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Vol. 96 No. 3 COMPLIMENTARY
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Williams wants 30-day ‘temp tag’ extension
Mayor outlines goals for Black neighborhoods By Sylvester Brown Jr. The St. Louis American There is something heartening and encouraging about a mayor, born and raised in North St. Louis, addressing opportunities for progress in that section of the city. This was on full display Tuesday during Mayor Tishaura Jones’ press conference held at the headquarters of Better Family Life, Inc. on Page Blvd in the city’s 13th Ward. Think about it historically. In 200 years, since the election of St. Louis’ first mayor, William Carr Lane in 1823, none of the 46 preceding mayors have ever held news conferences announcing a plethora of specific investments, resources and opportunities for an area dominated by Black residents of the city. As a prelude to Jones’ upcoming “State of the City” address next month, the mayor laid out specific investments in neighborhood stabilization; housing, construction, and rehabilitation; economic development; enhanced
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones responding to a question during a public safety town hall meeting at Better Family Life Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2024.
Free smiles Mykah Scates 16, adjusting the light on Annie Malone CEO Keisha Lee on the BJC Health Kids Express Thu. Apr. 18, 2024. The bus brings free health care services to children in need.
While many Missouri residents can secure financing and a down payment to purchase a vehicle, the burden of paying the accompanying sales tax can lead to a temporary license tag expiring. People who have recently purchased Sen. Brian a vehicle and are Williams having trouble paying the sales tax could get a single extension on temporary license plates through legislation sponsored by state Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City. Senate Bill 1503 authorizes the Missouri Department of Revenue to reissue a temporary tag one time, allowing purchasers to obtain a title, register the vehicle and meet the requirements to permanently license a vehicle. Currently, an auto buyer has 30
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McDonald’s supporting injured Aryiah Lynch GoFundMe nears $50K goal By Alvin A. Reid St. Louis American
consolidation. The process requires applicants to select an income-driven repayment plan, which could, in some situations, lead to total loan cancelation. “Many people went to school, borrowed to get higher degrees to enter those fields, and don’t make a lot of money,” says Jill DesJean, Senior Policy Analyst at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
The McDonald’s on Parker Road and its owner/operator Jimmy Williams is stepping up to support injured employee Aryiah Lynch, whose beating on April 7, 2024 by 25-year-old n The video Johnny Ricks was shows Ricks captured on video. The McDonalds grabbing the location will donate employee, a portion of all sales dragging her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday May by her hair 1, 2024 to Lynch and then and her family to stomping on help cover medical her head. expenses. “Ensuring the safety of both our employees and customers is paramount to me as a local business owner,” Williams said in a statement. “My team and I want to extend our sincere gratitude to the St. Louis County Police Department for their exceptional work.” According to police, Ricks was a customer who destroyed an electronic
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Student loan consolidation deadline April 30 What it means for Black borrowers By Renata Sago Word In Black After decades of what it calls “historical failures in administering student loans,” the U.S. Department of Education is providing relief to college graduates navigating the volatile economy. Borrowers with multiple federal student loans, such as Perkins Loans, Parent Plus Loans, and Federal Family Education Loans, have until April 30 to apply for
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AirWatch STL fights for environmental justice
Some of track & field’s best athletes return in 2024
AirWatchSTL has partnered with WashU Turner Lab to help fill the air quality data gap by equitably, scientifically, and strategically placing air quality monitors in the St. Louis region.
Spring means area track & field meets have returned. As the weather warms, the competition heats up in the lanes to possible individual and team state titles.
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