Missouri
Minimum police funding, tax exemption for child care providers on August ballot(The Center Square) – Missouri voters will decide on two proposed changes to the state constitution during the primary election on Aug. 6. Amendment 1 would exempt from property taxes… Read More
FBI, Uncategorized
Attempted Graceland foreclosure probed by Tennessee attorney general(The Center Square) – Investigation into the attempted foreclosure of Graceland, the former residence of Elvis Presley, will be done by the office of Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. Presley’s… Read More
Gender Transition
California Senate passes ban on parental notification for TK-12 gender changes(The Center Square) – The California Senate passed a bill that would ban parental notification for gender changes in public TK-12 and provide more resources to increase parental support of… Read More
Illegal Immigration
State may seek to criminalize human smuggling, aiding illegal immigrants(The Center Square) – With border exposure and natural ports, Michigan Republicans want to change state law to make human smuggling illegal and criminalize harboring and transporting people who are… Read More
Federal Spending
Farm Bill ignites debate on food stamp spending amid $30 billion cut(The Center Square) – A $1.5 trillion Farm Bill supported by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative has sparked criticism among Democrats for cutting $30 billion from the former… Read More
Missouri
Audit: Hundreds of billions in errors in Missouri’s annual financial report(The Center Square) – An audit of Missouri’s comprehensive financial report for 2023 found billions of dollars in errors and a need for improved internal controls and procedures. “Considering we… Read More
Missouri
Missouri, nation mourn missionaries killed by gang in Haiti as Hawley scolds ‘weak’ Biden for deaths(The Heartlander) — Officials across the country are mourning the loss of two Missouri missionaries in Haiti, a husband-and-wife pair who were killed by one of many armed gangs that… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Council lets pro-Palestinian resolutions live on, but kills resolution taking notice of Oct. 7 Hamas atrocitiesTwo resolutions seen as overly favorable to the Palestinian side in the Mideast war were surprisingly pulled from the left-wing Kansas City Council’s agenda on Wednesday, though they could emerge… Read More
Gender, Illinois
Illinois legislator can’t define ‘opposite sex’ during debate(The Center Square) – During debate about a bill bringing state statute in line with federal statute, an Illinois state legislator couldn’t give her personal definition of the term “opposite… Read More
Auto industry
About those ‘all electric,’ ‘zero emissions’ fire trucks: They have diesel engines(The Center Square) – When Albuquerque announced plans to acquire a new fire engine, New Mexico’s governor lauded the “zero emissions” technology while a fire department spokesman called it “all… Read More
Courts
$310M East Palestine train derailment settlement reached(The Center Square) – Norfolk Southern agreed to pay $310 million for a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that spewed toxic chemicals into the air and water near the… Read More
Economy
KC Fed Analysis: Migrants cooled overheated labor market, slowed wage growth(The Center Square) – The increase of migrant workers during the last two years cooled an overheated labor market and slowed wage growth across industries and states, according to an… Read More
Gender Transition
South Carolina governor signs gender transition ban for anyone younger than 18(The Center Square) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a measure banning healthcare professionals from providing gender transition procedures to anyone who isn’t at least 18 years old. H.4624,… Read More
2024 election
Legislative fix to put Biden on Ohio ballot unlikely(The Center Square) – Republican and Democratic leaders remain confident President Joe Biden will be on the Ohio ballot in November, but none believe it will come through a fix… Read More
Gender Identity
Texas sues Biden over ‘gender identity’ workplace accommodation guidance(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued three federal agencies Tuesday to “stop an unlawful attempt to redefine federal law through agency guidance” that mandates “gender identity”… Read More
Israel
Islamic groups sue Gov. Abbott, others for antisemitism crackdown(The Center Square) – Several Islamic groups have sued Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas public university officials for cracking down on students calling for the death of Jews and antisemitic… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Unanimous House vote fixes property tax credit rules for Missouri seniors(The Center Square) – A unanimous vote in the Missouri House is rare, especially on a tax bill. But names of all members appeared in green on the House voting… Read More
Congress
New bill would have exposed alleged conflicts in Biden, Trump presidencies(The Center Square) – Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have faced ongoing ethics questions in recent years, but a new bill seeks to bring any such… Read More
Guns
45 U.S. senators introduce resolution to block Biden anti-Second Amendment rule(The Center Square) – Forty-five Republican U.S. senators filed a Congressional Review Act resolution to block a Biden administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule from being enforced… Read More
President Donald Trump
Prosecutors rest their case against Trump in hush money trial(The Center Square) – State prosecutors rested their case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, capping off four weeks of testimony from 20 witnesses. The first-ever trial of a… Read More