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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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.