Mike Fitzgerald
Freelance JournalistMike Fitzgerald is a freelance writer and regular contributor to the Riverfront Times who lives in the St. Louis area. Reach him at msfitzgerald2006@gmail.com.
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Missouri landlords were found to cash in on the State Assistance for Housing Relief program even as they failed to provide basic maintenance and upkeep.
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The board chose to end its partnership after months of questions about whether College Kids truly helps launch St. Louis Public Schools students on the path toward college or trade school.
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Eviction filings have always come fast and cheap in Missouri — a legacy of Missouri’s long history of weak tenant protections. Now, eviction filings are happening faster than before the pandemic.
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University City-based Matthew Chase is one of the busiest eviction attorneys in both St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County — as evidenced by the fact that many of the area’s biggest landlords have picked them as their go-to guy.
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After 7 years, Tishaura Jones' signature college savings account program has limited buy-in and an average account stuck at $73.
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Programs like College Kids represent a new, possible way to fight an old problem: multi-generational poverty.
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Heather Fleming has also led volunteers to Jefferson City to oppose bills targeting the ways race, gender and history are taught in Missouri classrooms.