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St. Louis could pay homeless to pick up trash, clean streets and cut grass
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The City of St. Louis is exploring a program that could pay homeless people for tasks such as picking up trash, cleaning streets, and cutting grass. City documents identify the program as “Operation Brightside: Unhoused Edition RFP.” St. Louis officials are looking for a partnership to help run the program.
St. Louis lawyers say the city jail is keeping them from clients. 'Flabbergasting.'
ST. LOUIS — Defense attorneys say the city jail is blocking access to clients and shirking a judge’s order to ensure communication between inmates and their lawyers. The city’s top public defender said he waited hours last week to meet with a client in the middle of a trial. Another lawyer said he got the runaround from corrections officers and police while trying to meet with a man who had been recently arrested. Jail employees have also refused to follow a judge’s order allowing attorneys to pass paper evidence and forms to their clients, lawyers say.
Settlement gives pandemic remote workers tax refund from City of St. Louis
(The Center Square) – Taxpayers who worked remotely during the pandemic and paid earnings taxes to the City of St. Louis are eligible for a refund, according to a settlement. Attorneys Bevis Schock and Mark Milton announced the settlement on Friday, ending a three-year legal battle. They represented six plaintiffs who worked remotely during the […]
Webster Officials Want Schnucks Held Accountable For Flood Issues
A decades-old land-use agreement between Webster Groves and Schnuck Markets could become entangled in a legal battle, city officials said last week. For years, the city has tried unsuccessfully to enlist the grocer’s help to mitigate residential flooding on East Jackson Road where runoff is diverted from the Schnucks parking lot.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones announces formation of Long-Term Revenue Advisory Council
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones announced Monday she is forming a 12-person Long-Term Revenue Advisory Council, which will be charged with explore and recommend strategies for stability, growth, and sustainability of the City of St. Louis’s revenue.
Local veteran, Bryan Pieschel supports other veterans in his role with Dogs For Our Brave
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Bryan Pieschel served as a U.S. Army Medic from 2004–2009. His unit was assigned to Iraq, where the battalion saw significant action in combat. After being medically retired from the Army, Bryan returned to St. Louis, where he enjoyed a career as an elite volleyball coach. But found a new purpose […]
Planned Parenthood vows to fight Missouri AG push for transgender youth medical records
ST. LOUIS — A circuit court judge heard arguments Monday over whether the Missouri attorney general’s efforts to access medical records of transgender youth violate privacy protections. Monday’s hearing was convened at the request of Bailey in the hopes that the court would amend a previous order that requires patients to waive HIPAA rights before […] The post Planned Parenthood vows to fight Missouri AG push for transgender youth medical records appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley writes book about her hometown St. Louis
Jane Smiley Pulitzer prize-winning author who grew up in Webster Groves and attended John Burroughs. But she’s never really written about her hometown until now with her latest book “Lucky.”
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