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Youth turnout this year definitely wasn’t up. But it might not have been down either.

3 years ago
Twitter is full of people talking about a huge uptick in youth turnout in Tuesday's midterm election. This is typical: The story about last night's unusually high under-30 turnout is not "young people showed up to save democracy." It's "young people were treated as a constituency with valid needs, so they finally had a reason ...continue reading "Youth turnout this year definitely wasn’t up. But it might not have been down either."
Kevin Drum

4 actions your business can take to help prevent fraud

3 years ago
Fraud attempts are on the rise, resulting in financial and privacy losses for businesses across the globe. Fraudsters are working hard to stay ahead by frequently testing for new vulnerabilities in businesses’ systems and processes. According to a 2022 study from the Association for Financial Professionals, 71% of organizations were targets of payment fraud attempts and attacks in 2021. The question becomes not if your organization’s finances will be a fraudster’s target, but when. Fortunately,…
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Longing for Some Nice, Big Wood? St. Louis Has You Covered

3 years ago
Free wood! From now until March, you can grab free firewood at select city parks, courtesy of the St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. All the wood comes from dead or damaged trees that forest and parks employees had to remove.
Monica Obradovic

Democrats inch toward winning the Senate. Republicans inch toward losing the House.*

3 years ago
The Senate race in Nevada is tightening while they're not even bothering to count votes in Arizona. I guess the old image of vote counters toiling through the night has been relegated to the ash bin of history. In any case, the latest numbers have improved the odds of Democrats winning the Senate even without ...continue reading "Democrats inch toward winning the Senate. Republicans inch toward losing the House.*"
Kevin Drum

Fraud trends to watch in 2023

3 years ago
Scammers are not slowing down in 2023. They will likely take what they have learned in past years and continue to evolve their attempts to gain financially at your expense. Federal Trade Commission data shows that consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, an increase of more than 70% over the previous year. Stay informed on these emerging business and consumer fraud trends to ensure you are doing what you can to protect you and your business. Business email compromise (BEC)…
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