Auto industry
UAW, General Motors reach tentative agreement to end auto strike(The Center Square) – The United Auto Workers Union and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement to end the auto strike, a report says, marking the possible end of… Read More
Congress, Culture
Just in time for Halloween, scary Christian House Speaker Mike Johnson lurks around the corner to spread a different kind of spiritualityIf you’re looking for a really spooky Halloween costume Tuesday night, consider dressing up as new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. Of course, the warning label reads, “CAUTION: This costume… Read More
National Security
U.S. launches strikes on Iranian-linked forces in Syria(The Center Square) – The Pentagon released a statement late Thursday saying the U.S. military had struck two sites in Eastern Syria known to house Iranian-linked forces. Those strikes come… Read More
IRS
IRS safeguards under scrutiny as agency prepares for influx of cash, employees(The Center Square) – IRS officials have said the agency is committed to improving security as it makes plans for an influx of funding and employees after several high-profile leaks. Read More
Illegal Immigration
Illegal border crossers total over 10 million since Biden inauguration(The Center Square) – More than 10 million people have been reported illegally entering the United States since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the greatest number in… Read More
Education, Kansas
Health textbook with explicit sexual content pulled in Kansas City suburb(The Sentinel) — A “health” textbook describing everything from anal sex to “rational suicide” and presenting ideas such as the “gender spectrum” as fact was heavily questioned at the Oct. Read More
Israel, Springfield
Springfield Bible professor, wife dodge rockets, Hamas, in IsraelSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel University professor Wave Nunnally and his wife Lacey are safely back in the U.S. after landing in Israel just hours before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘They don’t know up from down’: Hawley Senate resolution condemns ‘scumbag’ Hamas terrorists and their campus cheerleadersColleges have failed miserably when their students mount pro-Hamas protests, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, whose resolution condemning the terrorist attacks and their cheerleaders on campus passed the Senate Thursday. Read More
Crime
Gunman in Maine kills 18, wounds 13, remains at large(The Center Square) – A massive manhunt was underway Thursday after 18 people were killed and 13 injured following a gunman’s shootings at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, late Wednesday… Read More
Border, Texas
Texas House approves new funding for border wall, makes illegal entry a state crime(The Center Square) – The Texas House passed historic border bills previously passed by the Senate and in line with Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for the third special session. Read More
Congress
New speaker lays out legislative agenda, receives broad support from party(The Center Square) – House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has laid out his vision for the House and legislative goals, but he faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Nearly 4 million illegal border crossers in fiscal 2023(The Center Square) – There were over 3.2 million people who entered the U.S. illegally nationwide in fiscal 2023, the most in recorded U.S. history, according to the latest … Read More
Mizzou, Race, Uncategorized
Republicans urge Mizzou to ignore Democrats’ calls to restore race in admissions(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans are urging the University of Missouri to ignore Democrats' calls to skirt the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in college admissions.In a … Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City wants voters to extend the bus tax Nov. 7 – but Northlanders had their chosen transit representatives passed over by the mayorVoters in the Northland should think hard before voting Nov. 7 to extend Kansas City’s bus system tax, presiding commissioners in Clay and Platte county argue. That’s after the mayor… Read More
Federal government
Poll: Americans say government is too big, has too much power(The Center Square) — Newly released polling data shows most American think the government is too big and has too much power. Gallup released the new survey data, which shows… Read More
Auto industry
Kansas, Nebraska senators back bill to counter Biden administration EV mandate(The Center Square) – U.S. Senators from Kansas, Nebraska, and other states are pushing back against the Biden administration's rules to curtail use of the internal combustion engine.U.S. Sen. Roger… Read More
Education
With cyber attacks on the rise, schools brace for higher costs(The Center Square) – Ransomware attacks on schools have doubled in the last year and pose a growing threat to public and private districts across the country, according to a… Read More
Congress
Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House after three weeks of infighting(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as speaker of the House, ending more than three weeks without a speaker… Read More
Schools, Uncategorized
Bipartisan, 33-state coalition sues Meta, alleging harms to youth mental health(The Center Square) – A broad, bipartisan 33-state coalition has filed a federal lawsuit in California against Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, alleging harms to youths’ “mental and… Read More
Gender, Springfield
Springfield Board of Education dodges federal ‘guidance’ to enact sexual orientation, gender identity clauses – and officials warn other districts not to fall for itSteve Makoski sees the role of a school board member as protecting schoolchildren – even from the president of the United States. He feels he and three of his Springfield,… Read More