Illinois, School Choice
Pritzker looks for rules for federal school choice scholarship program(The Center Sqaure)–Despite having a similar state program expire, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker remains on the fence about whether to opt Illinois into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. Read More
Illegal Immigration, Missouri
Missouri AG sues DOC to stop counting illegals, demands 2020 census recountMissouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway launched a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) for counting illegal aliens in the U.S. Census. “The State of Missouri and its voters… Read More
ICE, Schools
St. Joe school district stays silent on teacher’s vulgar anti-ICE postsThe St. Joseph School District refuses to say if a teacher will remain in the classroom or be disciplined in any way after vulgar social media posts and alleged chants… Read More
Schools
How activists use curriculum and ‘training’ to embed leftist ideology in K-12 schoolsActivist organizations are developing curricula instructing teachers and students to be skeptical toward claims of antisemitism and sympathetic to pro-Palestinian causes, documents show.Two pro-Palestinian organizations, Participatory Action Research Center for… Read More
Movies
‘Melania’ documentary to hit theaters nationwide Friday as first lady unveils ‘never told before’ storyThe first lady’s new documentary, Melania, will hit theaters Friday, promising “never told before” access to the whirlwind 20 days before her husband’s second inauguration. The Amazon MGM Studios’ film, which Melania helped produce, is… Read More
ICE
Trump admin investigating authenticity of video allegedly showing Alex Pretti spitting on, harassing agentsInvestigators with the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) were reviewing the authenticity of a video that allegedly showed Alex Pretti attacking federal agents days before he was killed by Border Patrol… Read More
Courts
Ex-deputy sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey(The Center Square) – A former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey at her Springfield home in July 2024. Read More
Missouri, School Choice
Treasurer Malek pledges ‘bully pulpit’ strategy to bridge funding gap as school choice demand surges in MissouriThe Missouri State Capitol was alive with energy Wednesday as hundreds of students, parents and educators gathered in the rotunda to celebrate National School Choice Week. The “Freedom to Thrive”… Read More
ICE, Kansas City
Kansas City Mayor seems to allude to the Holocaust while opposing proposed ICE facilityKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas seemed to allude to the Holocaust on national television Wednesday in his attack on a proposed ICE detention facility in the city. Lucas… Read More
Human Trafficking
President Trump signs Wagner’s bill clearing records for victims of human traffickingPresident Donald Trump signed a bill into law authored by Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner aimed at helping victims of human trafficking escape the long-term effects of their abuse. The Trafficking… Read More
Kansas
Former Kansas professor awarded more than $5 million in religious discrimination lawsuit(The Sentinel) – A former Emporia State University professor has won his religious discrimination lawsuit against the university. A Lyon County jury earlier this week awarded Dr. Dusti Howell $5,181,344.55 in… Read More
Congress
‘Time will tell all:’ Trump says DOJ, Congress are Looking at Ilhan Omar’s wealth(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump announced Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Congress are “looking at” Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances — just three… Read More
Federal Spending
Govt. shutdown risk spikes as Senate Democrats vow to tank funding package(The Center Square) – Senate Republicans’ hopes of finishing the government funding process without incident were dashed over the weekend with a second fatal shooting of a protester… Read More
Investigations
Atlanta paid $250k to Muslim activists, part of $1.7 billion fed migrant resettlement(The Center Square) – The City of Atlanta paid more than $250,000 to a Chicago-based Muslim organization, which at the time was raising money for another group that's been accused… Read More
Missouri
St. Joseph elementary teacher’s vulgar anti-ICE posts, apparent chant for Trump assassination, call job into questionA third-grade teacher in Missouri’s St. Joseph Public School District has posted profane anti-ICE remarks on social media, saying “Fuck ICE” and referring to “Nazi scum.”Perhaps even more troublingly, in… Read More
ICE, St. Louis
Soros linked St. Louis anti-ICE protest targets Enterprise headquartersAbout 500 protesters descended on Clayton, Missouri on Friday to target Enterprise Holdings Inc., in an attempt to force the company to scrap its service contracts with Immigration and Customs… Read More
Abortion
The abortion industry enables coercion, abuse of suffering women, witness in federal case saysWhen a crying 21-year-old woman, accompanied by an evidently older man, checked into an abortion clinic, no staff asked her any questions or offered any counseling. They led her to the operating room, drugged her and aborted her baby. She… Read More
School Choice
National School Choice Week 2026: Momentum builds as advocates eye expansionsSchool choice has grown by leaps and bounds over the past six years, but the fight for educational freedom will continue boldly in 2026, advocates say. National School Choice Week is Jan. 25-31,… Read More
Illinois
Illinois millionaire’s tax would direct 50% of revenue to public schools(The Center Square) – A proposal for a state constitutional amendment to impose a millionaire’s tax has been referred to the Illinois House Rules Committee, but only half the revenues… Read More
Opinion
Missouri school board member running for re-election votes to ban opponent from district propertyFor the last four years, I’ve been digging into the questionable practices, policies and decisions in my local school district of Lee’s Summit, Missouri.In doing so, I’ve connected with people… Read More