Federal Spending
Conservatives in the House coalesce to oppose continuing resolution spending bill(The Center Square) – A compromise spending proposal between Republican factions in the U.S. House that aims to prevent a government shutdown is facing opposition from the most conservative members… Read More
Crime, Illinois
Cash bail ended Monday in Illinois; Here’s what both sides are saying(The Center Square) – Monday begins the end of money bond in the state of Illinois and views vary on whether it will improve the state’s criminal justice system.The Pretrial… Read More
Missouri
Wentzville, Missouri GM plant with $363M in taxable wages shut down by UAW strike(The Center Square) – United Auto Workers at the General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville went on strike Friday as they didn’t reach a contract agreement. UAW also went … Read More
Education, Kansas City
Upcoming ‘Heartland Hybrid and Microschools Summit’ in Kansas City set to grow education freedom movementIf education is the final frontier in American freedom, its pioneers and homesteaders are meeting in Kansas City next weekend to map the open prairie and help each other plant… Read More
President Biden
Prosecutors indict Hunter Biden on gun charges(The Center Square) – Prosecutors have indicted Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, on federal gun charges, according to court documents.Biden was indicted Thursday in federal court in Delaware on… Read More
Drugs
Philly City Council bans supervised injection sites for drug use(The Center Square) — After a raucous public comment period, Philadelphia City Council moved to ban supervised injection sites for narcotics across most of the city. Council voted 13-1 vote… Read More
Education, Illinois
Some Illinois parents would quit job to home school if school choice program not extended(The Center Square) – Some Illinois parents say they will opt for home schooling over public schools if the state chooses not to extend the Invest In Kids school choice… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley boycotts Big Tech’s private ‘cocktail party’ in Senate, warns of AI consequences for Missouri’s childrenCalling it a “cocktail party” for Big Tech, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley refused to attend a Senate meeting with the country’s most powerful IT execs Wednesday to discuss the dangers… Read More
President Biden
Hawley: ‘State-owned’ media might just go easy on Biden impeachment coverage, as the administration has asked them to doMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley says he is ardently in favor of the House impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, announced Tuesday, regarding the Biden family’s alleged receipt of millions… Read More
2024 election
New Hampshire attorney general clarifies Trump’s ballot eligibility questions(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has sent a letter to the secretary of state and chairman of the Ballot Law Commission to “provide guidance” on his… Read More
Transportation
Experts fear electric vehicle race leaves power grid in the dust(The Center Square) – Can the power grid – critical to charging electric vehicles at scale – cope with the pace of state and federal decarbonization goals? The… Read More
COVID-19
Florida first state to officially recommend against COVID-19 boosters(The Center Square) — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the Sunshine State will be the first state to officially recommend against COVID-19 boosters for those under… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Border Patrol email: Plan to mass release illegal border crossers from crowded facilities(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Tuesday published an internal Border Patrol email her office obtained that provides guidelines to release foreign nationals being held at… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Kansas City praised, St. Louis criticized during House hearing on earnings tax(The Center Square) – Republicans on a special House interim committee examining the 1% earnings tax in St. Louis and Kansas City are scheduling hearings in both cities after praising… Read More
Education, Missouri
Ripe for abuse? Missouri school district uses anonymous reporting systems for ‘racism, bias, sexism, microaggressions’(The Heartlander) — A Missouri school district is among many in the U.S. using what critics call anonymous snitching systems to report on so-called “equity” and “bias” incidents. One parents… Read More
Missouri, Sports
Warning: High school sports fans being victimized by website phishing scamsHigh school sports fans can watch football games at home thanks to streaming platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and X. But viewers are finding out not all streams are created… Read More
Education, Missouri
Christian Teacher of the Year: Kyle Rapinchuk’s students tasked with planning churches from scratch, seeing God in history’s great books(The Heartlander) — The global nonprofit Junior Achievement teaches students how to turn an idea into a business. Dr. Kyle Rapinchuk teaches his students how to turn their religious beliefs… Read More
DEI
Republicans blast National Archives’ taxpayer-funded equity policies, trainings(The Center Square) – The federal archive agency that helped spark former President Donald Trump’s first federal indictment has come under fire from Republicans after reporting showed the agency has… Read More
President Biden
House opens formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden(The Center Square) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. McCarthy directed a House Committee to open the inquiry, pointing… Read More
Guns
Democrats back away from New Mexico Governor Grisham’s controversial gun order(The Center Square) – Even a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Mexico is critical of the gun control measure recently taken by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.U.S. Sen. Martin… Read More