2024 election
Trump, Biden secure party nominations after Georgia, Mississippi primary wins(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump picked up 59 delegates after winning Georgia Tuesday, and with another victory in Mississippi and an expected win in Washington state, he… Read More
Border
Border crisis: Water scarcity forces Texas’ last sugar mill to close(The Center Square) – The border crisis has taken on many forms in Texas, from crime to fentanyl poisonings to farmers and ranchers losing their livelihoods. Another casualty of the… Read More
Federal Spending
Massive Medicare fraud sparks calls for investigation(The Center Square) – Reports of tens of billions of dollars in stolen funds from Medicare has sparked calls from lawmakers for an audit and investigation. The call for audit… Read More
President Donald Trump
Judge dismisses counts against Trump in Georgia election interference case(The Center Square) – A state judge on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia case that accuses the former president of trying… Read More
Missouri
Missouri’s Black, Hispanic, rural populations focus for workforce credentialing(The Center Square) – If Missouri is going to meet the demand for a skilled workforce, more Black, Hispanic and rural students must earn a credential after high school, according… Read More
Missouri
‘Great Southern Brood’ of periodical cicadas to emerge this spring after 13 yearsBrood XIX of periodical cicadas, also called “The Great Southern Brood,” will appear this spring in the middle, eastern, and southern parts of the U.S. As the temperatures rise in… Read More
Josh Hawley
TikTok spying on Americans while trying to ‘buy Congress’ to prevent national ban, Hawley allegesTikTok is little more than a “spy app” for the Chinese Communist Party and should be banned to protect Americans’ most intimate information, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Hawley has… Read More
Courts, Kansas
Kansas must use sex at birth on driver’s licenses, judge rules in temporary orderA judge ruled Monday that Kansas must list only sex at birth on its driver’s licenses until a lawsuit over the issue is resolved. After the Kansas Department of… Read More
Border
Court hands Texas a win in lawsuit over federal border wall construction(The Center Square) – A U.S. District Court handed Texas a win in the first round of a case that consolidated two lawsuits filed against the Biden administration for halting… Read More
Federal Spending
Contract losses have defense contractors saying no to their biggest customer: the DOD(The Center Square) – As the Pentagon looks to shift the risk of cost overruns to contractors, some are sitting on the sidelines instead of bidding on projects from their… Read More
COVID-19
Sen. J.D. Vance’s ban on federal mask mandates signed into law(The Center Square) – When President Joe Biden signed a package of bills over the weekend to avoid a government shutdown, he also made law Sen. J.D. Vance’s legislation to… Read More
Federal Spending
Biden budget packed with tax hikes, increases national debt(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Monday released his $7.3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 with $5.5 trillion in tax increases that continues to increase the… Read More
DEI
Kansas universities spent $45 million on DEI, received $116 million from foreign sources last year(The Sentinel) — A new state audit says the six Kansas state universities spent $45 million on various Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) activities during the 2022-2023 school year and… Read More
Opinion
‘Beyond human aid’? As an unmoored America founders on ancient rocks, our culture says try anything but GodAsk yourself: Does America need serious healing? The polls sure scream it. Last fall, an ABC News/Ipsos poll revealed 76% believe the nation is on the wrong track. An… Read More
Education, Kansas
Niche, Wichita Eagle push student achievement deception(The Sentinel) – A false sense of high achievement is one of the greatest barriers to students getting the education they need. Many education officials go out of their way… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump issues State of the Union response to President Biden(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump responded to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address with a speech of his own late Thursday. In his response, Trump… Read More
President Biden
Texas officials push back against Biden border claims(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden told members of Congress he wanted to fix the border crisis in his state of the union address Thursday night after repeatedly claiming… Read More
Taxes
Guaranteed income programs face GOP opposition(The Center Square) – In December 2021, the Phoenix City Council approved a pilot guaranteed income program for 1,000 low-income families that would provide $1,000 a month from taxpayers. Like… Read More
Missouri, Transportation
Missouri commission sends second allocation of $100M for repairing rural roads(The Center Square) – More than 1,800 lane miles of low-volume roads in poor condition throughout Missouri will receive $100 million for repairs and improvements this year. The Missouri Highways… Read More
Kansas, Sports
How about a lift? High school sophomore weightlifting, CrossFit guru in Kansas breaking recordsPARSONS, Ks. – Parsons High School sophomore Autumn Sands remains unstoppable in weightlifting, powerlifting and CrossFit. Sands has already won two national championships and will compete in Lima, Peru at… Read More