Kansas City
Liberty memorial bomb suspect an illegal with ICE detainerThe alleged California man accused of dumping 20 dangerous homemade bombs in an outdoor trash can at Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial is an illegal alien with an ICE detainer,… Read More
Politics
Breaking: Kristi Noem out at DHS, Trump taps Oklahoma senator to replace her(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, marking the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Police begged progressive prosecutor to put criminal illegal behind bars — then he killed someone(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Fairfax County prosecutor Steve Descano was aware of an illegal immigrant’s violent past and still elected to set him free, new Freedom of Information Act… Read More
Politics
John Fetterman blasts fellow Democrats’ Iran hysteria, says ‘they’re afraid to agree with Trump on anything’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman suggested Wednesday that many of his fellow party members may privately support efforts to stop a nuclear Iran but are… Read More
Schools
Voters tackle sales tax and school bond issue questions in Tuesday’s election(The Sentinel) — Voters went to the polls Tuesday looking at a number of tax questions including a 1% sales tax in Wichita and several school bond issues across the… Read More
Kansas City
Bombs found near Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial; California man chargedA California man faces over 100 years in prison after reportedly admitting to leaving 20 homemade explosives in a trash can near Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial. Kansas City Police… Read More
Courts
Navy SEAL-turned-senator wrestles shouting left-wing protester who stormed hearing(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy physically removed a left-wing protester from the Senate chamber Wednesday after the demonstrator allegedly tried to start an altercation.Sheehy, a… Read More
Kansas
Parents must OK student walkouts under proposed Kansas lawKansas students would be prohibited from walking out of school to protest without parental permission, if a provision passed by the state Senate survives the legislative budget process. The Senate… Read More
Kansas
Kansas Inspector General finds nearly $800k in Kansas Medicaid fraudThe Kansas attorney general’s office has uncovered nearly $800,000 in fraudulent Medicaid pregnancy coverage . The review identified 62 Medicaid beneficiaries aged 45 or older —… Read More
Schools
Lawmakers push K-5 tech restrictions amid screen time concernsLawmakers in at least five states are taking cues from classical schooling by introducing proposals to restrict education technology in K-5 classrooms. The proposals would limit or ban the use… Read More
Abortion
Ohio’s abortion amendment used to block fetal remains law(The Daily Signal) – Ohio’s pro-abortion Reproductive Freedom Amendment, passed in 2023, has now been used to block a state law requiring the humane burial or cremation of aborted children.Last… Read More
Illinois
Illinois lawmaker proposes property tax credits as housing debate continues(The Center Square) – As state and local officials sound off on housing proposals at the Illinois Capitol, a state senator says it is time to take action on affordability… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Bill eliminating Missouri’s income tax clears committee, House floor debate nextThe proposal to phase out Missouri’s individual income tax cleared one big hurdle Wednesday, passing out of committee and heading to the House floor for debate. If passed by the… Read More
Kansas
Kansas governor takes ‘phony victory lap,’ stops stalling on SNAP data releaseKansas Gov. Laura Kelly belatedly agreed to release federally requested SNAP data in a “victory” announcement Friday after seven months of refusal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested information… Read More
Parenting, School Choice
Milestone Missouri parental rights bill clears committee as homeschool advocates secure additional safeguardsA landmark parental rights bill advanced in the Missouri House Tuesday after lawmakers adopted key amendments suggested by homeschool advocacy groups. House Bill 2426 would codify the “fundamental right”… Read More
World
US bars ‘terrorist affiliated with UN agency’ for alleged role in Oct. 7 attacks(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. officially blacklisted a former United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) official over his alleged role in the October 7, 2023 terror attacks,… Read More
Crime
Nebraska district reacts to paraprofessional’s arrest after new evidence surfaces regarding 2022 child sex assault report(The Heartlander) — Norfolk Public Schools in Nebraska is reaffirming its commitment to “a safe and secure environment” for both students and staff after the Feb. 25 arrest of one… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS answers emergency request to protect parental rights, forbid schools’ secret gender transitions in California case(The Heartlander) — The U.S. Supreme Court protected parental rights in a “landmark” preliminary ruling Monday – prohibiting schools from socially transitioning children in secret.The ruling answered an emergency application… Read More
Nigeria
Iran attacks could provide relief for African Christians(The Heartlander) — The massacres of Christian communities in eastern Congo and Nigeria by Islamic extremists could diminish with U.S.-Israeli action against Iran.That’s because the weapons killing Christians in Africa… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Watch: Wyoming ‘Truck around and find out’ operation arrests 32 illegal immigrant drivers(The Heartlander) — A three-day operation by the Laramie County, Wyoming, Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of 32 truck drivers in the country illegally.The late-February operation, dubbed “Truck around… Read More