Open Records
Michigan lawmakers want to ban government from using code to thwart records requests(The Center Square) – A new bill aims to protect public access to government communications under the Freedom of Information Act by preventing the government from speaking in code to… Read More
Missouri, St. Louis
Missouri House speaker: St. Louis’ crime, taxes will be focus during 2024 session(The Center Square) – The City of St. Louis will be an important area to focus on during the 2024 legislation session, according to Missouri’s speaker of the House of… Read More
Missouri
12-year-old martial artist from Joplin wins gold in Brazil and beyondJOPLIN, Mo. – Junior Olympics gold medalist Addison Mann has returned home to Joplin with gold medals in martial arts forms after competing in the International School Sport Federation World… Read More
Marijuana
States with weaker marijuana laws see more impaired driving, report says(The Center Square) – States with less restrictive marijuana policies have higher incidents of residents driving while high, a new report finds. The Drug Free America Foundation released a new… Read More
Illegal Immigration
366 illegal foreign nationals targeted for removal arrested in ICE operation(The Center Square) – A national operation led to 366 criminal illegal foreign nationals being arrested and targeted for removal by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)… Read More
Biden administration
Oversight Republican subpoenas Feds over alleged Hunter Biden interference(The Center Square) – House Oversight Committee James Comer, R-Ky., announced Tuesday he is sending six subpoenas as part of an investigation into allegations of the Biden administration’s interference into the… Read More
Critical Race Theory
New education bills would block CRT, back parents(The Center Square) – A new trio of House education bills would push back on Critical Race Theory and federal rules in local public schools, the latest in an ongoing… Read More
COVID-19
Third Missourian pleads not guilty to fraud in obtaining $185K in pandemic funds(The Center Square) – The third of three people charged in two schemes to fraudulently obtain more than $185,000 through federal pandemic financial assistance pleaded not guilty to charges.Shonta Woods,… Read More
America, Opinion
Scared for Your Country? What You Can and Must DoWith crackdowns on speech and religious exercise, and brazen indictments against a past president and likely presidential nominee — by powers that previously tried to frame him for conspiring with… Read More
Kansas City
Lawsuit alleges Kansas City mayor tried to ‘intimidate’ activist over a request for public documents from City HallA social justice activist is suing Kansas City for failing to provide public documents in a timely manner – and for what she called an intimidating phone call from the… Read More
Economy, Inflation
Consumer confidence drops as food, gas prices rise(The Center Square) – New data on consumer confidence shows that Americans are less confident about the U.S. economy, pointing to higher grocery and gas prices.The Conference Board, a business… Read More
Economy
U.S. GDP actually worse than originally published(The Center Square) — Newly revised Gross Domestic Product data shows that the U.S. economy grew by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2023, lower than previously reported by the… Read More
Congress
McConnell freezes during news conference for second time this summer(The Center Square) – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., raised fresh concerns Wednesday when he froze during a news conference, the second time he has done so this… Read More
Kansas
Kansas loses private sector jobs while adding government jobs(The Sentinel) — Through the first seven months of 2023, seasonally adjusted numbers show Kansas has lost 2,700 private-sector jobs, while adding about 5,000 government jobs. According to numbers from the … Read More
St. Louis
Missouri House special committee to focus on St. Louis’ 1% earning tax(The Center Square) – The Republican chairman of a special House interim committee on the earnings tax believes its impact on the City of St. Louis also affects all of… Read More
Local Government
Johnson County commissioners to respond Thursday to attorney general complaint they violated Kansas Open Meetings ActJohnson County commissioners will decide Thursday how to respond to an allegation they violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act by discussing general employee pay raises in an executive session outside… Read More
Missouri
St. Louis 3rd-grader writes graphic novel to help and inspire othersST. LOUIS, Mo. – An 8-year-old author is making a difference in the lives of others after publishing a book offering good tidings when those closest to us have broken… Read More
Health
Governors urge Congress to address prescription drug shortages(The Center Square) – Eleven governors are asking Congress to adopt policies to ease the nation’s prescription drug shortages. The governors said in a letter sent Tuesday to Congressional leaders… Read More
Energy
The Center Square Poll: 53% oppose gas stove ban(The Center Square) – A new poll shows eliminating gas stoves isn’t a winning strategy among voters nationally. According to The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll, conducted by Noble… Read More
Inflation
Food prices expected to rise through 2024(The Center Square) – Recently released federal pricing analysis from the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that food prices will continue to rise through 2024. The USDA pointed to the… Read More