Hot: St. Louis Real Estate
According to Realtor.com, St. Louis’ real estate market will be the nation’s second hottest in 2016. The website predicts that the number of home sales here will increase by 8.6 percent.
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Warm: Illinois Gun Control
The U.S. Supreme Court left intact the city of Highland Park’s ban on assault weapons, declining to hear an appeal by gun owners. The decision potentially opens the door to similar legislation in other jurisdictions.
Cool: Missouri Gun Control
Despite a never-ending string of mass shootings, none of the candidates for Missouri governor supports gun control legislation. Democrat Chris Koster, who’s been endorsed by the NRA, favors improving mental health services instead.
Cold: St. Louis Maroons
This mostly forgotten baseball team won 20 straight games to start 1884, the longest season-opening streak in pro sports history. That record stood for 131 years, until the Golden State Warriors began this season with 24 consecutive victories, dooming the Maroons to “entirely forgotten” status.
