State Government
$1 million grant to help Missouri nursing homes transition from faxing to texting(The Center Square) – University of Missouri researchers are using a $1 million federal grant to help nursing home staffers transition from fax machines and voicemail to texting. Kimberly Powell,… Read More
Immigration
NYC Mayor about-face on illegal immigration hypocritical Abbott says(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told The Center Square that New York City’s mayor and other Democratic leaders are hypocritical for criticizing him “for helping out… Read More
Economy
Federal data shows job creation slowed in September(The Center Square) – The U.S. economy added 263,000 nonfarm jobs last month, the lowest total new jobs for a month all year.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the … Read More
Education
This state’s public education achievement crisis, and needed solutions, are documented in a new call-to-action bookWith one in three students testing below grade level in reading and math, Kansas public education is embroiled in a chronic achievement crisis – one the system only perpetuates and… Read More
Education
Ohio teachers union against new bill that allows veterans to be teachers(The Center Square) – Ohio’s teachers union believes a bill in the General Assembly that would reduce requirements for veterans to become teachers would also reduce the quality of education… Read More
Education
Taxpayer Funded: Feds pay $100K to train grad students in ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion’(The Center Square) — A top federal health research agency awarded more than $100K in taxpayer dollars for diversity and equity training for grad students to make them “agents of… Read More
National
University of Nebraska Medical Center performs organ harvesting from living donors, resulting in their deathOMAHA, Ne. – Physicians at the University of Nebraska Medical Center appear to be skirting the laws governing the harvesting of human organs for transplant. Using a methodology known as… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Will murder of scientists force KC mayor to get real about crime?As crime in the KC metro area continues to flourish, will the murder of two scientists change the mayor’s view on crime and policing in the community? In the early… Read More
Education
Smithville becoming epicenter of the national school choice movement by way of the Stanley M. Herzog FoundationSMITHVILLE, Mo. – The Stanley M. Herzog Foundation has quickly become a national leader for school choice, hosting a stellar inaugural event at its new headquarters here Thursday evening, headlined… Read More
Local News
College GameDay coming to KU for first time ever ahead of matchup against TCULAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football fans will be cheering on their team in front of a national audience Saturday, as ESPN’s College GameDay will make its first-ever trip to Lawrence. The… Read More
Immigration
Texas GOP leadership formally declares Texas is being invadedThe executive committee is calling on Gov. Abbott to defend Texas and America (The Center Square) – The executive leadership of the Republican Party of Texas has formally declared an… Read More
Immigration
5th Circuit hands Texas another win on immigration, ruling DACA is unconstitutional(The Center Square) – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas federal judge’s ruling that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unconstitutional. The program,… Read More
National
Business organizations urge Biden administration to boost domestic energy production(The Center Square) — Business leaders across the country have joined together to call on the Biden administration to boost domestic energy production and to abandon a proposal to ban… Read More
Economy
Americans see ‘most severe’ pay cut in 25 years due to inflation(The Center Square) – Americans are experiencing the biggest pay cut in decades in large part due to inflation, new data shows. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, one of… Read More
2022 election
Cook Political Report: Congressional seats in Texas, Florida leaning Republican(The Center Square) – In a new Cook Political Report analysis of ten Congressional seats up for grabs this November, two open seats, one each in Texas and Florida,… Read More
National
Senator files bill to restrain IRS ahead of plan to hire 87,000 employees(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has introduced two bills to restrain the Internal Revenue Service ahead of the agency’s planned expansion. Marshall, R-Kansas, filed the … Read More
Crime
Poll workers in Johnson County, Kansas may be among those whose personal information was shared with a server in ChinaMore than 6,000 past and present election poll workers in suburban Kansas City’s Johnson County have been alerted that their personal information may have been stolen and shared on a… Read More
Immigration
33 Texas counties declare invasion at southern border, more expected to followNumber of gotaways in McMullen County in one month is seven times greater than its population (The Center Square) – To date, 33 Texas counties have declared an invasion in… Read More
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE: Bill Allen earns coveted NFIB endorsement in Northland state house racePRESS RELEASE – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Missouri PAC has endorsed Bill Allen in the 17th District House Race. The group’s national organization is commonly known… Read More
State Government
Whitmer administration to hire ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘expression’ consultant for foster kids(Daily Caller) – The administration of Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed a contract for a child foster care consultant on gender identity and sexual orientation, according to documents made… Read More