SLPS paying parents to transport kids to school
ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis Public Schools is launching a financial incentive program to try and address a bus shortage that has left parents scrambling for ways to get their children to school. This week, the district will notify families in areas that have been affected the most by unreliable transportation that they are eligible […]
Brickline Greenway aimed to expand sidewalks and green barriers
ST. LOUIS – In a show of community spirit, St. Louis residents gathered at Harris Stowe State University Wednesday to celebrate the commencement of construction for the Brickline Greenway. The exciting milestone marks the beginning of a transformative project aimed at enhancing downtown St. Louis. “We are expanding the pedestrian walkway. We are including a […]
Large group of anti-war protestors gather at Saint Louis University
ST. LOUIS – A large group of anti-war protestors went through Saint Louis University’s campus and closed N. Grand Boulevard Wednesday evening, vocalizing their desire for a ceasefire and for the school to part ways with Boeing. There was an understanding between the university, protestors, and police that law enforcement wouldn’t intervene as long as […]
FAFSA Fiasco: Local university helps with “black swan” event
St. CHARLES, Mo. – Millions of potential incoming freshman college students don’t know where they’ll be this fall or how much financial aid they’ll get. “I really feel for families right now. I have some members of my own family going through the same thing,” Lindenwood University’s Chief Experience Officer, Joe Sallustio, said. Sallustio’s job […]
Ground beef tested negative for bird flu, USDA says
The USDA tested 30 samples from states with herds infected by H5N1.
5/1: The Daily Report with John Dickerson
John Dickerson reports on the status of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, a strict abortion ban becoming law in Florida, and the impact of another round of student debt relief from the Biden administration.
Fed chair says interest rate hike unlikely
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it is leaving interest rates unchanged. Rates are the highest they’ve been in more than twenty years. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent joins to discuss.
How abortion access is changing in Florida
Thousands of Floridians lost access to abortion care Wednesday as the state’s ban took effect after months of failed legal challenges to block it. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has the details.
Breaking down the Fed decision to keep interest rates steady
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it is keeping interest rates steady. The move comes as the central bank continues to deal with inflation. Jeanna Smialek, Federal Reserve and economy reporter for The New York Times, joins CBS News to discuss.
Biden cancels $6.1 billion in loans for ex-Art Institutes students
The Biden administration announced its latest round of student debt relief Wednesday. More than $6 billion will be canceled for 317,000 borrowers who enrolled at any Art Institutes campus between 2004 and 2017. CBS News reporter Haley Ott has more.
