CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – The president of Southern Illinois University says the school’s three campuses could see a “wholesale ending of programs” if it suffers a $40 million cut next year under Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s fiscal year 2017 budget proposal. President Randy Dunn said Monday night at a meeting of Southern Illinois University budget…
Organizers donated more than $443,000 to the Backstoppers
ST. LOUIS (AP) – An off-duty probation officer who was among several victims of paintball pranksters in St. Louis says “by the grace of God” he didn’t return fire. Forty-eight-year-old James Cashatt says he reached in his riding jacket for his gun Thursday night after hearing four pops and feeling a sting on his arm.…
(KTRS) – The Republican-led Missouri legislature is proposing millions of dollars in cuts to the University of Missouri System. The cuts are part of a total budget proposal from the House Budget Leader Tom Flanigan. The plan relies on a revenue increase of just over 3 percent, a smaller increase than Governor Jay Nixon assumed…
The White House released Obama’s plan to close the facility on Tuesday, but the plan faces stiff opposition from the GOP-led Congress
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Donald Trump’s efforts to build a get-out-the-vote effort in Nevada don’t appear to match those put together by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who won Iowa’s leadoff caucuses on the strength of his ground game. Nevada’s caucus model demands more of a time commitment from voters, takes…
Democrats, Republicans and independents alike all put a high priority on protecting Social Security and reducing unemployment
