School Choice
Poll: Signs of support for education, school choice(The Center Square) – Support for North Carolina’s opportunity scholarship program is reflected in a 500% increase in applications, and by 3 in 5 respondents to a poll taken Sunday… Read More
Inflation
FACT CHECK: Biden touts inflation has “fallen”(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden earlier this week touted a major drop in inflation, saying prices had fallen more than 60%. Those comments come on the heels of… Read More
Illegal Immigration
House Republicans blast New York City migrant debit card program(The Center Square) — Congressional Republicans are tearing into New York City Mayor Eric Adams over his $53 million migrant debit card “handouts” and demanding to know if federal funds… Read More
Biden administration
After being impeached, Mayorkas admits there is a crisis at the border(The Center Square) – In his first appearance before the U.S. House after he was impeached by Republicans in February, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted under oath… Read More
Energy, Inflation
Americans face rising gas prices again(The Center Square) – Gas prices are steadily rising around the U.S. again, leaving many cash-strapped Americans struggling to keep up. According to AAA, the current average price for a… Read More
Illinois
Questions arise after University of Illinois gives Fauci an award for ethics(The Center Square) – More questions are being raised about Dr. Anthony Fauci after the University of Illinois gave him an award for ethics. The U of I had Illinois… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Democrats likely to protect one of ‘worst Cabinet members of all time’ from Senate impeachment trial, Schmitt warnsDespite Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s image being on “the Mount Rushmore of worst Cabinet members of all time,” Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt expects Democrats will try to block his… Read More
Border
Border Patrol agents continuing to apprehend violent criminals, gang members(The Center Square) – Border Patrol agents are continuing to apprehend violent criminals and gang members who are nearly all military age foreign nationals who entered the country illegally. In… Read More
Opinion
Seattle Public Schools axes gifted learning over racial equity(The Heartlander) — If there was ever any doubt that “equity” was code for “worse education,” Seattle Public Schools has officially confirmed it.In its crusade to achieve racial equity, SPS… Read More
Missouri
Bill phasing out corporate income tax, tax credits in hands of Missouri Senate(The Center Square) – In the stack of more than 80 bills the Missouri House of Representatives voted to send to the Senate is an effort to phase out the… Read More
Inflation
Inflation speeds up in new federal data(The Center Square) – Consumer prices continued to rise at an elevated rate in March, according to newly released federal inflation data. This marks yet another month of elevated prices,… Read More
Border
Tucson border agents seizing enough fentanyl, meth to kill billions of people(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Tucson Sector of Arizona are seizing enough fentanyl and methamphetamine alone to kill billions of people. Similar to… Read More
Economy
Report: Illinois’ high taxes, government scope dampen economic outlook(The Center Square) – Illinois ranks among the worst states in the nation for economic outlook and its high tax burden continues to drive residents out of the state, according… Read More
Economy
No surprise: New York ranks dead last for economic outlook(The Center Square) — New York has maintained its place at the bottom of a nationwide ranking on the economic outlook, according to a new report, which faults the Empire… Read More
Illinois
Pritzker’s grocery tax plan is ‘zero benefit to taxpayers,’ GOP senator says(The Center Square) – The conflict over how to address getting rid of Illinois’ 1% grocery tax continues with Republicans saying their plan should be considered. In 2022, as a… Read More
President Biden
Missouri, other states, file suit to block Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan(The Center Square) – A coalition of states has filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s latest executive effort to forgive a portion of Americans’ student loan debt. The… Read More
Media
Forget COVID: It’s the Trump Derangement Syndrome pandemic that has laid ruin to American journalismSomeday in 300 years or so they’ll cut open a tree and there’ll be a ring marking the pandemic – not of COVID-19, but of Trump Derangement Syndrome in the… Read More
Border
Border officials stop another way to smuggle in fentanyl: hamburgers(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized a large amount of drugs being smuggled into the country in… Read More
Census
Report: Michigan might lose 700,000 residents by 2050(The Center Square) – A Michigan report says up to 700,000 people could leave the state by 2050. An April report, which does not measure inbound migration, from the Michigan… Read More
Elections
Texas public school officials charged with ‘illegal electioneering’(The Center Square) – Criminal charges have been filed against two Denton Independent School District administrators after the ISD was sued by the Texas Attorney General’s Office in February for… Read More