Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission looks to ban hidden fees(The Center Square) – The Federal Trade Commission’s latest proposal would prohibit hidden and falsely advertised fees on everything from travel to concert tickets. The FTC launched a proceeding last… Read More
Federal government
Social Security benefits set to increase 3.2% next year(The Center Square) – Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% next year, a smaller bump than the previous two years from a federal program expected to fall short on… Read More
Israel, Texas
Gov. Abbott enhances security for Jewish organizations in Texas(The Center Square ) – After the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel and the death toll climbed to 2,500, which includes at least 25 Americans, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott… Read More
Congress, Crime
Menendez charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent for Egypt(The Center Square) – Prosecutors have accused New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife of conspiring to have the senator act as a foreign agent of Egypt. In a… Read More
St. Louis
Report: St. Louis should focus on bus service, not spend $850M for light rail(The Center Square) – Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build five miles of light rail on streets, St. Louis’ public transit authority should improve its bus… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher seeking lieutenant governor job. Here’s what he’d do and why you should careDean Plocher wants to keep working to “protect our farmland from China, our classrooms from liberal indoctrination, our families from Biden’s failed economy and our communities from the progressive crime… Read More
Gas Prices
Gas prices could spike amid Middle East conflict, experts say(The Center Square) – The ongoing conflict in the Middle East could lead to a spike in gas prices in the U.S. Oil prices have already signaled a surge in… Read More
Border, Terrorism
U.S. sheriffs: Open borders lead to heightened terrorist threats(The Center Square) – Members of the American Sheriff Alliance are calling for immediate action due to heightened terrorist threats they fear exist because of U.S. border policies.Their call comes… Read More
Congress
House Republicans nominate Scalise for speaker, though he faces tough vote(The Center Square) – U.S. House Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana reportedly received the backing of a majority of his fellow House Republicans for the speaker of the… Read More
Crime, Missouri
Missouri man gets 51 months in prison for preparing fraudulent tax returns(The Center Square) – A Missouri man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for preparing 23 fraudulent federal income tax returns. U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey sentenced Darius Cobb,… Read More
Economy
Small business owners less optimistic about the economy, survey finds(The Center Square) – Newly released small business survey data shows that small business owners are less optimistic about the economy.The National Federation of Independent Businesses released its monthly survey… Read More
Drugs, Guns
Nebraska man gets 2-year sentence for gun charge similar to Hunter Biden case(The Center Square) – A Nebraska man who faced a similar federal criminal charge to Hunter Biden was handed a two-year prison sentence last week.Davonte Brown, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
27 state AGs request federal government end catch-and-release policies(The Center Square) – Twenty-seven attorneys general, led by Florida's Ashley Moody, are demanding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “fix the problem you created” and close the catch-and-release… Read More
Illegal Immigration
659 known, suspected terrorists captured in fiscal 2023, most in recorded history(The Center Square) – More known or suspected terrorists have been apprehended at the northern and southwest borders in fiscal 2023 than any other fiscal year in recorded history.In fiscal… Read More
Farmland, Missouri
Report: Missouri farm income to drop 11% this year(The Center Square) – Missouri farmers will have a projected decrease in net income of 11% in 2023, according to a University of Missouri analysis. After a record-setting net income for Missouri… Read More
Israel, Kansas City
UPDATE: Kansas City Mayor Lucas withdraws nominee for zoning board who called Israel ‘a regime with genocidal intentions.’UPDATE: Mayor Quinton Lucas Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Emerson “Jaz” Hays to the city’s Board of Zoning Adjustment, sources at City Hall say. A Kansas City man nominated by… Read More
Biden administration
Biden administration released billions to Iran weeks before Israeli attack(The Center Square) – The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hamas killed hundreds of Israelis and injured hundreds more in a barrage of surprise attacks early Saturday morning, just weeks after the… Read More
Auto industry
Electric vehicles all queued up with nowhere to go(The Center Square) – The federal government’s electrified vision for the nation’s transportation sector needs a modernized power grid to support it – and experts say they need it now. Read More
Auto industry
UAW workers reject proposal; nearly 4,000 go on strike against Mack Trucks(The Center Square) – The United Auto Workers Union rejected a proposed contract by a 73% “no” vote and swore to strike Volvo-Group-owned Mack Trucks in three states beginning Monday… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Missouri group opens floodgates for counties freezing property taxes for seniors(The Center Square) – A flood of Missouri counties are attempting to freeze property taxes for seniors, and a nonprofit is opening the floodgates.Senate Bill 190, passed… Read More