Illegal Immigration
Denver to spend $180 million on migrants in 2024; mayor calls it ‘unsustainable’(The Center Square) – Denver Mayor Mike Johnston told the City Council on Tuesday that the infusion of migrants to their city will cost $180 million this year and is… Read More
Abortion
Court blocks Biden rule requiring E.R. doctors to perform abortions(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled against a Biden administration effort to require emergency room doctors to perform abortions, the latest step… Read More
Border
Border residents to Congress: ‘Stop holding press conferences, shut down the border’(The Center Square) – As another Republican congressional delegation arrived in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday to hold another news conference and meet local residents, many Texans living at the… Read More
China, Missouri
Gov. Parson order stops foreign purchases of Missouri land near military bases(The Center Square) – If Missourians sell farmland within 10 miles of a military facility in the state, the buyer must be approved by the state Department of Agriculture to… Read More
Missouri
Chronic absenteeism contributing to Missouri’s stagnant student test scores(The Center Square) – Nearly one in four Missouri students are absent from school more than 10% of the school year, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas busing migrants to sanctuary cities intensifies spotlight on border crisis(The Center Square) – Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been roundly criticized by Democratic politicians for shipping more than 85,400 migrants to designated sanctuary cities since August 2022.In August… Read More
2024 election
Chaos? Ballot battles, impeachment inquiry, indictments disrupt election cycle(The Center Square) – The Republican primary’s Iowa caucuses are scheduled for Jan. 15, the first chance for voters to determine who they want to represent their party in November’s… Read More
Gender Identity
Critics: Proposed Title IX changes would threaten viability of women’s sports(The Center Square) – The Biden administration has proposed sweeping changes to expand the nation’s law prohibiting sex discrimination in the nation’s schools to include gender identity and sexual… Read More
Culture, Education
Read the full text of Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation letter(The Center Square) – Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid twin scandals over plagiarism accusations and a widely panned appearance before Congress. Gay wrote in her resignation letter that… Read More
Missouri, Social Media
‘War for soul of America’ has three fronts, says Missouri attorney general – who has helped make the state Ground Zero on this oneJust as the 2024 presidential election cycle begins in earnest, Missouri has become Ground Zero in this country’s centuries-long fight for freedom of speech. Even as he fights at the… Read More
Missouri, Politics
Missouri House GOP PAC changes leadership after exposé – will it also withdraw its support for Democrat-led court redistricting case?Missouri’s House Republican Campaign Committee is moving on from its executive director at the end of the month, after a Heartlander look Wednesday into the PAC’s money spent and… Read More
Congress
California to lose four Congressional seats after 2030 Census; Texas, Florida to gain(The Center Square) – California is projected to lose four congressional seats after the 2030 Census, with Texas positioned to gain four and Florida to gain three, says the… Read More
Military
Oversight Committee raises concerns about military crash fatalities(The Center Square) – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin calling for more information related… Read More
Illegal Immigration
These are the 15 states that received the most unaccompanied minors from the border(The Center Square) – Of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories that received unaccompanied alien children (UAC) primarily from the southern border, 15 received more than 10,000 since… Read More
Gender Identity
Michigan parents sue Rockford Public Schools over child’s pronouns, gender(The Center Square) – A lawsuit claims a Michigan school district began treating a middle-school daughter as a boy for more than six months without their knowledge or consent. The… Read More
Free Speech
Lawrence man sues city, library over banning his ‘mocking,’ ‘vitriolic’ public comments(The Sentinel) — A Lawrence man is suing the Lawrence City Commission, the commissioners individually, the Lawrence Public Library, and several library employees over what he says is viewpoint discrimination… Read More
Missouri
Mystery canine illness has Missouri veterinarians, pet owners on high alertVeterinarians are issuing warnings about a mysterious respiratory illness spreading in the U.S. among dogs. Atypical Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (aCIRD) is the name many veterinarians are using for the… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Homeland Security chair planning impeachment charges against Mayorkas, worries about terrorist attack(The Center Square) – U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., says he is worried about a potential terrorist attack on U.S. soil and plans to bring articles… Read More
Drugs
New Mexico launches wastewater drug testing for high schools; finds coke, fentanyl(The Center Square) – New Mexico released its first set of wastewater drug test results at public high schools on the Wastewater Drug Monitoring Dashboard this week. According to … Read More
Illegal Immigration
Public health alerts issued about communicable disease spread tied to migrant crisis(The Center Square) – Federal, state and city health departments have issued public health alerts about increases of communicable diseases as illegal border crossers arrive in their communities. Earlier this… Read More