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Illinois American Water: Pavement Work Could Be Completed On East Part Of 3rd Street In Alton In Week, Plus Other Updates

3 years ago
ALTON - Illinois American Water today (September 9) provided its weekly update with work progress on the Alton combined sewer system and the installation of new sanitary sewers. Illinois American Water said 3rd Street between Belle Street and Piasa Street in Alton is still closed, as well as Belle Street from 3rd Street north to 4th Street. "It is anticipated that pavement restoration work could be completed next week on the east portion of 3rd Street," Karen Cotton, an Illinois American Water spokesperson said. "This will be weather dependent. Belle Street sewer work has been halted for the upcoming Alton Pride event scheduled for Sept. 10. "This stretch of roadway will continue to be closed to all-thru traffic for a month or two. A water main replacement is anticipated and is awaiting a permit." Cotton added: "9th Street east and west of Piasa Street (U.S. 67) is back open to traffic. Please obey traffic signals. Belle Street, between 8th Street and 9th Street, will remain closed

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Jay Ashcroft clarifies position in high-profile U.S. Supreme Court election case

3 years ago

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants to be clear that his amicus brief in a high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case is not an endorsement of the so-called “independent state legislature” doctrine.  He’s not denouncing it, either.  Instead, Ashcroft is floating a theory of his own: That Congressional redistricting is a duty reserved solely for […]

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Jason Hancock

New fight opens in Congress over VA policy that sidesteps state abortion bans

3 years ago

WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. Senate are confident the Department of Veterans Affairs can implement a new policy that allows its doctors to provide abortions when the pregnancy threatens the patient’s life or health, or when it’s the result of rape or incest. The VA announced the new policy last week to cheers from Democrats who […]

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Jennifer Shutt

'I'm Always on Ecstasy': Gunman Testifies in Welcome to Sweetie Pie's Trial

3 years ago
Two FBI agents took the stand this morning in the fourth day in the trial of Tim Norman, the former reality TV star accused of orchestrating the murder of his nephew Andre Montgomery to collect a life insurance policy he’d taken out on the 21-year-old. Norman and Montgomery were co-stars on Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, a reality show set in St. Louis that ran for nine seasons on the Oprah Winfrey network. On March 14, 2016, Montgomery was gunned down outside a home recording studio on Natural Bridge Road.
Ryan Krull

Last Chance To Join Us For The Techdirt 25th Anniversary Party!

3 years ago
Today’s the day! We’re hosting an online party to celebrate Techdirt’s 25th Anniversary, and we hope all of you will join us. The event begins at 11am PT / 2pm ET and attendance is free for anyone with an active Crystal Ball, Watercooler, or Behind The Curtain membership from our Insider Shop, or the equivalent […]
Leigh Beadon

Economic Complexity Data for St. Louis

3 years ago

In my previous articles on the Bioscience Labor Market Analysis in St. Louis, I argued that a hollowing out of the Great Lakes megaregion was caused by an overspecialization in the regional economy and explained why embracing economic complexity is more likely to lead to a increasing incomes and affluence in St. Louis.

Let us now turn to the economic complexity data to verify the supposition that an outsourcing of middle- and commodity-skill level production jobs, and the outsourcing of R&D jobs, will likely lead to a lowering of the region’s economic complexity.

Mike Fabrizi