Matt Schwartz

@Schwartz_Land

Newsman, rockhound, wiseass.

Houston, TX

Joined September 2011

2KFollowing

6KFollowers

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 6 h

Restrained inmate died 90 minutes before St. Louis jail staff acted, family says stltoday.com/news/local/cri… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Samuel Hayes Jr. thrashed and called for help for nearly 30 minutes in a restraint chair at the downtown jail before going still, family and lawyers say.

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 6 h

MilliporeSigma and WashU aim to build 'R&D pipeline' in St. Louis stltoday.com/news/local/edu… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Leaders of WashU and MilliporeSigma, the life sciences business of Germany-based science and technology company Merck KGaA, have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to "advance scienti...

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 7 h

Messenger: St. Louis jail board leader ruled not guilty after city's 'embarrassing' error stltoday.com/news/local/col… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Janis Mensah is found not guilty in a case that stemmed from a visit to the St. Louis jail. Mensah was arrested after being denied entry into the facility.

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 11 h

Kehoe balks at new police board member taking job with St. Louis sheriff stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. “If Ms. Jenkins-Gray does not resign and continues to serve on the board,” Kehoe said, “she will have to address those concerns with the Missouri Senate during her confirmation process.”

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 15 h

I made peanut butter oatmeal this morning. I will not be taking questions at this time.

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

Weatherbird exhibit at Field House Museum is tribute to beloved cartoon stltoday.com/life-entertain… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. The Post-Dispatch's own Weatherbird, the oldest daily cartoon in American newspapers, is still going strong after nearly 125 years.

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

Supreme Court says Missouri counties can’t add extra tax to pot sales stltoday.com/news/local/cri… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. The decision means a loss of revenue for St. Louis and St. Charles counties.

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

Messenger: Chesterfield resident wants city, neighbors, HOA to stop picking on her stltoday.com/news/local/col… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. “Anytime somebody drives by and doesn’t like something, they call the police, and somebody comes out to harass the residents.”

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

International Institute of St. Louis shifts focus after Trump ends key immigration programs stltoday.com/news/local/bus… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. With funding from civic booster Jerry Schlichter, the refugee resettlement nonprofit has pivoted to green card holders and citizens in an attempt to stem St. Louis population decline.

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

Ex-St. Louis HR chief, fired by mayor, is hired by sheriff stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Jenkins-Gray, who was ousted as the head of the city’s civil service for using public resources for a personal trip to Jefferson City, says she starts next week.

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

Feds cancel $4.9 billion loan for Grain Belt Express energy project stltoday.com/news/local/bus… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday took credit for securing cancellation of the loan.

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

Missouri AG accuses Planned Parenthood of misleading women about safety of abortion pills stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in a lawsuit, says Planned Parenthood is violating Missouri’s consumer protection law by falsely advertising medication abortions as safe.

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

St. Louis Public Schools predicts $70 million in unplanned spending as reserves dwindle stltoday.com/news/local/edu… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Two years of deficit spending, federal budget cuts and the tornado have put St. Louis Public Schools on track to deplete its financial reserves by 2030, the superintendent said.

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · 16 h

As Missouri bakes, federal help for utility bills could evaporate stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. The combination of rising energy costs, rising utility usage and the president’s attempt to eliminate a federal assistance program, LIHEAP, could spell trouble for more than 130,000 Missouri househ...

Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

It was not this secret chimp

MMatt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

'Fresh dung,' a half-eaten sucker: Clues led to secret chimp in 'Chimp Crazy' star's home stltoday.com/news/local/cri… via @stltoday

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

'Fresh dung,' a half-eaten sucker: Clues led to secret chimp in 'Chimp Crazy' star's home stltoday.com/news/local/cri… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Tonia Haddix emerged from the home's basement in a hairnet and pajamas, filings say. She took the officers to a cage.

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

St. Louis Public Schools predicts $70 million in unplanned spending as reserves dwindle stltoday.com/news/local/edu… via @stltoday

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

In his budget request, Trump is proposing to cut the $4 billion program and “instead support low-income individuals through energy dominance, lower prices, and an America First economic platform.”

MMatt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

As Missouri bakes, federal help for utility bills could evaporate stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via @stltoday

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

As Missouri bakes, federal help for utility bills could evaporate stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via @stltoday

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Matt Schwartz@Schwartz_Land · Jul 23

St. Louis Board of Education questions report suggesting closure of 37 schools stltoday.com/news/local/edu… via @stltoday

Schwartz_Land's tweet card. Based on capacity needs for declining enrollment, the footprint for SLPS would drop from 68 schools to 31, according to the analysis.

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