Thursday, May 23 2013 3:10 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:10:06 GMT
Missouri motorcycle riders had several favorable bills sent to Gov. Jay Nixon during this year's legislative session, but a big priority could not cross the finish line.
Missouri motorcycle riders had several favorable bills sent to Gov. Jay Nixon during this year's legislative session, but a big priority could not cross the finish line.
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:53 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:53:43 GMT
Missouri's civil engineers say the state must improve its inadequate infrastructure system.
Missouri's civil engineers say the state must improve its inadequate infrastructure system.
By Carly O'Keefe
Carbondale, IL (KFVS) - There's more budget controversy in Carbondale, this time over the city's water.
Mayor Brad Cole recommends the city privatize its water and sewer services by selling the city's treatment plants to a private company.
A City of Carbondale memo explains the sale would earn the city an estimated one-time payment of $42-million. The proceeds would definitely help fill the gaps in a two-year projected $5 million budget shortfall. However, some fear selling the city's water could result in a permanent increase in monthly bills in exchange for a short-term fix to the city's financial crisis.
"Who knows how long this crisis will last? And even if it is a long-term crisis, to sell off our water, which is so fundamental to the lives of the people who live here, the possibilities of economic development within the city, and our entire future; it just seems fundamentally wrong headed," said Carbondale resident Jane Adams.
City Manager Allen Gill says this is just one of many proposals put before the Carbondale City Council for consideration. Gill recommended the council instead reinstate the city's property tax levy that has been abated for the past seven years.
Gill tells Heartland News the city did not collect property taxes during that time because it had enough revenue coming in from other sources to make up the difference. But now that times are tough, Gill suggests putting that property tax levy back in place.
The deadline for reinstating the property tax levy is the January 1, 2010, but no decisions will be made about the property tax or sale of the city's water service until the council's December 15 meeting.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:10 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:10:35 GMT
A veteran TV anchorman has been fired in the wake of comments he made on Facebook claiming "pressure" by the IRS following his 2012 interview with President Barack Obama.
A veteran TV anchorman has been fired in the wake of comments he made on Facebook claiming "pressure" by the IRS following his 2012 interview with President Barack Obama.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:50:49 GMT
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
You might think it's a problem in foreign countries, or big cities, but the SEMO Rescue and Restore Coalition said human trafficking is a problem in the Heartland.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:00 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:00:50 GMT
WEST POINT, UT (KTVX/CNN) - Two young brothers were found dead in their home in Utah Wednesday. And police say they later took their older brother into custody. Their mother called 911 after coming home
Two young brothers were found dead in their home in Utah Wednesday.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:33 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:33:57 GMT
(KFOR/CNN) - Arts-and-crafts retail chain "hobby lobby" gets its day in court today -- over mandated birth control coverage for employees. The Oklahoman reports eight federal appellate court judges will
Arts-and-crafts retail chain Hobby Lobby gets its day in court Thursday over mandated birth control coverage for employees.
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