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Parson rejects idea of vaccine passports
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he wouldn’t require so-called vaccine passports in Missouri but was…
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County to resume evictions; tenants, landlords can get help
CLAYTON – Some evictions will resume in St. Louis County this week, after a year-long freeze because of the COVID-10…
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Volunteers are sought to help with vaccinations
(AP) — As the amount of COVID-19 vaccine starts to increase, leaders of the St. Louis region are putting out…
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Missouri child care providers wait months for payment
For Aaliyah Bailey, a single mother in St. Peters, Missouri’s child care subsidy program wasn’t there when she needed it…
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Krewson outlines plan for $500 million in federal virus relief
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson released on Friday her suggested guidelines for how toinvest the about $500 million the…
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Black woman becomes face of Missouri tourism as ‘Mo’
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Black woman has become the face of Missouri’s tourism campaign, nearly four years after the…
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Rescue aid package may reduce income gap, but for how long?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of…
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New carrier plans daily flights from Lambert to 5 cities
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A new carrier will offer daily flights from St. Louis to five warm-weather destinations. St. Louis…
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Missouri House backs curbs on COVID business closures
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Extended business closures by local health departments, as seen earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, would require…
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Facial recognition company sued by activists
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies…
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Virtual job fair aids military members, families
A job fair for current and past military members is ready to help line them up with new employment, now…
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Urban League recognizes Black communicators and journalists
FERGUSON – The Urban League of St. Louis recognized some of the top and most influential black journalists and communicators…
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Free tax service moves online during pandemic
ST. LOUIS – Each year, LaTaunia Kenner and other volunteers have spent the days before April 15 face to face…
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J&J’s vaccine is cleared, giving U.S. third COVID-19 weapon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration cleared…
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New mayor will inherit an old city death spiral
At the current rate of population loss and decay, St. Louis will cease to exist except as a collection of…
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Mr. Potato Head brand plugs in to gender-neutral trend
(AP) — Hasbro created confusion on Thursday when it removed the gender from its Mr. Potato Head brand but not…
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Mega Millions ticket sold here wins $3 million
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Someone who bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket here won $3 million in Tuesday night’s drawing,…
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Church, coffeehouse coexist in Gate District building
GATE DISTRICT – Around here, you can buy a bike in a coffeehouse, and you can watch an aspiring folk…
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Parson signs bill to OK $324 million for rental aid
Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Thursday legislation allocating $324 million in funding for rental assistance — part of the COVID-19 relief…
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State eyes federal funds to cover mistakenly paid unemployment
A legislative committee may have found a way to relieve all the debt of Missourians who were mistakenly paid too much from…
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Report boosts outlook for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday that a gradual increase to a $15 federal minimum wage by…
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Child poverty an inner focus of virus relief plan
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tucked inside President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is a seemingly radical notion that children…
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Parson remains adamant on unemployment repayments
Gov. Mike Parson is showing no indication he is changing his mind about forgiving any part of the approximately $150 million…
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Black aldermen oppose eased-up asbestos bill
CITY HALL – An eased-up asbestos regulation bill meant in part to deal with complaints by Black contractors received initial…
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Lawmakers question tough stance on jobless overpayments
Missouri will demand repayment of any unemployment money it paid in error to residents since the COVID-19 pandemic began —…
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Most evictions now blocked until March 1
ST. LOUIS — Most renters now have protection from eviction through March 1, after St. Louis Circuit Court Presiding Judge…
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Thousands of evictions loom in St. Louis amid pandemic
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of eviction filings are piling up in St. Louis and St. Louis County courts, leaving…
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Tyus forces aldermen to review tax-break bills more closely
CITY HALL – With a parliamentary maneuver, First Ward Alderwoman Sharon Tyus forced the Board of Aldermen last week to…
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NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The National Rifle Association announced Friday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection. The group, the…
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Polio vaccine offers lessons for COVID-19
I nervously fell into a long line of fellow first-graders in the gymnasium of St. Louis’ Hamilton Elementary School in…
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