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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. senators from both parties have hoisted the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package over another procedural hurdle. A bipartisan coalition voted late Sunday to push the bill closer to passage. They are resigned to staying as long as it takes to overcome Republican holdouts who want to drag out final votes on…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state’s unclaimed property program returned $226 million in unclaimed property to its rightful owners last year. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced last week that an estimated 174,000 claims were paid in 2020 despite a sagging economy and the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. The treasurer’s office controls the property when…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis is poised to spend $33 million in federal coronavirus relief funds on business development. The mayor and another powerful official have temporarily dropped their objections to a spending plan from the president of the city’s Board of Aldermen. Mayor Tishaura Jones, Comptroller Darlene Green and Board of Alderman President…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. A late-night session Thursday stalled out as new debates emerged over proposed amendments to the $1 trillion package. A procedural vote was moved to Saturday. Senators have processed nearly two dozen amendments and none has substantially changed the framework of…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Six Republican state senators have asked Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session to prevent private businesses in the state from requiring COVID-19 vaccines. The request sent Monday drew a rebuke from the head of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, who said Thursday that federal and state law and…
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire has engulfed a Northern California town, leveling much of the downtown and several homes. The Dixie Fire tore through Greenville Wednesday evening, destroying businesses and homes in the town that dates to the Gold Rush. A photographer on assignment for The Associated Press described seeing a gas station,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until Oct. 3. The Biden administration is trying to quell intensifying criticism that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose their homes during a pandemic. The new moratorium could help keep millions in their homes…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple’s home last year. The Republican governor announced Tuesday that he pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving to pressure state and local governments to swiftly adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend. Millions of Americans could be pushed out of their homes. In a statement on Monday, the White House emphasized that the federal government has provided $46.5…
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — A state lawmaker is running for Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner’s suburban St. Louis seat. Democratic state Rep. Trish Gunby announced her candidacy Monday. Gunby is from Ballwin, Missouri. Voters elected her to the state House during a 2019 special election. Gunby says she’s running to be a visible, accountable representative…