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Lexi Cortes

Illinois

Investigative reporter for @bellevillenewsd. 22-23 @Poynter fellow. Reach me at [email protected].

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  • 'Playing games with people's lives': Cuts hit Illinois city plagued by sewage

    6 days ago | nprillinois.org | Lexi Cortes

    Federal spending cuts have put some Metro East infrastructure projects in a state of uncertainty, including plans to address sewage spilling out of city pipes in Cahokia Heights. The Republican-controlled Congress eliminated all local project funding from a temporary spending bill passed in March to prevent a government shutdown and fund federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year in September. U.S. Rep.

  • Cuts hit Illinois city plagued by sewage

    1 week ago | bnd.com | Lexi Cortes

    U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski speaks next to Cahokia Heights Chief of Staff Francella Jackson during a Granite City press conference about recent federal spending cuts and how they affect local communities. Belleville News-Democrat Federal spending cuts have put some metro-east infrastructure projects in a state of uncertainty, including plans to address sewage spilling out of city pipes in Cahokia Heights.

  • Small farms stumble with funding cuts

    1 week ago | agupdate.com | Lexi Cortes

    By Lexi Cortes, Belleville News-Democrat COLUMBIA, Ill. — For southwest Illinois farmer Ben Stumpf, the steady stream of income from a new federal grant allowed him to quit his second job working nights for UPS in Belleville and focus full time on his Monroe County vegetable farm. He even hired his first employee and started breaking more ground to expand Rumblin’ Ernie Farm’s production from a half acre to an acre. “I had all these big plans in my head,” Stumpf said.

  • Small farms stumble with funding cuts

    1 week ago | ravallirepublic.com | Lexi Cortes

    Skip to main contentSkip to main content You have permission to edit this article. The World Organization for Animal Health confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in cattle March 6 in Hungary.

  • Closed Illinois nursing home was cited for deaths, sewage backup, mice

    1 week ago | bnd.com | Lexi Cortes

    Well Care Home of Maryville, formerly known as Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, at 152 Wilma Drive in Maryville has closed its doors. Belleville News-Democrat A local nursing home has closed after losing public funding because of substandard care and the conditions inside its building.

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Lexi Cortes
Lexi Cortes @lexicortes
17 Mar 25

The USDA cut grant money that paid local farmers to send fresh food to community food banks, saying the program “no longer effectuates the goals of the agency.” https://t.co/Bc6iYo7TcO

Lexi Cortes
Lexi Cortes @lexicortes
28 Feb 25

RT @News_MeredithH: Have you been affected by staffing cuts at the National Weather Service or NOAA? We'd love to talk to you for a Bellevi…

Lexi Cortes
Lexi Cortes @lexicortes
16 Dec 24

Residents say they have been living with leaking roofs, mold and pests and going without heating or cooling because the owner is deferring needed maintenance and leaving them feeling ignored. https://t.co/dHee72eOBd