually, Jenna plans to put her free magnets on the painted box. "I love painting," she said. "I do this every day because I am an art teacher. I am also a commissioned artist and painter. I have a gallery in Soulard and a studio in my basement." Jenna said she wanted a chance to put her mark on Alton in some artistic

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