Today, December 7, marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Wild Life, Paul McCartney's first album with his backing band Wings, To mark the milestone, the record will be…
Gov. Mike Parson will recommend a minimum wage increase for state employees, a news release Monday afternoon said. It would make the minimum wage for all state employees across state government $15 per hour and include a 5.5% Cost of Living Adjustment increase.
The recommendation will be part of Parson's supplemental budget request in 2022 during the legislative session that begins Jan. 5. Parson's office said they hope to pass the raise before Feb. 1, 2022. Both the Missouri House and Senate would…
Jazz St. Louis said Monday that its president and CEO, Gene Dobbs Bradford, will leave the organization next spring to become executive director of Georgia's largest musical arts event.
Minnie Wood Memorial Square Park is a irregular parallelogram-shaped park at the busy intersection of South Broadway, Meramec, Ohio and and vacated Gasconade streets. Wood was a wealthy woman who donated the land for the park, and it was created… Continue Reading →
A new edition of Cat Stevens' soundtrack to the 1971 cult classic Harold and Maude, in conjunction with the film's 50th anniversary, will be released on February 11, 2022, on…
For the fourth time since 2016, Missouri voters are gearing up to consider the future of legalized marijuana. While previous attempts at "adult use" legalization have faltered, 2022 is shaping up to be the best chance for activists and consumers hoping to finally see the measure cross the finish line.…
St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, and Phelps counties have not used much of their federal coronavirus relief funds because officials say they don’t have enough guidance about how the money can be spent.
I begin this column with a confession. We journalists are reluctant to report about ourselves because under journalism ethics, a reporter should avoid covering something in which the reporter has a conflict of interest. But Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s continuing attacks against news organizations and specific reporters are so unprecedented that I feel compelled to […]
This story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon. It’s been 13 years since Kansas City passed its first climate protection plan. At the top of the list: drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Now the city is preparing a new plan, and emission reductions remains a focus. In 2008, the city set a goal […]
Faced with over a year’s delay from the state social services department on implementing extended mental health care for new moms, a bipartisan effort now aims to expand health care coverage more broadly for low-income pregnant women. Legislation filed last week by Sens. Elaine Gannon, R-De Soto, and Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, would extend health […]
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