/tags/federal-government Federal Government en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-05/st-louis-immigrant-agencies-federal-funding-pause Resettlement agencies and immigrant and refugee service providers in the St. Louis region have begun to scale back services for immigrants and refugees due to Trump’s executive order to pause federal funding. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-05/st-louis-immigrant-agencies-federal-funding-pause Andrea Y. Henderson /law-order/2024-09-30/st-louis-police-federal-agents-stop-gang-charged-with-supplying-fentanyl-in-south-st-louis Federal authorities have sentenced 15 members of south St. Louis gang 55 Boyz for fentanyl dealing, gun crimes and money laundering. The investigation involved St. Louis police and federal agents. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:36:47 GMT /law-order/2024-09-30/st-louis-police-federal-agents-stop-gang-charged-with-supplying-fentanyl-in-south-st-louis Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2024-06-26/scotus-rejects-missouri-lawsuit-social-media-censoring-content In an emailed statement, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not mention the court’s decision to dismiss the case, instead declaring that his office will continue to pursue evidence of social media censorship by the federal government. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:57:54 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-26/scotus-rejects-missouri-lawsuit-social-media-censoring-content Jason Hancock /government-politics-issues/2024-01-02/missouri-joins-federal-program-offering-summer-food-benefits-for-kids The program would provide $40 in food benefits for each month an eligible child is on summer break, loaded onto a card that can be used like a debit card to purchase groceries. Missouri's decision is nonbinding, and the state now has until Feb. 15 to submit a detailed plan to the federal government. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:21:52 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-02/missouri-joins-federal-program-offering-summer-food-benefits-for-kids Clara Bates /health-science-environment/2023-10-18/coldwater-creek-radioactive-waste-cleanup-tops-400m-federal-agency-finds U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office evaluate the cleanup of the St. Louis County site contaminated by radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-18/coldwater-creek-radioactive-waste-cleanup-tops-400m-federal-agency-finds Allison Kite /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-03/how-st-louis-nearly-became-the-nations-capital In the years following the Civil War, a plan to move the nation's capital to St. Louis won significant support. Journalist Livia Gershon discussed her new piece in Smithsonian Magazine on St. Louis on the Air. Mon, 03 May 2021 20:15:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-03/how-st-louis-nearly-became-the-nations-capital Sarah Fenske /government-politics-issues/2013-10-15/commentary-u-s-institutions-are-primed-for-deadlock This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 15, 2013 - The deadlock in Washington, D.C., is the product of numerous factors. There is the… Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:50:58 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-10-15/commentary-u-s-institutions-are-primed-for-deadlock Lana Stein /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-10-01/discussion-what-impact-will-the-government-shutdown-debt-ceiling-have-on-the-st-louis-economy Hundreds of thousands of government employees went on furlough today, as the federal government began a partial shutdown. Thousands of those employees… Tue, 01 Oct 2013 21:05:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-10-01/discussion-what-impact-will-the-government-shutdown-debt-ceiling-have-on-the-st-louis-economy /education/2013-09-04/commentary-the-failed-history-of-nullification This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 4, 2013 - Politics changes less than we might think. Similar patterns reappear in U.S.… Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:09:03 GMT /education/2013-09-04/commentary-the-failed-history-of-nullification Lana Stein /arts/2013-03-27/commentary-sequestration-and-the-potential-for-good This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 27, 2013 - Sequestration is a draconian action designed to force federal budget cutting in the… Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:13:33 GMT /arts/2013-03-27/commentary-sequestration-and-the-potential-for-good Lana Stein