Guns, Missouri
Federal judge rules Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act unconstitutional; AG to appeal(The Center Square) – Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act was ruled unconstitutional and voided by a federal judge on Tuesday. Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey promised an appeal in… Read More
Illinois
Pritzker, defendant in gun challenge, gave $2 million to two supreme court justices(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t just appear at the top as a defendant in the Macon County gun-ban challenge in front of the Illinois Supreme Court. He’s… Read More
Springfield
Broken gas meter slaps Springfield American Legion post with huge surprise energy bill from City UtilitiesSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An American Legion post in Springfield says it received a bill for $5,880.13 from Springfield City Utilities – for charges incurred while the building’s gas meter was… Read More
Education, School Choice
Georgia Senate passes bill to create state-funded education savings accounts(The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate passed legislation to create state-funded education savings accounts. Under Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, taxpayers would fund $6,000 per student… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Two school choice bills pass committee, head to Missouri Senate floor(The Heartlander) — Two bills to expand school choice in Missouri passed out of the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday. SB 360, sponsored by Sen. Read More
Farmland, Missouri
Missouri researcher gets $10M grant to increase cover crops to protect soil(The Center Square) – A University of Missouri researcher is working to preserve soil in farm fields, resulting in more stable grocery and agriculture prices. Rob Myers, director of the… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s agenda revealed? Fox says Soros-backed group trained her office in how not to prosecuteInstead of setting out to protect the community, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has turned her prosecutor’s office into a social justice laboratory to reduce the incarceration of minorities,… Read More
Taxes
Local governments are seizing homes over unpaid taxes and selling them for profit, ruining lives, report says(The Center Square) – Local governments or lienholders have taken more than 8,950 homes with more than $860 million in equity from 2014 to 2021 under laws that allow them… Read More
Illinois, Second Amendment
Judge declares Illinois’ gun ban unconstitutional(The Center Square) – A Macon County judge has declared Illinois’ gun ban and registry unconstitutional, setting up a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.The move means the law… Read More
Public Safety, St. Louis
Staff shortages won’t allow Missouri Highway Patrol to assist St. Louis police(The Center Square) – As a bill moves through the Missouri House of Representatives to return the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to state control, don’t expect an increased presence… Read More
Biden administration, COVID-19
Lawmakers demand Biden declassify COVID origins investigations(The Center Square) – Lawmakers are demanding that President Joe Biden declassify documents related to the origins of COVID-19, in particular federal investigations into the matter. The U.S. Senate passed… Read More
Guns, Illinois
Judge takes under advisement a final order declaring Illinois gun ban unconstitutional(The Center Square) – A Macon County judge on Friday took under advisement a final order that would declare Illinois’ gun ban and registry unconstitutional. If Judge Rodney Forbes signs… Read More
Illinois, Uncategorized
The race for Chicago mayor’s office is down to its final two(The Center Square) – The final two candidates in the race to be Chicago’s next mayor will now make their final push before the April runoff. Former Chicago Public… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
Missouri auditor subpoenas reeling St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for financial records as part of ongoing auditThe Missouri auditor Thursday issued a subpoena to embattled and combative St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for financial records and policy guidelines. Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said it’s part of… Read More
Biden administration
Biden takes fire after vowing to ‘ban assault weapons’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden pledged in a speech late Wednesday to ban “assault weapons,” but critics were quick to push back.Biden made the statement during his remarks… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school district pressures teachers to use gender pronouns with warning: ‘could lead to death’(The Heartlander) — A Kansas school district is telling teachers that misgendering students “could lead to death.” A Freedom of Information Act request from Parents Defending Education (PDE) revealed that Wichita… Read More
Kansas City, Sports
Kansas City groundskeeper legend George Toma quits NFL after 57 Super Bowls, following the ‘water park’ field in ArizonaKansas City groundskeeping icon George Toma, nicknamed “The Sodfather,” has overseen or advised every Super Bowl field since the big game began in 1967. This one was his last, it… Read More
Gasoline, Missouri
Senators renew push for year-round E15 fuel use, including in Missouri(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of senators is asking the Biden administration again to allow the sale of E15 fuel throughout the year. The Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
Illegal Immigration, Kansas City
Mexican national in Kansas City area headed to prison for third illegal entry, after firebombing his wife and multiple driving offensesAn illegal immigrant who once firebombed his wife in her moving vehicle, and was arrested for various driving offenses in the Kansas City and Lawrence areas, has been sentenced for… Read More
Border, Congress
Rep. Roy: Republicans are failing Americans on border security(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, blasted House Republicans for saying one thing and doing another on border security. He took to the House floor on Wednesday,… Read More