Education
Federal scholarship program under fire for alleged bias against conservatives(The Center Square) – Lawmakers have threatened to revoke the appropriations for a federally-funded scholarship program that an audit found favors liberally leaning students over conservatives by a ratio of… Read More
Biden administration
Biden’s ‘Plan B’ $750B student debt transfer to taxpayers draws bicameral rejection(The Center Square) – Transferring student debt to taxpayers in a “Plan B” costing $750 billion has drawn a bicameral rejection letter authored by a North Carolina congresswoman and Louisiana… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri Chamber criticizes, City of St. Louis praises inaction of General Assembly(The Center Square) – The state’s largest business advocate criticized the Missouri legislature for failing to advance its priorities during the 2024 session while the state’s second-largest city praised inaction. Read More
Missouri
Summer of Fun: 1980s arcade in Springfield is an escape back in timeThis is the first in a series of “Summer of Fun” articles by The Heartlander showcasing fun things to do across Missouri and Kansas. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield-area residents and… Read More
Opinion
John Ashcroft: Kehoe ads falsely claim Jay Ashcroft backed Missouri land sales to China when it was Kehoe who didMy wife, Janet, and I have known Mike and Claudia Kehoe for many years, and we’ve appreciated our acquaintance. Of course, we are disappointed that Mike and our son, Secretary… Read More
Education
Legislation would charge teachers and others for sexually abusing 18-year-old students(The Center Square) – In Illinois, it is not illegal for an educator or staff member to have a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student, but some Republican lawmakers want… Read More
Culture
Lawmakers call for cutting aid to colleges, banning ‘deceptive’ masks in response to protests(The Center Square) — New York universities and colleges that permit protests by groups affiliated with Hamas and other terrorist organizations would lose state funding under a proposal filed by… Read More
Border
EXCLUSIVE: OLS task force takes down human smuggling operation(The Center Square) – After a year-long investigation into a smuggling operation at the border, an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd took down… Read More
DEI
Lawmakers press investigation into DEI agenda at the Pentagon(The Center Square) – A coalition of lawmakers is pushing forward the ongoing investigation into just how much taxpayer money Pentagon officials are taking away from national defense and putting… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Failure on constitutional ballot reform highlights end of Missouri legislative session(The Center Square) – As House Speaker Dean Plocher asked the Missouri Senate to get to work on Friday, the chamber adjourned. Plocher, a candidate for the GOP nomination for… Read More
Opinion
America’s ‘only hope’ may be in faith-filled pastors, voters, showing up to sway policy, cultureDon’t think the culture is completely in the commode? Articles in Cosmopolitan’sSummer 2024 issue include: “Helping My Best Friend’s Husband Collect a Sperm Sample Was the Hottest Hand Job… Read More
Economy
California ranks last in opportunity due to cost of living: U.S. News(The Center Square) – California ranks dead last in opportunity due to its high cost of living, says the U.S. News and World Report. USNWR’s report uses cost of living,… Read More
Culture, Uncategorized
Bipartisan push to balance religion, free speech on Ohio campuses(The Center Square) – A group of bipartisan lawmakers wants to balance religious freedom and free speech on college campuses throughout Ohio with a new law. The proposed plan, developed… Read More
Crime
New York Mayor Adams rolls out plan to crack down on retail theft(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is cracking down on retail theft with a new plan to allow businesses to share video surveillance with the New… Read More
China
China’s growing threat to U.S. national security in the crosshairs of Congress(The Center Square) – While the Chinese Communist Party’s possibly imminent invasion of Taiwan could spark a war in the region, experts and lawmakers in Congress on Thursday expressed that… Read More
Housing
Latest homeless count in King County breaks record with more than 16,000(The Center Square) – The latest count of unhoused people living in King County reveals that homelessness in the region is at an all-time high. The King County Regional Homelessness… Read More
Guns
U.S. Supreme court considers whether to take Illinois’ gun ban challenges(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to take up cases challenging Illinois’ gun and magazine ban. Illinois banned the sale and possession of more than… Read More
St. Louis
Alcohol-free music venue to open this weekend in St. LouisST. LOUIS, Mo. – A sober music venue debuts in the heart of the Grand Center Arts District in St. Louis this weekend. Aaron Perlut, a musician and businessman, is… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Nearly 250,000 illegal border crossers apprehended in April(The Center Square) – The flow of illegal border crossers remained steady in April with 247,837 illegally entering nationwide, slightly more than those who illegally entered in March, according to… Read More
Illinois
Latest Census data shows Illinois’ largest cities continuing to lose population(The Center Square) – The exodus from Illinois continues. The latest Census data for 2023 shows that people are moving out of Democratic strongholds such as Illinois and into Texas,… Read More