A Metro-East lawmaker says Thursday’s kick-off of the $3.5 Million Illinois Grocery Initiative will help communities in the state that need it the most. State Sen. Chris Belt of East St.Louis says the Initiative is designed to combat food deserts and will have a tremendous impact on families by keeping local stores in business. The…
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is defending himself against the state auditor’s claim that Ashcroft violated state law. Ashcroft is accused of failing to turn over cybersecurity reviews of Missouri’s 116 local election authorities. Ashcroft on Tuesday refuted what he called “false accusations” made by Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s audit of the secretary of state’s…
The future of public transit in the bi-state region was addressed this week. Over 120 members of Citizens for Modern Transit, elected officials, and transit riders took part in a Talking Transit Zoom meeting. Updates were provided about the current work to expand Metrolink to MidAmerica STL Airport, the Northside/Southside Corridor Plan with STL City…
The Affordable Housing Commission has announced it has tripled it’s annual awards supporting the construction and preservation of affordable housing in the City of St.Louis. The almost 16 million dollars in grants and loans will support a record-breaking 46 affordable housing programs and 14 housing developments in the City. New award recipients this year include Habitat…
The Missouri Department of Conservation is beginning the New Year by acknowledging highlights from 2023 in the St.Louis Region. The Dept. Is looking back on last year’s accomplishments in our region, which include the opening of the Howard Wood Urban Outreach Office on Shenandoah in St.Louis. Town and Country resident Ray Wagner Jr became the…
Next week, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will launch a new campaign identifying the leading causes of death in the state. The campaign is designed to educate Missourians about the risk factors associated with the leading causes of death, answer commonly asked questions, and to help empower the public to make positive…
The Missouri Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a major project to improve highway safety in the St.Louis region. Following a Highways and Transportation meeting this week in Jefferson City ,West Contracting Company has been awarded the contract for the St.Louis Safety Improvements Project, a $52 million dollar effort to improve STL County roads,…
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has issued an executive order regarding foreign-owned agricultural land in the state. At a press conference on Tuesday, Parson said concerns about individuals and businesses from certain countries, especially China, owning MO farm land , prompted this order that now bans companies from China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela…
An update to the Smoke Free Illinois Act is just one of several new laws benefiting public health that goes into effect on Monday. E-cigarette use will no longer be permitted in indoor spaces, or within 15 feet of a public entrance to a building beginning January 1st. The IL Dept. Of Public Health points out…
The St.Louis Board of Election Commissioners wants the public to know that the recent theft of Ipads used at polling places is being addressed. On Nov. 21st the Election Board’s warehouse space on North Tucker was broken into ,and 37 Ipads used to check voters at polling places on election day were stolen. A just-released statement…