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Will Bauer

Belleville

Metro East Reporter at St.Louis Public Radio NPR

Metro East reporter for @stlpublicradio. Hawley, MN native & @UNLincoln grad. Sarcasm is my own. Past: @NebPubMediaNews & @OWHnews.

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  • New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products in Illinois' new $55.2B budget

    5 days ago | bnd.com | Ben Szalinski |Jerry Nowicki |Will Bauer

    Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine products and businesses. The $55.2 billion spending plan is supported by $55.3 billion of revenue, including just over $1 billion in new taxes and revenue changes.

  • Farmers are taking on more debt. Some worry more financial stress could be ahead

    5 days ago | kcur.org | Will Bauer

    Lending among the farm sector hit historic lows a couple of years ago, but that trend has reversed with farmers’ borrowing on the rise. Slim profit margins, driven by decreased commodity prices and higher input costs, have left the agricultural sector with less cash, according to economists. “There’s not a ton of money to go around farmers right now,” said Anna Morrell, a farmer who raises poultry, eggs and produce.

  • Illinois Rep. Budzinski wants Granite City Works to see some of Nippon's cash

    1 week ago | bnd.com | Will Bauer

    The congresswoman who represents much of the metro-east wants some of the $14 billion from the Japanese company investing in U.S. Steel to trickle down to the steel mill in Granite City. Last week, President Donald Trump said Nippon's proposed takeover of the American steel giant, which owns Granite City Works, would proceed. Trump said that the headquarters of U.S. Steel will remain in the U.S. and that the deal would be a partnership. U.S. Rep.

  • Some farmers see tougher times ahead as the industry takes on more debt

    1 week ago | missouribusinessalert.com | Will Bauer

    Lending among the farm sector hit historic lows a couple of years ago, but that trend has reversed with farmers’ borrowing on the rise. Slim profit margins, driven by decreased commodity prices and higher input costs, have left the agricultural sector with less cash, according to economists. “There’s not a ton of money to go around farmers right now,” said Anna Morrell, a farmer who raises poultry, eggs and produce.

  • After others have been denied, Missouri Gov. confident in disaster declaration requests

    2 weeks ago | nprillinois.org | Will Bauer

    Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said Thursday he feels "really good" about existing disaster declarations he's submitted — despite other states' requests being recently denied by the federal government. Kehoe requested an emergency declaration from the Trump administration for the St. Louis area's deadly tornado, which would allow the state to receive up to $5 million from the federal government to support the cleanup.

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