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Friday, November 6th, 2009St. Louis Circuit Court has become one of the first courts in America to address the growing problem of tweeting jurors. Social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace have been causing headaches for judges who routinely tell jurors not to discuss trials outside the jury room. Consider this: a British juror was dismissed from [...]
New Market Tax Credits to Rebuild Neighborhoods and Create Jobs
Friday, November 6th, 2009via stlfp.com As part of a $5 billion national investment to grow jobs and revive depressed neighborhoods, Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner and Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri, have announced that four St. Louis organizations are among the 90 recipients nation-wide who have been selected to receive New Market Tax Credit funding. In [...]
Laclede Gas Files for 15% Rate Reduction for Customers
Friday, November 6th, 2009via stlfp.com Customers of Laclede Gas Company can expect to see appreciably lower monthly gas bills going into the 2009-10 heating season (defined as November through March). Laclede Gas has filed a request with the Missouri Public Service Commission to lower its rates by 15% compared to existing rates due to reduced gas supply costs [...]
MoDOT Announces I-64 Reopens Monday, December 7
Friday, November 6th, 2009via MoDOT: Public Invited to Opening Celebration Sunday, December 6 ST. LOUIS- Despite a second year with unusually wet weather, the Missouri Department of Transportation and Gateway Constructors are proud to announce all lanes of I-64 will reopen Monday, December 7. This opening is nearly a month ahead of the contract deadline of December 31. [...]
St. Louis Designated a Bicycle Friendly Community
Monday, October 26th, 2009The City of St. Louis has been designated as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. This award was based upon a rigorous application developed by a team of stakeholders involving the City of St. Louis, Great Rivers Greenway District, St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation, Trailnet, and Grace Hill. The League recognizes [...]
Rep. Tishaura Jones update
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Greetings! I know it always seems like I’m saying that time flies, but it truly does…especially when you’re as busy as I am. Summer’s over and we’re approching December 1st, the date when legislators can pre-file bills for the 2nd Session in January 2010. Veto session was pretty uneventful, despite an attempt from Rep. Jason [...]
Rep. Mott-Oxford Autumn update
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Friends, Constituents, and Allies, Now Is the Time for Healthcare Insurance Reform I spent the first twenty years of my work life without health insurance. Uninsured people in my family have died prematurely because of delaying care over worries about how to pay for healthcare. I have constituents who have been unable to obtain coverage [...]
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