Education, Kansas City
Kansas City Star’s reporting on Shawnee Mission teacher protest reveals bias(The Sentinel) — The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher made in an op-ed for The… Read More
National Debt, President Biden
Debt ceiling talks continue without leaders as deadline looms(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden pulled out of a meeting with legislative leaders Friday to discuss the debt ceiling ahead of a June 1 default deadline. Biden was… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Exclusive: Border crossers released by Biden administration live on El Paso streets(The Center Square) – Groups of mostly single military-age men are encamped on the sidewalk and alleyway next to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in downtown El Paso, even after many… Read More
Gender, Sports
Missouri’s Mike Parson joins fellow Republican governors asking Biden administration to rescind Title IX guidance(The Center Square) — Twenty-five of the nation's 26 Republican governors have asked the Biden administration to shelve its intent to expand Title IX protections to transgender athletes.The letter, led… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri
Prosecutor supports KC’s decision not to enforce state ban on trans treatments for minors – but she may enforce it herselfThe Jackson County prosecutor supports the Kansas City Council in its decision not to enforce an impending state ban on transgender treatments for minors – and yet hasn’t closed the… Read More
Business, Missouri
Cabool Bikes owner peddles transcendent life story while teaching local high schoolers entrepreneurial skillsCABOOL, Mo. – Ryan Woods has a life-altering story to share while teaching high-schoolers business skills. The owner of bicycle shop Cabool Bikes in south central Missouri, Woods became paraplegic… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Legislature asks Missouri voters to increase amendment threshold to 57%(The Center Square) – Missouri voters will choose whether to make it more difficult to vote on changes to the state Constitution during the 2024 general election, or perhaps earlier… Read More
Culture
New bill would ban U.S. Department of Defense from funding adult cabaret, drag shows(The Center Square) – A Republican lawmaker wants to prohibit the U.S. Department of Defense from using taxpayer funds for drag queen shows and other adult cabaret performances. U.S. Sen. Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas National Guard and DPS block illegal entry south of El Paso Port of Entry(The Center Square) – South of an El Paso port of entry in the West Bridge downtown area and along the Rio Grande River stretching to New Mexico, Texas Department… Read More
Faith, Gender Identity
Drag queen story hour for children at Kansas City church; kids said to be ‘safer’ with drag queens than drag queens are in churchesA Christian church in suburban Kansas City is hosting a drag queen story hour Saturday for kids, according to documents obtained by The Heartlander. The calendar of events for… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Echoing Nixon, Americans ‘deserve to know if the president is a crook,’ Hawley says, while warning of Biden border disaster’s impactAmericans need to know whether President Biden “is a crook,” while they brace for a deepening “disaster” at the border that will affect every community in the country, says Missouri… Read More
Kansas
Kansas Ed. Dept. and other agencies fail to fully implement multiple audit recommendations(The Sentinel) – Several state agencies have failed to fully implement recommendations made by auditors over the last several years.According to a report from the Sunflower State Journal, the Kansas Department of… Read More
President Biden
House Oversight: Foreign nationals paid Biden family $10 million(The Center Square) – Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability said Wednesday the panel uncovered evidence of influence peddling and financial deception by the Biden family,… Read More
National Debt, President Biden
Poll: Majority of Americans want spending cuts included in debt ceiling deal(The Center Square) – An overwhelming number of voters say that President Joe Biden should compromise with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to cut government spending as part of a deal… Read More
Gender Transition, Kansas City
Kansas City Council committee declares KC a ‘safe haven’ for transgender treatments, rejecting a state bill protecting minorsEven as the Missouri House Wednesday passed measured restrictions on transgender treatments for minors, a Kansas City Council committee unanimously passed a resolution promising not to enforce it. The… Read More
Gender Identity, Missouri Legislature
Missouri bills restricting trans treatments for minors and sports participation head to governorTwo bills that would regulate transgender care on minors and prohibit males from competing as girls in sports are headed to the desk of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. The bill… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
El Paso: Overrun with foreign nationals with more coming, a case study on border crisis costs(The Center Square) – With an infusion of $26.5 million in federal money over the past six months, the city of El Paso and its partners have orchestrated a way… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Exclusive: Border Patrol agent says urgent support needed at border(The Center Square) – Within a short period of time of holding in custody over 27,000 illegal foreign nationals who’ve just arrived to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, a… Read More
National Debt
Agency warns rising interest costs pose risk to nation’s financial outlook(The Center Square) – A quarter of every dollar U.S. taxpayers send to Washington is projected to go to interest costs by 2051 without changes to federal spending and taxation,… Read More
Law Enforcement, Missouri Legislature
Public safety is lone priority for last week of Missouri legislative session(The Center Square) – The only bills with a chance of passing during the final week of Missouri’s legislative session deal with public safety, according to chamber leaders. Read More