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Lack of Construction Workers Threatens Infrastructure Efforts: AGC

3 years ago
From Construction Dive: Construction firms are struggling to find workers to such a degree that it’s threatening the success of federal investment in infrastructure and manufacturing projects, the Associated General Contractors of America said Wednesday. Citing its annual construction workforce survey of nearly 1,300 employers commissioned with tech provider Autodesk, AGC said 93% of construction firms […]
Shruthi Beedu

Gov. Pritzker Announces $300 Million in Funding for Energy Bill Assistance

3 years ago
From River Bender:  Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) are encouraging families in need to apply for $300 million in available funding for energy bill assistance through the Help Illinois Families program. All families who meet the criteria and provide required documentation are eligible to receive bill assistance for […]
Shruthi Beedu

St. Louis Needs Skilled Workers. But benefits From Startups and Geospatial

3 years ago
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: Employers across the bi-state area continue to struggle with a tight labor market and are still having trouble finding qualified workers, according to findings released Wednesday by St. Louis Community College. Though 63% of local employers expected to hire in 2021, only 32% actually did, said Phyllis Ellison, associate vice chancellor […]
Shruthi Beedu

Missouri secretary of state throws support behind controversial election theory

3 years ago

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has lined up behind a U.S. Supreme Court case legal experts believe could radically reshape how federal elections are conducted by handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from intervening.  Ashcroft announced last week that his office had filed an amicus brief in support of Republicans […]

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Jason Hancock

FCC Does The Bare Minimum: Asks Wireless Carriers To Be Honest About Location Data

3 years ago
It took fifteen years filled with constant scandal, but the FCC finally recently announced that it would be “cracking down on” wireless carrier abuse of consumer location data, thanks to pressure from our new post-Roe reality. This “crackdown” involves politely asking the nation’s top wireless carriers to disclose what kind of location data they were […]
Karl Bode

Review: The Rep's House of Joy Is Equal Parts Dazzling and Puzzling

3 years ago
House of Joy, a new play at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis by Madhuri Shekar, seems to be throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks: a ghost story, a love story, political intrigue, fantasy, bawdy jokes, fight sequences, an assassination. As you can imagine, with that many different plot points, not much sticks. The play opens on Roshni (played by Tina Muñoz Pandya), who recently beat a man to death when he tried to hurt her sister.
Rosalind Early