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Nasheed challenges Nixon to clean up Pruitt-Igoe North STL site ‘well within the purpose’ of Brownfield Development and the Missouri Department of Natural tax credit, says senator Resources. By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
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State Senator Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) challenged Gov. Jay Nixon to take “immediate action” to clean up the former Pruitt-Igoe site in North St. Louis by approving Brownfield Remediation Tax Credits. She made the request in a letter dated April 26 that was copied to the directors of the Missouri Department of Economic
“The director of the Department of Natural Resources together with the director of the Department of Economic Development must approve all applications for the Brownfields tax credits needed for the clean-up of the Pruitt-Igoe site,” Nasheed wrote. “As the governor, you oversee both of these departments. I urge you to do all in your power to ensure that any application for Brownfield Remediation Tax Credit program be approved See NASHEED, A6
n “I ask you to take immediate action to expedite the use of the Brownield Remediation Tax Credit program to clean up the site.” – State Senator Jamilah Nasheed
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Jorevis Scruggs mourned by St. Louis community 15-year-old killed by police remembered at vigil By Carolina Hidalgo Of St. Louis Public Radio Clergy members, activists and community members came together Thursday, April 21 to mourn the death of Jorevis Scruggs, two days after the 15-year-old was fatally shot by St. Louis police. Around three dozen people gathered, placing teddy bears and “Black Lives Matters” signs in the residential alley where Scruggs died near St. Louis Avenue and Bacon Street.
n “I am sick and tired of going to prayer vigils for young black men and women who are being shot by police.” – Rev. Robert Scott
Police say the teen was shot after he pointed a gun at an officer who gave chase as Scruggs jumped out of a suspected stolen car.
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Patricia Coleman is the 2016 Excellence in Mental Health awardee By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American
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‘There is no health without mental health’ Patricia Coleman was talking care of her ill mother in 1997, while also working as a freelance human-resources consultant for Behavioral Health Response, Inc. At one point, the nonprofit – which operates a 24-hour crisisintervention call center – asked her if she would come on as a full-time HR team member. “I’m still grateful that they understood I was taking care of my mother
The interfaith group lit candles, prayed and called for changes in community-police relations. They held hands near a laminated photo of Scruggs tacked to a utility pole as Rev. Robert Scott of Central Baptist Church led a prayer. Many wiped away tears. “There’s a family that has lost a son, a brother, a cousin, a nephew,” Rev. Scott said. “I am sick and tired of going to prayer vigils for young black men and women who are being shot
Patricia Coleman, president and CEO of Behavioral Health Response
On election night of April 5, leaders of the Saint Louis Public School District and charter schools rejoiced in their united campaign to successfully pass Prop 1, an increase in property taxes to fund public schools. That sense of unity dissipated two weeks later, charter school leaders say, after they learned the SLPS’ Special Administrative Board (SAB) jointly filed a motion on April 11 against the state – which, they believe, could potentially bankrupt some charter schools. See DESEG, A7