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Sherman A1's JournalKey Madigan Ally, ComEd Lobbyists And Official Indicted In Federal Bribery Scheme
A longtime confidante of House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) was charged along with two other former Commonwealth Edison lobbyists and the CEO of ComEd’s parent company in a nine-count indictment Wednesday, alleging the four conspired on a wide-ranging bribery scheme all designed to influence the powerful House Speaker.
Mike McClain, who spent decades lobbying for electric utility ComEd after serving in the legislature alongside Madigan in the 1970s, was named in all nine counts, as was former Exelon CEO Anne Pramaggiore, who stepped down from the company last fall amid a series of federal raids and subpoenas naming her and other ComEd officials as subjects of interests to the feds.
Former ComEd lobbyists John Hooker and Jay Doherty were charged with six of the nine counts. Ex-ComEd CEO Vice President Fidel Marquez is also listed in the indictment as helping to coordinate the bribery efforts. Marquez pleaded guilty to a corruption charge connected to the scheme in September.
The fifty-page indictment spans nine years of alleged wrongdoing by ComEd’s four representatives, shedding new light on actions first alleged in a deferred prosecution agreement against ComEd itself filed in July. Under the agreement, ComEd’s prosecution will be delayed for three years as the company cooperates in the investigation, and must pay a $200 million fine.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2020-11-19/key-madigan-ally-comed-lobbyists-and-official-indicted-in-federal-bribery-scheme
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They just always spill the beans..........................
Missouri Health Director Says Chance Of Catching Coronavirus Reaches All-Time High
Missouri’s public health director said Thursday that an individual’s chance of catching COVID-19 is the highest it’s been since the start of the pandemic.
“Even though, here on November 19, we have more resources and more things in the pipeline that give us great hope, at this very moment in time your risk of getting COVID-19 is at the highest it’s been because of community transmission and cold weather, and to some extent, COVID-19 fatigue,” Dr. Randall Williams said at Gov. Mike Parson’s weekly press briefing.
In an urgent and somber tone, Parson said the virus is spreading at a record pace.
“If you look back 30 days ago with statistics of COVID-19 in the state of Missouri, the first eight months of COVID-19, all the cases combined, there was more cases in October than there was in those first eight months,” Parson said. “The first 15 days of November is more than the numbers of the full month of October.”
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2020-11-19/missouri-health-director-says-chance-of-catching-coronavirus-reaches-all-time-high
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of the fellow who hired a Handy Man, giving him a list of things to accomplish. When the fellow returned home he found that only #1, #3 and #5 were done. Seems he only did odd jobs.......................
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One fish 🐠 looks at the other and says “Damn” ..................................
Lyda Krewson Won't Seek Reelection As St. Louis Mayor, Will Retire From Post In April
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has announced she will not be seeking re-election and plans to retire in April.
Krewson has been the city’s mayor for four years. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon Krewson said after 23 years of serving as an elected official she had decided to step away. The 68-year-old said her birthday over the past weekend had made her reflect on what she wanted to do with the rest of her life.
Krewson had been expected to face St. Louis treasurer Tishuara Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer in next year’s election. Jones, a Democrat, declared her candidacy earlier this month.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2020-11-18/lyda-krewson-wont-seek-reelection-as-st-louis-mayor-will-retire-from-post-in-april
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Announces Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions On Retailers
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced new statewide restrictions on retailers as cases, deaths and hospitalizations from COVID-19 surge uncontrollably.
The new restrictions fall under Tier 3 of the state’s plan to slow a resurgence of the virus in Illinois. Starting Friday, there will be new rules for retailers, and museums, casinos and video gambling will have to close.
“Tier 3 boils down to this,” Pritzker said Tuesday at a news conference in Chicago, “if you don’t need to do it, don’t.”
State health officials attempted to find a balance in the restrictions that would help flatten the exponential spread of the virus while not shutting the economy down entirely, said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/health-science-environment/2020-11-17/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-announces-statewide-covid-19-restrictions-on-retailers
AAA: Holiday Travelers To See Low Gas Prices As The Coronavirus Keeps Many Home
Missouri has the cheapest gas prices in the country because fewer people are driving during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gas prices in St. Louis average about $1.82 per gallon, 45 cents less than a year ago and 30 cents below the national average. Drivers across the state have not seen such low prices since November 2003.
People in the St. Louis region are expected to travel more by car this holiday season because of low gas prices. AAA Missouri predicts that families will hit the road this fall to help keep the virus from spreading.
Many people are working from home and limiting travel to help keep the virus from spreading. Those changed routines and low crude oil prices make for cheap gas at the pump, said Nick Chabarria, the Missouri spokesperson for AAA.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/economy-business/2020-11-10/aaa-holiday-travelers-to-see-low-gas-prices-as-the-coronavirus-keeps-many-home
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