COVID-19
Republicans oppose Biden’s CDC choice over her COVID policies(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden intends to tap Dr. Mandy Cohen, who has served as the secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, to lead… Read More
Kansas City
A quick study: Get to know the candidates in Tuesday’s election for Kansas City CouncilWith Kansas Citians electing a new City Council on Tuesday, here are the candidates on the ballot. 1st District Chris GahaganHaving received his J.D. from UMKC, Gahagan has… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump attacks indictment in classified documents case on social media(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump made a fresh wave of criticisms Friday of the 37-count indictment filed against him."They want to take away my freedom because I… Read More
Congress
House passes bill to block federal gas stove ban(The Center Square) – The U.S. House passed legislation this week to prevent a federal ban on gas stoves. The “Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act” passed 248-180 with bipartisan… Read More
Law Enforcement
Minneapolis police, city said to have pattern of violating U.S. Constitution(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice has found the Minneapolis Police Department and the city of Minneapolis engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation… Read More
Education, Kansas
Olathe parent taken aback by school board member Julie Steele, who suggests those critical of DEI leave Kansas(The Sentinel) — Olathe school board member Julie Steele answered a critic of the district’s progressive policies including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by recommending the… Read More
Missouri
Missouri counties get $4.9M in federal funds for 1.2M acres of tax-exempt land(The Center Square) – More than half of Missouri’s 114 counties will receive $4.9 million out of a total of $578.8 million in “payments in lieu of taxes” from the… Read More
Culture, Kansas City
Children’s talking picture book at suburban Kansas City public library teaches the ABCs to kids using gay and sexual termsA children’s talking book offered at a suburban Kansas City public library seeks to teach the ABCs using words such as trans, intersex, bi(sexual), pan(sexual) and non-binary.Some examples from the… Read More
Springfield
Arena League football unveils Springfield team’s owner, logo and name – and it’s quite a catchSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Arena League football announced the owner of its Springfield team and unveiled the new team’s name – the Ozarks Lunkers – during a press conference Wednesday. The… Read More
Kansas, Taxes
Kansas superintendent published false claims in ad pushing a 12% tax hike(The Sentinel) — Unified School District 469 Lansing last week published on its website an advertisement titled “Revenue Neutral Rate Explained” designed to encourage support for a double-digit property… Read More
Missouri
Missouri parks now allowing harvesting of hay, drawing of water to help farmers deal with drought(The Center Square) – Missouri government agencies are allowing farmers to harvest hay and obtain water from state parks and conservation areas to deal with worsening drought conditions. Republican Missouri… Read More
Illinois
Census data contradicts Pritzker’s claims that Illinois is growing(The Center Square) – Illinois residents continue to leave the state, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. One analyst says some residents are going for warmer weather, while… Read More
Border
Illegal border crossers so far this year outnumber the population of 8 states(The Center Square) – At least 1.2 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture at the southern border in the first five months of this year, according to… Read More
COVID-19
Biden administration has until Saturday to declassify docs on Chinese lab’s connections to COVID-19 outbreak; Hawley sits waitingThe Biden administration is required by law to declassify all federal information on the suspected lab leak of COVID-19 by this weekend. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is waiting with bated… Read More
Agriculture
Missouri governor joins coaltion to block California’s Proposition 12 limiting pork sales(The Center Square) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that she’s a leader of a coalition that’s asking U.S. Congressional leaders to counter California’s Proposition 12 with a bill… Read More
Education, Kansas
Many Kansas universities still don’t teach the science of readingA new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) shows that if the science of reading was being taught properly in universities, the U.S. would not have a serious literacy problem. Nationally, the… Read More
Missouri
Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson encourages kids to help communities with CommUNITY Service ChallengeJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson is encouraging kids to get out of the house and help others in their community this summer. Parson’s “CommUNITY Service Challenge”… Read More
Biden administration
Homeland Security releases misleading border statistics, expert says(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., led a hearing Wednesday blasting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of the border crisis. Green’s round… Read More
Kansas City
Northland voters will have two distinct options in the Kansas City Council 1st District election June 20Northland voters may want to turn out for this one. They have perhaps the starkest choice in the June 20 Kansas City Council election to replace term-limited Heather Hall: It’s… Read More
Education, Kansas
Homeschool students allowed to participate in public school activities next year in Kansas(The Sentinel) — Noelle Friese is excited for her children in the homeschool she runs with her husband.After moving to Kansas a year ago with her husband Mathew, who is… Read More