Missouri Supreme Court reverses officer’s $7.5 million award
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has thrown out a $7.5 million judgment to a former St. Louis police officer who claimed her supervisor sexually harassed her, and that her complaints about the harassment resulted in retaliation. The ruling on Tuesday sent the case back to the trial court. The state Supreme Court…
Money donated in bid to make Illinois site national park
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Officials in southwestern Illinois are putting more money into a bid to make an ancient historic site a national park. The Cahokia Mounds is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. Archeologists say it was home to as many as 20,000 people in its heyday around 1100 A.D. The Bellville News-Democrat reports…
Dire scenarios for Illinois in second year without budget
( KTRS ) The flow of cash to several state health services will stop this week if Illinois enters a second straight year without a budget. Not approving a spending plan by Friday could also mean schools won’t know whether they’ll stay open through the year, and vendors that have provided services without payments could file lawsuits to…