Taxes
IRS leaked thousands of Americans’ tax filings; Congress demands answers(The Center Square) – The new head of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee blasted the Biden administration for giving few answers after thousands of taxpayer files were leaked… Read More
Education, Kansas, Opinion
Kansas education commissioner claims ‘proficient’ is a made-up term(The Sentinel) – Kansas education commissioner Randy Watson last week told the State Board of Education that “proficient is a made-up term that the federal government makes us define.”Watson and… Read More
Philanthropy
Willard teen raises money to pay overdrawn lunch balances at his schoolWILLARD, Mo. – One student at Willard Middle School has been tied to many charities in recent years. Now the eighth-grader has made a large contribution to his school to… Read More
Missouri, Second Amendment
Two dozen AGs sue Biden’s ATF for taxing, registering pistol braces(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 24 other attorneys general in suing the Biden administration for its rule outlawing pistol braces. The regulation will… Read More
College Admissions, Race
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions(The Center Square) – As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether it should be legal to use race as a factor in college admissions, new polling shows Americans oppose the… Read More
Education, Kansas
Parent cites Leavenworth High School for lack of transparency, accountability(The Sentinel) — What began last year as concern over content in an English Language Arts class has repeated itself this school year and resulted in a Leavenworth High School parent… Read More
National
CBO: Federal debt is growing faster than expected, deficits will average $2 trillion(The Center Square) – The U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the official budget projection resource for the federal government, released a string of alarming figures in its latest projections this week.CBO… Read More
Gender Identity
District officials silent on gender-transitioning ‘Julian is a Mermaid’ being read to kindergartners in Kansas City, Kansas(The Sentinel) — A Kansas City, Kansas, USD 500 kindergarten teacher proudly, but anonymously, posted on a social media page about having read the book Julian is a Mermaid to… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Senators call on Mexico, China to do more to stop illicit fentanyl trafficking(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants Mexico and countries that supply the precursor chemicals for making cheap and potent fentanyl to be held accountable and do… Read More
Education, Missouri
Reeds Spring School District breaks ground on Table Rock Career CenterREEDS SPRING, Mo. – Residents in the Reeds Spring area can expect a new and improved career center after voters approved a $40 million no-tax-increase bond a year and a… Read More
Gas Prices
Contrary to late 2022, KC Fed predicts gasoline prices won’t lower inflation in 2023(The Center Square) – Gasoline prices contributed to the highest annual inflation rate in decades in 2022, but it probably won’t bring down inflation in 2023, according to research… Read More
Biden administration, Mexican Border
Twenty-one attorneys general want Biden to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations(The Center Square) – Five months after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designated two Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and called on President Joe Biden to do the same, 21… Read More
COVID-19
Fauci takes heat after casting doubt on efficacy of COVID vaccines(The Center Square) – Dr. Anthony Fauci is taking criticism after his recently published paper cast doubt on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Joel Zinberg, a Competitive Enterprise Institute senior… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri
Hawley files bills, launches investigation of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, to protect children from social media and gender transitionsBills have been filed and an investigation launched by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley to protect children from both Big Tech and gender transition treatments.One Hawley bill would authorize patient and… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri
Missouri doctor claims entire fifth grade group is transgender without meeting themA doctor at a Missouri transgender clinic under investigation advised a school that an entire 5th grade friend group is transgender, despite no personal knowledge of the students. After… Read More
Education, Missouri
Drury University, Nixa Public Schools partner in hybrid student teaching program to tackle teacher shortageSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury University and Nixa Public Schools have teamed up to form a hybrid model of student teaching for undergrad students at the college. Students of the Panthers… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Border Patrol: Record number of Chinese nationals entering U.S. illegally(The Center Square) – The number of Chinese nationals illegally entering the U.S. has significantly increased under the Biden administration, beginning around the 2020 election, according to U.S. Customs and… Read More
Guns, Missouri
Missouri gets $5.4M from feds for crisis intervention, risk-protection orders(The Center Square) – The Missouri Department of Public Safety was awarded a $5.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday as part of a crisis intervention… Read More
Missouri, Sports
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown looks to bring arena football back to SpringfieldSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Arena football may be making its way back to the Queen City, with familiar names attached to the project. The Arena League (TAL) organizers are asking football… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri
Missouri Senate poised to ban cross-sex surgery and hormones for minors(The Heartlander) — The Missouri Senate conducted a hearing Tuesday on a bill that would ban gender transition procedures for minors. The Emerging Issues Committee heard arguments for and against… Read More