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4:04 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Barge Shippers Ask Congress For A Tax Hike To Pay For Infrastructure Upgrades

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Members of the barge shipping industry are on Capitol Hill today, asking Congress to raise the taxes they pay for fuel.  

Shippers support a plan that would increase the fuel tax they pay from 20 cents per-gallon to 29 cents per-gallon of diesel fuel. The extra money would be used to fund improvements to locks and dams, some of which are more than 70 years old.

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Peabody and Patriot Coal Protests
2:03 pm
Tue April 16, 2013

Union Miners Protest Peabody In St. Louis Again, This Time, With Crosses

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1000 Crosses were planted by protesters on a hill in Kiener Plaza. The crosses signified the deaths of former miners, as well as the potential loss of healthcare for retired miners.
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Jimmy Gerald, a member of United Mine Workers of America, hammers down his cross in to Kiener Plaza.
Credit Sean Sandefur/ St. Louis Public Radio
Protesters didn't let the pouring rain get to them. They stood in the cold for close to an hour, listening to various speakers.
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Hundreds of retired and current union miners from across the country descended on St. Louis on Tuesday to protest Peabody Energy and the potential loss of their pension plans.

Most of the miners worked for either Peabody Energy or Arch Coal, but their benefits are threatened by the bankruptcy of Patriot Coal last year. Patriot was spun off from Peabody in 2007, along with the healthcare obligations of many Peabody and Arch Coal employees.

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Business
11:16 am
Tue April 16, 2013

Urban Chestnut To Build St. Louis' Largest Craft Brewery

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UCBC Co-Founder, Florian Kuplent
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Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (UCBC) has announced plans to significantly expand its brewing operations in the City of St. Louis.

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