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Ronnie Amiyn stands outside Gambrinus Hall in the Marine Villa neighborhood, where he would vote Tuesday if he could cast his ballot. In Missouri, formerly incarcerated people cannot vote until they complete their court ordered probation or parole term. Amiyn is working with the St. Louis chapter of EX-incarcerated People Organizing to try to persuade Missouri lawmakers to immediately restore the voting rights of people who leave prison.
There are more than 3,400 St. Louisans who cannot vote Tuesday in the city’s mayoral election because they have not yet completed their probation or parole term. Missouri activists and lawmakers are pushing to restore voting rights more quickly to formerly incarcerated people so they can participate in local and state elections.
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Asian population fastest-growing in state
Tom Emery, Journal-Courier
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Demonstrators hold signs underneath an American flag as they take part in a rally in Chicago against Asian hate crimes.Shafkat Anowar | AP
Rising violence against Asian-Americans has added to a tense climate surrounding race in the United States and particularly in Illinois, which has one of the highest Asian populations in the nation.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, Illinois had the fifth-largest Asian-American population in 2017, trailing only California, New York, Texas and New Jersey. Statistics from 2019 show that nearly 718,000 Asians, or 5.9% of the state’s population, call Illinois home.
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183rd Wing Commander Chosen as Director of Logistics for Air Guard
The Commander of the 183rd Wing, Col. Donald DK Carpenter, who rose through the enlisted ranks and then through the officer ranks as a problem solver, will now put his skills to work at the national level as the new Director of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection for the Air National Guard.
With this selection, Carpenter will be promoted to brigadier general.
“DK has been put in positions throughout his career where problems needed to be solved or processes needed to be improved and he has always left those jobs with the organization in better shape than it was when he started,” said Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, the Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard. “This is a well-deserved promotion that will put his skills to work at the national level.”