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Jacob Barker

@jacobbarker

Business, politics, etc. for @stltoday @postdispatchbiz. Proud Midwesterner. Lover of brick and old buildings.

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ā€œIt’s understandable given what we’ve learned about an individual bad actor in the program, but it leaves a vacuum for handling negligent private ownership.ā€ stltoday.com/news/local/bus…

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ā€œPeople won’t have to run to Texas,ā€ he said. ā€œThey have themselves a whole bench here." stltoday.com/news/local/cri…

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Missouri taxpayers paid $9 million in tax credits so NorthSide could "acquire" this land from Bob Clark and Larry Chapman companies in 2012. stltoday.com/news/local/gov…

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North St. Louis, already dealing with years of disinvestment, faces an uncertain future after the May 16 tornado w/ high numbers of residents without home insurance āœļøme, Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social & Nassim Benchaabane stltoday.com/news/local/met…

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Trump's approval of the March disaster request comes amid turmoil at the federal agency and growing concern from communities around the country about the level of federal support they can expect after disasters. stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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"Many who live there didn’t have much before the tornado hit. Afterwards, they’re left with nothing and more broken than before." stltoday.com/news/local/met… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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"If families have to move out of the city temporarily, what history has shown us is that that temporary move becomes permanent." stltoday.com/news/local/gov…

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ā€œI think the vetting is going to be: Are you going to do what we tell you or not?ā€ stltoday.com/news/local/cri…