Economy
Credit rating agency warns recession could trigger property tax hikes(The Center Square) – Fitch Ratings said Friday that the outlook for state and local governments was “deteriorating” and an expected recession could put pressure on state and local governments… Read More
Biden administration
President Joe Biden’s approval rating at 41% at the end of NovemberFollowing the 2022 elections, which saw Democrats maintain control of the Senate and Republicans gain control of the House, approval polling averages show President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Read More
Education
Middle school teacher brings American Sign Language curriculum to PinevillePINEVILLE, Mo. – Students at Pineville Middle School are now being taught American Sign Language thanks to a teacher who learned it after a family member developed hearing loss. When… Read More
Crime
AG Moody, others warn of ‘frightening’ new trends of fentanyl distribution(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is continuing to warn Floridians about an unprecedented increase in the number of counterfeit pills flooding the market containing deadly amounts… Read More
Biden administration
Plaintiff attorneys: Near final blow dealt to Air Force by Sixth Circuit over vaccine mandateJudges unanimously uphold class wide injunction protecting U.S. Air Force personnel (The Center Square) – All three judges on a U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously upheld a… Read More
Education
Missouri legislator proposes five ESA bills on pre-filing day, including universal school choice billJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Thursday was pre-filing day for the Missouri legislature’s 2023 legislative session, and at least one elected official is locked in on improving the state’s new school… Read More
Biden administration
Polls: Afghanis’ suffering has spiked since U.S. troop withdrawal(The Center Square) – Newly released survey data shows Afghanis are reporting a spike in suffering since the Taliban took control of the country after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of… Read More
Crime
Kansas City $10 million methamphetamine ringleader sentenced to lengthy federal prison termThe Kansas City ringleader of a violent $10 million syndicate dealing a ton of methamphetamine has been sentenced to 35 years without parole in federal prison. Mirza Alihodzic, 37, had… Read More
Courts
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado case pitting speech rights v. minority groups’ rights(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments starting next week in what could be a landmark case centered on a Colorado small business owner’s… Read More
Biden administration
House Democrat blasts Biden over ‘fancy dinner’ that includes Maine lobster(The Center Square) – A U.S. House Democrat blasted President Joe Biden for his planned ritzy dinner with France’s leader Emmanuel Macron.Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, called out Biden on Twitter,… Read More
Economy
Report: Vast majority of Americans should wait until 70 to collect Social Security(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans should wait until they’re age 70 to begin collecting their Social Security benefits to maximize their monthly payments, according to a study… Read More
Big Tech
Apple and Biden are both out to censor speech in the United States and China, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley warnsThe Biden administration and Apple Inc. have been caught in alarming and elaborate schemes to censor speech here and abroad, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says. Apple recently made it difficult… Read More
Education
Ohio giving another $50 million for school safety(The Center Square) – Ohio will add another $50 million to a growing total of state money for security upgrades at more than 700 schools across the state. The $57.8… Read More
Sports
St. Louis feds seize $300,000 in counterfeit Super Bowl rings headed for Illinois(The Center Square) – It was difficult for some St. Louis football fans to watch the NFL team that left town for Los Angeles win the Super Bowl this year. Read More
Big Tech
Pressure builds on Apple over Twitter dispute, ‘crackdown’ on Chinese protesters(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is pressing Apple CEO Tim Cook about his relationship with China and Apple’s “speech control” policies in the U.S. “I write… Read More
2022 election
Warnock, Walker battle in Georgia Senate runoff with half a million ballots already cast(The Center Square) — More than half a million Georgian voters have already cast ballots for the U.S. Senate runoff, including 301,545 who did so in person on Monday.Republican Herschel… Read More
Big Tech
DeSantis blasts Apple in dispute over Elon Musk, Twitter(The Center Square) – Elon Musk says Twitter may now be removed from the Apple App store, prompting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to defend the social media company. “Apple has… Read More
Education
Cross-dressing picture book allegedly a class assignment in Kansas City-area preschool, sending grandfather into battleA children’s book promoting cross-dressing was handed out this week to a 4-year-old’s Kansas City-area preschool class, according to the girl’s livid grandfather. “This is what my granddaughter’s teacher sent… Read More
Education
Kansas special education funding exceeded expenditures, contrary to claims of school funding advocates(The Sentinel) – School funding advocates met at the Capitol in Topeka recently to make the case that special education in Kansas is underfunded. But other testimony presented shows the Legislature’s… Read More
Education
Large Kansas school district focuses on equity audit, DEI while achievement plummets(The Sentinel) – Student achievement is precipitously dropping in Olathe USD 233, but district administration and the board majority seem more concerned about an equity audit and pushing the tenets… Read More