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majority of the west side of St. Louis, including Forest Park, the Clayton and Hamilton Heights neighborhoods and a portion of the Wells-Goodfellows neighborhood. He won his second two-year term Nov. 3. Price declined an interview for this story. Speaker of the House Rob Vescovo could not be reached for comment.
By Dana Rieck Of The St. Louis American
Rep. Wiley Price IV is facing censure in the Missouri House of Representatives based on recommendations from the 10-person Committee on Ethics after an investigation determined he coerced his former legislative assistant and committed perjury during an investigation into allegations he had sex with a House intern in January. The Ethics Committee last week released an eight-page report detailing the investigation. The report says Price coerced his former legislative assistant into changing her story, and that he lied about claiming to have had sex with a House intern. Price represents the 84th District, which covers a
The investigation The investigation began Jan. 27 when Price’s thenlegislative assistant reported to the House that Price told her he had sex with a House intern the night before. According to policy, outside counsel was contracted to conduct an
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Vol. 92 No. 39 COMPLIMENTARY
Bush joins House Judiciary Committee
She is one of 11 members who is not a lawyer By Dana Rieck Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush may have just been elected to the House and appointed to the House Committee on the Judiciary, but don’t be fooled: she’s not taking her activist hat off any time soon. The committee appointment was announced Friday, Dec. 18, by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and has been a long-time goal of Bush’s. She said it’s something she’s aspired to since she first ran for office in 2016. “I always said that the Judiciary Committee was where I wanted to be because I wanted to be able Cori Bush to address policing and so many other things that have affected St. Louis for such a long time,” she said in an interview with The American. “So when I ran this time, of course, that was front of mind.” Bush says people told her not to expect to be appointed to the committee, given that the majority of its members are attorneys. And so while she’ll be a part of the racial minority in the 43-member committee, she’ll also hold another minority status as one of the 11 members who is not a lawyer. The 10 other representatives on the committee
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‘Keep us in your perfect peace’ Photo by Lawrence Bryant
By Leyla Fern King For The St. Louis American
Santa visits Galleria
Chace Fields, 6, asks Santa for a Harry Potter lego set and a bike for Christmas as he prepares to have his photo with Santa at the Galleria Mall on Saturday.
St. Louis County restaurant restrictions revisited St. Charles County nursing homes get Moderna vaccine
By Sandra Jordan Of The St. Louis American There have been several developments in efforts to mitigate and halt the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on families, businesses and the economy. Locally, representatives of the St. Louis County Department of Public Health met with an
Misha Marshall sends up a prayer for her family, friends and neighbors
informal working group of restaurant advisors on Tuesday, Dec. 22, on “a plan to reopen some form of indoor dining in restaurants and other food establishments.” In a statement, the County said the plan is not final but “several ideas for new protocols proposed by group members will be included.” “We expect their work to be completed
this week, and if the number of weekly cases of COVID-19 remain stable, I intend to announce details of a limited reopening plan, a week from today,” St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page said at his Wednesday morning media briefing. Page attributed a drop in new COVID-
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Second of two parts This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center as part of the 63106 Project, a St. Louis-based non-profit racial equity storytelling project. Luck and faith play a huge role in Misha Marshall’s life. Misha hasn’t had much of the former — at least in recent years. But, as for faith, the kind that carries you through one day and into the next with optimism and hope, she has that in abundance. Misha suffered a debilitating injury early in 2019 as she tried to help Misha Marshall a stranded motorist in a snowstorm. Then, just as she was literally getting back on her feet, the coronavirus pandemic came along, putting her plans to continue her education and advance her career in nursing on hold.
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