Border
Border crisis worsens as Mexico dries out south Texas farmers(The Center Square) – The border crisis continues to worsen as the Mexican government dries out south Texas farmers, those in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley argue. The situation has become… Read More
Crime
Feds warn governors of cyberattacks targeting water systems(The Center Square) – Federal leaders have warned all 50 state governors of “disabling cyberattacks” targeting water and wastewater systems nationwide reportedly being perpetrated by Iranian and Chinese state actors. Read More
Kansas City
Voters defeat 40-year sales tax for Kansas City sports stadiums(The Center Square) – Kansas City’s professional football and baseball teams promised to stay in Jackson County if a 40-year sales tax to pay for stadiums was approved on Tuesday,… Read More
Missouri
Missouri to offer special black ‘Route 66’ license platesMissouri is home to part of Route 66, America’s iconic Main Street that inspired both song and TV show. And now fans can proudly display a black specialty license plate… Read More
Congress
Proposal: Retirement investment plans should stick to financial risk, return(The Center Square) – Environmental, social and governance policies in investments should be tied to financial risk and return, a federal proposal says. The Safeguarding Investment Options for Retirement Act… Read More
School Choice
Arkansas expands eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts(The Center Square) – More Arkansas students will be eligible for Education Freedom Accounts this upcoming school year, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday. The program will expand to children… Read More
2024 election
Majority of voters say U.S. heading in the wrong direction(The Center Square) – Sixty-two percent of voters say the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction in advance of the 2024 election, according to a new poll, but the… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chinese nationals illegally entering U.S .in record numbers since 2021(The Center Square) – The number of Chinese nationals illegally entering the U.S. – primarily single, military age men – has skyrocketed under the Biden administration. Of the more than… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school district refuses to answer questions about alleged ‘murder list’(The Sentinel) — More than a year after an alleged “incident” involving an alleged “murder list” at Wolf Springs Elementary School, questions remain about the Blue Valley… Read More
Missouri
Missouri revokes licenses for 9 cannabis microbusinesses(The Center Square) – The state of Missouri has revoked licenses for nine cannabis facilities over “ineligibility.” The facilities are classified as microbusinesses, defined by the state as a license… Read More
Free Speech
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s appearance at KU Wednesday to test campus security, students’ beliefsTraditional American values of free speech, free markets and limited government are a surprisingly tough sell today – as evidenced by the need for, and the experience of, Turning Point… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Tennessee immigration bills would help AG efforts to sue federal government(The Center Square) – A pair of bills are intended to allow Tennessee to fight illegal immigration in the state. Senate Bill 2158 will require agencies and law enforcement departments… Read More
State Government
Massachusetts spending millions more on shelters and housing(The Center Square) – Massachusetts will spend additional funds on shelters as the only “right-to-shelter” law state continues to be overwhelmed with migrants. The state Senate moved to assist the… Read More
Education
Michigan school charges $482 for documents on students identifying as animals(The Center Square) – One Michigan school district has about 700 documents about therians – students identifying as “a species of non-human animal on every level except physical.” Utica Community… Read More
President Biden
‘Shameful’: President Biden takes fire for transitioning Easter(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden is under fire after the White House made this year’s Easter holiday officially “Transgender Day of Visibility.” It’s unclear whether the White House… Read More
Biden administration
Kansas, 10 other states sue Biden administration over latest student loan forgiveness plan(The Sentinel) — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, along with the attorneys general of 10 other states, is suing the Biden administration over its latest attempt to cancel the debt… Read More
Local Government
Johnson County Commission Chairman allows anti-Christian rant that violates county policy(The Sentinel) — Johnson County, Kansas, Commission Chair Mike Kelly has taken steps to stifle citizens who are concerned with or critical of county actions, but he apparently welcomes anti-Christian… Read More
Springfield
Springfield Board of Education candidates seek to address violence, academics, indoctrination in schoolsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A grassroots group fighting to get Springfield Public Schools back on track academically and ideologically has endorsed a slate of candidates it has confidence will help do… Read More
Education
Missouri Southern State University cooking up new Food Science and Nutrition programJOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern State University will soon have a Food Science and Nutrition program, thanks to unanimous approval from the university’s Board of Governors. MSSU has received a… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘All of us are in danger’: Sen. Josh Hawley warns no family, no community in Missouri is protected from illegal immigrant crimeWhile other municipalities around the country were declaring themselves sanctuary cities to protect illegal immigrants from federal authorities, the O’Fallon, Missouri city council voted unanimously in 2011 to become… Read More