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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 11h

St. Louis Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard still sees devastation in her 10th Ward months after the May 16 tornado.

“I can go in another neighborhood and see a constituent whose house still looks like May 16, and they don't know which way to turn.”

St. Louis Alderwoman Clark Hubbard says storm recovery is uneven in her 10th Ward

Two of Shameem Clark Hubbard’s constituents died in the tornado, and all eight of the neighborhoods in the 10th Ward north and east of Forest Park sustained some level of damage.

www.stlpr.org

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 11h

It’s typically for equipment. You may pay personal property tax every year on your vehicle.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 12h

I think tax abatements for uses that have rapid depreciation is a fool’s errand.

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 12h

As officials in Missouri and St. Louis try to attract data center proposals from companies, pushback grows in communities where the projects are planned.

One expert says the economic benefit isn’t crystal clear.

Officials say data centers can be the future of Missouri’s economy. But it’s complicated

As officials in Missouri and St. Louis try to attract data center proposals from companies, pushback grows in communities where the projects are planned. One expert says the economic benefit isn’t…

www.stlpr.org

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 3d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 5d

My statement regarding the Board of Aldermen’s decision to voluntarily recognize our staff’s unionization efforts.

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 5d

As a member of the Airport Commission, I believe we have a responsibility to follow the MWBE guidelines established by local law.

Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...

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Lambert asks minority contractors to prove discrimination as part of Trump's DEI crackdown

Civil rights organizations, including both St. Louis and St. Louis County NAACP chapters, decried the changes announced by the airport officials.

www.stltoday.com

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to the staff of the Board of Aldermen for the passage of a resolution which provides voluntary recognition of their unionization!

Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 5d

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Dan Cassino @dancassino.bsky.social · 6d

The rarely seen Type III Error.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Dan Doelling @dandoelling.com · 7d

The City's draft Transportation & Mobility Plan has been posted online and is now open for public comment!

Draft: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wk9a1...

Public comment: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 7d

To reverse population decline, St. Louis needs to attract families. That will require public-private partnerships and the construction of affordable housing.

Thanks to the Affordable Housing Investors Council for having me, and thanks to Dara and Chris for a great conversation!

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 7d

Defined by the State of Missouri. One of my pet peeves for sure.

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 8d

THO Investments—the Armory data center developer—will hold two town halls on the project.

🗓️ October 9
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Zoom Meeting

🗓️ October 13
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 2319 Chouteau Ave.

Note: These meetings are not affiliated with the Board of Aldermen.

Learn more: stlouis.govocal.com/en/projects/...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 9d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks Kavahn! We look forward to introducing the legislation soon to update the Prop NS program and our rehab developer community. And I’ve sent a memo to the Office of Recovery specifically about the tornado damage to Prop NS participants, they are ineligible for insurance, FEMA aid, etc.

Kavahn Mansouri @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social · 9d

“The harsh reality is that redlining still exists, and a lot of those financial institutions are not making loans on the north side of the city or in the neighborhoods where we're doing stabilization work."

www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...

Prop NS stabilizes nearly 200 land banked homes in St. Louis, but buyers face challenges

Despite selling roughly 113 repaired homes in north St. Louis, only 12 of the homes sold through the program have been fully rehabbed.

www.stlpr.org

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 12d

A reminder about where Ameren is in terms of data center regulations - they are not complete. Their initial plan was determined by the state regulatory board to be insufficient to protect customers. www.stlpr.org/health-scien...

Bills could rise by millions under Ameren data center plan, Missouri regulatory staff say

Missouri’s utility regulator’s staff says the Public Service Commission should reject a new proposal from Ameren.

www.stlpr.org

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 14d

Data centers are detrimental to the environment and drive up utility costs for the average resident—but they aren't going away.

In this issue of Deep Dive, I provide context on data centers and what the City is doing to regulate them.

Read it here: us17.campaign-archive.com?u=a706ad628b...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 14d

One time, I interviewed the Secretary of Agriculture. I worked for about a week to make sure that I didn’t ask a question that would violate the Hatch Act.

Meanwhile, these MFers exist…

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 14d

Over the last week, hundreds of people have taken to Speak Up, St. Louis to discuss data centers.

My office read through all the comments and compiled a report summarizing resident sentiment. Use this link to find the full report: stlouis.govocal.com/en/projects/...

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 14d

He sounded just like a comment on the portal.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, without that, many municipalities only protection is zoning.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 20d

On "Speak Up, St. Louis," ideas are rolling in and votes are stacking up.

Today's highlighted idea advocates for reflective paint on our roadways for better visibility at night and in the rain.

Like this proposal? Vote and leave a comment: stlouis.govocal.com/en/

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