Education, Missouri
Senator with experience as educator named to lead Missouri education department(The Center Square) – A Republican senator who introduced a bill to raise teacher salaries was named the next commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)… Read More
Springfield
‘Give Vets Hope’ provides a voice for veterans in SpringfieldSPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Give Vets Hope is a support group for veterans, making a difference through bimonthly meetings and meals. Co-facilitator and co-founder Holly Butler tells The Heartlander she has… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Fifth Circuit stays its own ruling on Texas concertina wire barrier lawsuit(The Center Square) – In what has been back-and-forth rulings among the courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday overturned its previous ruling, issuing an administrative stay… Read More
Abortion
Abortion could appear on the 2024 ballot in Missouri and these other states(Ballotpedia via The Center Square) — In November, voters in Ohio approved Issue 1, which established the right to an abortion in the state constitution. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision… Read More
FBI
‘Disgraceful’: Sen. Mike Lee blasts FBI monitoring of U.S. citizens without a warrant(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, blasted FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday over the agency’s spying on Americans without a warrant. Read More
Race
Vance introduces bill to stop discrimination in higher ed(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance wants to take funding from colleges and universities that discriminate on race and create a new federal department to investigate those allegations.Vance,… Read More
Housing, Kansas City
KC ordinance barring landlords from relying on financial, criminal, eviction history could make housing less affordable, availableA proposed ordinance that would prohibit Kansas City landlords from “discrimination” against renters on the basis of credit worthiness, past evictions, criminal convictions or even source of income could actually… Read More
Gender Transition
California mom urges Supreme Court review after trans child lost to suicide(The Center Square) – A California mother who lost custody of her daughter for not supporting her gender transition — then lost her to suicide — filed an amicus… Read More
Courts
Ruling at 4th Circuit: Government must prove case for civil asset forfeiture(The Center Square) – Government’s ability to seize personal property based on the mere suspicion of criminal activity has been curtailed by a federal court ruling in a North Carolina… Read More
National Debt
U.S. national debt surpasses $100K per person(The Center Square) – The rapidly growing debt of the U.S. federal government has hit another milestone, topping more than $100,000 per person.While the U.S. population and the U.S. national… Read More
President Biden
New evidence shows monthly payments to President Biden from Hunter Biden’s business(The Center Square) – House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., released evidence Monday of regular monthly payments from one of Hunter Biden’s business entities to his father, President… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Missouri government leaders project flat state tax revenue for next fiscal year(The Center Square) – Missouri taxpayers won’t be providing state government leaders with additional tax revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. Republican Gov. Mike Parson, entering his final year in… Read More
Education
Kansas school districts sitting on $1.25 billion in operating cash reserves(The Sentinel) — New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school districts collectively added $68 million to their operating cash reserves in the last school year, bringing the… Read More
Josh Hawley
Congressional leaders have moral obligation to keep radiation victims’ fund in defense budget, Hawley arguesCalling it a “moral imperative,” Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday held a national press call to urge the continued inclusion of his radiation victims compensation amendment in the… Read More
School Choice
Greatest number of state legislatures pass school choice bills in 2023(The Center Square) – Multiple legislatures across the country attempted to pass or passed some form of school choice legislation this year.“Policymakers in 40 states debated 111 educational choice bills… Read More
Courts
Montana’s TikTok ban won’t take effect following judge’s ruling(The Center Square) – Montana’s ban on the social media app TikTok won't take effect as planned after a federal judge this week blocked the new law as a legal… Read More
Economy
Government watchdog estimates $26 billion deficit as California enters recession(The Center Square) – The California Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates the state will have a $26 billion revenue shortfall for the 2022-23 fiscal year, and announced the state entered… Read More
Biden administration
Biden rule takes lunch money from schools that reject progressive gender, sexuality agenda(The Center Square) – A new Biden administration rule forces schools to comply with progressive ideology on gender and sexuality or risk losing the federal aid for free and reduced-price… Read More
2024 election
Missouri joins other states in arguing Colorado courts can’t remove Trump from primary ballot(The Center Square) – A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed a brief with the Colorado Supreme Court arguing an appeal to keep former President Donald Trump off the primary… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City nonprofit teaches the young how to prepare healthy meals, learn life skillsKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City nonprofit A Kid and a Kitchen is helping area youths learn about cooking, eating and healthy living. The group was established in July by… Read More