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Campaign Context: President Biden claims he created record number of jobs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

As campaign season nears, politicians are turning up the volume on campaign rhetoric. To cut through the noise, we’re launching Campaign Context, a weekly series providing clarity on the messages you’re hearing from candidates on the campaign trail. We’re digging past the politics and into the facts to provide you with the transparent, spin-free information you need to make informed decisions this election season.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kicking off KXAN's Campaign Context series, we take a look at a comment from President Joe Biden touting job growth within his Bidenomics plan. Watch the video above for the breakdown.The president, who is running for reelection in 2024, said his administration, "has created more jobs in two years than any previous administration has created in the first four years."The White House also tweeted this chart showing the month-to-month job growth of his predecessors. We tracked those numbers back to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and that data confirms tha...

Permanent safety changes proposed for Rainey Street area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Parks and Recreation Department told the city council on July 6 a consultant group hired by the city has made recommendations for permanent safety improvements along Rainey Street near Lady Bird Lake. According to a city memo, the proposed changes include: A camera at the corner of Rainey Street and Cummings Street.Strategies to encourage the use of alternate pedestrian routes after the trail closes at 10 p.m.: New infrastructure along East Avenue, pedestrian scale lighting fixtures, traffic calming measures, increased visual distinction between the trail and sidewalk.Signs that notify of park closing times.Improvements to reduce potential tripping hazards.New pedestrian scale lighting to the trail and the restroom at the corner of Rainey andCummings. The trail lighting will be dimmed after park closure hours to encourage thealternative pedestrian route.The memo said the department estimated the cost of the changes would range from $800,000 to $1 million a...

Texas falls out of top 5 in CNBC's top states for business list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A study of America's top states for business placed Texas out of its top 5 for the first time since it was started in 2007. CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business study ranked Texas No. 1 in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2018. According to CNBC, Texas placed sixth overall in 2023. Here's the breakdown:CNBC said Texas ties for No. 1 with California in Access to Capital with abundant financing for small businesses. Texas trails only North Carolina in Workforce and Florida when it comes to Economy. Jobs grew by 4% year-over-year through May, more than any other state.Texas ranked No. 8 in the nation in Technology and Innovation. Due to high wages and rising rents, the state fell to No. 16 in Cost of Doing Business, according to CNBC. Higher housing costs placed the state at No. 22 for Cost of Living. The CNBC study said Texas fell to No. 24 in the infrastructure category. Texans spend nearly 20 hours without electricity per year. CNBC said that is the third-worst in the n...

Driver fatally strikes pedestrian in St. Paul’s Summit-U area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Police are investigating after a driver struck a pedestrian in St. Paul on Tuesday night and he died at the scene.A pedestrian died July 11, 2023, after he was struck by a driver in the area of Concordia Avenue and Dale Street in St. Paul. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Police Department)The collision happened in the Summit-University neighborhood about 9:15 p.m., as the driver headed east on Concordia Avenue in the Dale Street area.The driver is cooperating with the investigation, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a police spokesman.More information is expected to be available from police later today. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | ‘Mission Impossible’? No, it’s an electrical worker dangling from that copter Crime & Public Safety | Groundbreaking for The Heights development in St. Paul in advance of soil remediation Crime & Public Safety | MPCA seeks public comment on fourth sludge incinerator proposed near Pig̵...

3 killed, several injured in Illinois Greyhound bus crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

HIGHLAND, Ill. - Three people are dead after a Greyhound bus crash on Interstate-70 in Highland, Illinois, early Wednesday morning.The crash took place on I-70 westbound near the 'Silverlake West' Rest Stop at around 2:00 a.m. The Greyhound bus was traveling from Indianapolis to St. Louis. It crashed into three parked rigs on the exit ramp heading to the rest area.Illinois State Police confirmed that four passengers on board were taken to a nearby hospital via helicopter, 10 more passengers were driven to area hospitals, and three riders died. John Mozeliak reflects on Cardinals’ nightmare season, insists ‘changes have to happen’ One lane on westbound I-70 is open, but drivers are urged to take westbound I-64 as an alternate route. The cause of the crash has not yet been reported, and the investigation is active.Greyhound issued this statement about the crash“We can confirm an incident occurred this morning involving Greyhound schedule number 1675 traveling from Indianapolis to St...

Tishaura Jones signing tenants right to counsel bill today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signs a bill Wednesday to give people facing evictions the right to have a lawyer.The St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed the bill last week. A similar bill failed last year. John Mozeliak reflects on Cardinals’ nightmare season, insists ‘changes have to happen’ The mayor and Aldermanic President Megan Green will talk about the new bill at 10:15 a.m. at City Hall.

Man charged with releasing sex tape that led to Calvin Harris resignation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - New charges Wednesday morning involving a sex tape scandal at the St. Louis County Courthouse.Calvin Harris resigned last year as chief of staff for St. Louis County Executive Sam Page after a tape surfaced, showing him having sex with someone in the county executive's suite. 3 killed, several injured in Greyhound bus crash Now prosecutors have charged 50-year-old Rodney Leger with a felony for non-consensual dissemination of sexual images. Prosecutors say he released the tape to threaten Harris.

We asked 7 Denver chefs where they love to eat when they go out. Here’s their culinary tour.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Where do you turn when you’re looking for a new restaurant recommendation? Yelp? TikTok? An in-the-know friend?All good options. But have you ever thought about tapping some of your favorite chefs to find out where they love to eat when they get out of their own kitchens?We asked some heads of Denver kitchens about the places they’re regulars at, the dishes they crave, and the local spots they’d want to collaborate with should opportunities arise.And just to keep things interesting, we did so in a hot-potato-style format, starting with Chef Scott Schaden of Terra Restaurant, an organic farm-to-table restaurant. From there, we let the chefs guide us to the next restaurant to hit up for recommendations.They’ve dished to us their favorite spots to slurp ramen, devour pizza, savor barbecue and reveal where to find some of the region’s best Latin American dishes.Chef Scott Schaden of Terra. (Provided by Terra)Chef Scott Schaden of TerraTerra, 891 14th St. #100, DenverSchaden is excited a...

El Chapultepec Legacy Project pays homage to late, legendary jazz club

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Anna Diaz simply ran out of room for tributes.As the co-owner of El Chapultepec, Denver’s legendary jazz club that closed its doors in 2020 after 87 years in business, Diaz and co-owner/sister Angela Guerrero in April began soliciting memories for a legacy project. Besides photos, postcards, flyers and audio recordings, they wanted video interviews that could act as archives of El Chapultepec’s musical culture.“We made a list of about 100 people, but it easily could have been 10,000,” Diaz said. “We only narrowed down the people (to record) by who was available on the day.”And there’s more to do. The sisters’ El Chapultepec Legacy Project officially debuted last week at thepeclegacy.com featuring a 20-minute YouTube video with dozens of fans and musicians, branded merchandise, and donation appeals. Its goal is to keep the past from slipping away — to preserve the unique culture, which for decades anchored what’s now called ...

The crawfish you’ve been eating in Colorado could be illegal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Seafood distributors and restaurants for years have imported thousands of pounds of live Louisiana crawfish into Colorado for spring celebrations and boils.But unbeknownst to many of those cooking up the Southern staple, importation and possession of live red swamp crayfish has been illegal for decades in the state because the species is invasive.Colorado Parks and Wildlife started investigating the importation of crayfish in March after receiving a tip from Louisiana about someone importing the species into the state. The agency issued one ticket in that case, but the tip opened a can of crawdads. Wildlife officials are now taking a new look at the regulations around the species and could potentially change the law.“We discovered quite a large market,” he said. “They’ve been imported for quite a while now before it came onto our radar.”Wildlife officials issued cease-and-desist orders to distributors and embarked on a statewide education campaign to st...