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Prescription drug price reform on the line in Biden’s big social spending bill

3 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — Among the most potentially transformational changes in the Democrats’ massive social and climate bill pending in the Senate are a set of long-sought changes intended to tamp down the fast-rising cost of prescription drugs. The $2 trillion spending package would ensure Americans don’t pay more than $35 when they pick up a new […]

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Laura Olson

Jazz Singer Denise Thimes Returns to St. Louis Stage In February

3 years 8 months ago

Metro Theater Company’s latest production will bring a St. Louis jazz legend to the stage: Native St. Louisan Denise Thimes will star in the company’s musical Last Stop on Market Street during next year's 2021-2022 season.

Beginning February 6 at the Grandel Theatre (3610 Grandel Square), the musical follows Thimes as Nana, with a press release describing the character as “a veritable force of nature who lives in a world considerably different” from her grandson, CJ, who is reluctantly staying with her.…
Jenna Jones

Biden administration resists Democrats’ pleas on student debt relief as deadline nears

3 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are urging the White House to extend the freeze on student loan repayments, and for the president to cancel up to $50,000 of student debt — but so far the administration is not budging. The standoff is one of the more noticeable splits between President Joe Biden and members of his […]

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Ariana Figueroa