Transportation
Amtrak presses on with more funding and expansion despite historic losses(The Center Square) – After posting historic spending deficits in 2021 and 2022, Amtrak is planning to spend more in fiscal year 2024 as federal funding expands to “unprecedented” levels. Read More
Biden administration
‘Ambitious’ Biden regulation would ‘force’ most Americans out of gas cars, critics say(The Center Square) – Will the Biden administration’s latest energy regulations force Americans out of gas vehicles and into more expensive electric cars? Lawmakers in the U.S. House held a… Read More
FBI
Whistleblower: FBI manipulated Jan. 6 cases to make domestic terrorism appear widespread(The Center Square) – A former FBI agent testified before Congress Thursday saying that the FBI manipulated data to make domestic terrorism linked to Jan. 6 seem like a nationwide… Read More
Courts, St. Louis
Day after St. Louis prosecutor quits, Missouri attorney general drops case(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey withdrew his case against former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Wednesday. “Comes now the State of Missouri and… Read More
Missouri, Sports
Teen from Theodosia qualifies for World Multisport Team USA, will compete in AustraliaTHEODOSIA, Mo. – Theodosia teen Reuben Perlee has earned a spot on Team USA to compete in the 2024 World Multisport Championship in Townsville, Australia in August 2024. The event… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Florida deploying troops, resources to help secure Texas-Mexico border(The Center Square) – In response to a Tuesday SOS from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to fellow governors seeking help at the southern border, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was… Read More
Durham Report
Durham report: Ex-DOJ official and wife had bigger roles in Steele dossier than knownWhile it’s bad enough the debunked dossier the FBI used to spy on the Trump campaign was paid for by the Clinton campaign and authored by a foreign FBI informant… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
24 Republican governors, including Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, commit to help Texas defend its border(The Center Square) – Twenty-four Republican governors have responded to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for help to secure its border with Mexico. “The federal government’s response handling the… Read More
Kansas, Taxes
KS Governor Laura Kelly vetoes tax relief worth $244 million; legislature not around to override(The Sentinel) — As if taking away$1.4 billion in tax relief from Kansans wasn’t bad enough, Governor Laura Kelly Friday vetoed Senate Bill 8(SB 8), which would have… Read More
Inflation
KC Fed economist: Inflation could become embedded if rate remains high(The Center Square) – The longer inflation remains above the Federal Reserve’s annual target of 2%, the harder it will be to reduce, according to an economist with the Federal… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Former CBP chief: What’s happening at border isn’t about immigration, it’s about national security(The Center Square) – The former COO and acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says what’s happening at the U.S. border with Mexico is a national security concern. Read More
Courts, St. Louis
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner abruptly resigns immediately Tuesday after promising to leave office June 1Beleaguered St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner suddenly and immediately resigned Tuesday, a little over two weeks before her previously announced June 1 departure date. Gardner has been hounded by… Read More
FBI, President Donald Trump
Will the spies and malefactors in our government ever come clean on their roles in the Russia collusion coup? Is there one good man among them?In the haunting Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others, an East German Stasi agent spies on innocent artists to tragic effect – but ends up changed, regretful and more fully… Read More
Biden administration, Housing
Americans’ views of housing market worse than after 2008 market crash(The Center Square) – Americans’ views of the housing market have plunged as interest rates continue to rise because of government-fueled inflation. Gallup released new polling data showing that only… Read More
School Choice
Gov. Abbott to call special sessions if legislature doesn’t pass school choice bill(The Center Square) – With less two weeks left in the regular legislative session and ahead of a scheduled House committee vote on a watered down school choice bill, Gov. Read More
Illegal Immigration, Terrorism
125 known, suspected terrorists apprehended at southern border fiscal year to date(The Center Square) – An Afghan national on the federal Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) was apprehended attempting to enter the U.S. illegally near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in… Read More
Illegal Immigration
NYC mayor buses foreign nationals out of city, considers moving them to university housing, closed prison(The Center Square) – After Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams blamed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing illegal foreign nationals from the border and creating a “crisis” in… Read More
Abortion, Missouri Legislature
Speaker: Abortion rights will return to Missouri as ballot reform stalls in Senate(The Center Square) – The GOP’s leading House lawmaker warned that the state would see abortion rights restored if the Senate didn’t take action on changing the Constitution. Missouri House… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Former ICE chief: Biden border policies ‘greatest national security threat since 9/11’(The Center Square) – The former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Trump administration says the Biden administration’s border policies are creating a national security threat that… Read More
Education, Opinion
What are they teaching these kids? Kansas City-area students call for teacher’s head for speaking out about racist, divisive curriculumWhile a Kansas City-area school district is allegedly teaching divisive and racist notions in the name of “equity,” it also appears to be falling decidedly short on teaching the First… Read More