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Will Bauer

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Covers:  I report on the Illinois suburbs in St. Louis Metro area. From local government and local economy to localizing statewide issues, I cover anything and everything Metro East.
Metro East reporter for @stlpublicradio. Hawley, MN native & @UNLincoln grad. Sarcasm is my own. Past: @NebPubMediaNews & @OWHnews.

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Will Bauer joined St. Louis Public Radio in November 2022 as the station's Metro East reporter. He covers the suburbs on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Previously, he served as a general assignment reporter for Nebraska Public Media. In college, he also reported for the Omaha World-Herald.

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What does the start of Missouri recreational marijuana sales mean for the Metro East?

What does the start of Missouri recreational marijuana sales mean for the Metro East?

Collinsville City Manager Mitch Bair has managed a budget that's seen between $1.5 million and $2 million in …

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Lincoln's Sunni population has outgrown their mosque. They hope it will be ready next year

Lincoln's Sunni population has outgrown their mosque. They hope it will be ready next year

Lincoln's Sunni Muslim population is growing. With the addition of more Afghan refugees in the past few month…

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As teens wait for work, ag firms turn to guest workers to tend to Midwest cornfields

As teens wait for work, ag firms turn to guest workers to tend to Midwest cornfields

Midwest teenagers have long been hired to walk fields of corn and help out with the pollination in a process …

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Pride & Joy - Keeping it in the family - BBC Sounds

Pride & Joy - Keeping it in the family - BBC Sounds

61 year old Cecile Eledge was thrilled when her son and his husband told her they wanted to have a baby. But …

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Omaha zoo reopens after COVID-19 closure

Omaha zoo reopens after COVID-19 closure

On June 1, though, some semblance of normalcy returned when the zoo opened its gates with many changes and so…

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Aldermen delay vote on data center zoning bill, just days before scheduled recess

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By Will Bauer Verified
| KWMU-FM (St. Louis, MO) Verified
After back-to-back days of committee discussions, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen did not take a vote Wednesday on a bill that outlines zoning regulations for data centers. The bill, which would dictate where data centers can be built in the city — and how the city would regulate their energy needs and the noise they produce — will be back on the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee’s agenda next Tuesday.
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Cahokia school district union rejects proposed contract. Here’s why

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By Will Bauer Verified
| Belleville News-Democrat Verified
Teachers with Cahokia Federation of Teachers Local 1272 hold signs during a March 18 news conference in Fairview Heights regarding the union and their complaints with district leadership, in particular superintendent Curtis McCall Jr. The Cahokia Federation of Teachers voted down a tentative agreement that the union’s bargaining team and the school district reached earlier this month.
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Cahokia school district union rejects proposed contract. Here’s why

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By Will Bauer Verified
| Aol Verified
The Cahokia Federation of Teachers voted down a tentative agreement that the union's bargaining team and the school district reached earlier this month. Nearly two-thirds of the union that's made up of teachers, service employees and secretaries rejected the terms of the contract, said Ray Roskos, the field service director at the Illinois Federation of Teachers, who's been assisting with negotiations. "The district needs to do better.
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