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Amy Mayer/Harvest Public Media File PhotoDairy farmers and producers say bad trade deals are hurting their opportunities in foreign markets and giving advantages to other countries. -
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
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Because of the coronavirus pandemic, it's been nearly six months since municipal courts in St. Louis County were able to meet in person. That's created a backlog of thousands of cases ranging from speeding tickets to driving while intoxicated to uncut grass. Like so many other institutions, those local courts have adapted. There are about 80 municipal courts in the St. Louis area, and at least two-thirds of them are now offering a video court option.
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St. Louis County Councilwoman Rita Heard Days, D-Bel Nor, introduced legislation on Tuesday that requires the council to vote on appropriations individually. In April, the council voted along party lines to give the county executive the ultimate authority to distribute nearly $175 million in CARES Act funds.
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President Trump is campaigning on a "law and order" platform. He has blamed protesters and Democratic mayors for the uptick in violent crime this summer. But a local criminologist says Trump is wrong about the underlying causes of the increase nationwide and in St. Louis.
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The decisions of some Metro East restaurant owners to resume indoor service flies in the face of coronavirus guidelines from public health experts.
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To mitigate the spread of the coronavirus through mass evictions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a three-month national ban on evictions for renters in early September.
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St. Louis County has announced plans to look at whether it can reduce the amount of building space it owns or leases — a move prompted in part by the coronavirus pandemic. The county council earlier this month transferred $300,000 within the Department of Transportation and Public Works to cover the cost of the study. Firms interested in doing the work must submit their qualifications by Tuesday.
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Metro East organizations working to get their communities counted by the 2020 census are watching a California lawsuit that may push the national headcount back to its original end date in October.
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Darby Howard will step down "with regret" as interim director of the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services after less than a month in that role. His decision is part of ongoing leadership turmoil at the jail.
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Missouri S&T English professor and author Sarah Hercula says our language is fraught with racism and sexism, but there is a linguistics approach to changing that.
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A program that brings drug treatment, job training and dispute de-escalation to some of St. Louis’ most violent neighborhoods has gotten a $1 million boost.
