Missouri, Uncategorized
Bennett Springs State Park to receive major infrastructure upgradesLEBANON, Mo. – Bennett Springs Fish Hatchery is getting a major makeover as the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is funding improvements to one of Missouri’s premier trout fishing spots… Read More
National
Analysis: Battle lines drawn, speculation circulates over Breyer replacement(The Center Square) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to formally announce his retirement from the high court Thursday. News broke of his imminent retirement Wednesday, setting… Read More
National
Texas attorney general to host border summit with 12 state AGs(The Center Square) – The ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the southern border, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says, is an opportunity for the nation to unite, because “we’re in… Read More
National
Americans’ pessimism on inflation hits record high(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans think the rise in inflation last year will only get worse in 2022, according to a new poll. Gallup released polling … Read More
Education, Uncategorized
Care to Learn chapters thrive within schools across the Ozarks to help impoverished students receive necessitiesSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Care to Learn is a non-profit in Springfield that partners with school districts to help children obtain living necessities and stay in the classroom without outside distractions… Read More
National, State Government
Hawley pushes stepped-up human trafficking reformsIn a press conference last week that lasted nearly two hours, President Joe Biden expressed frustration with efforts by the opposition party to thwart the more ambitious aspects of his… Read More
National
Teacher shortages nationwide causing public education crisis(The Center Square) – Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering substitute teaching standards. In others, schools… Read More
National
Courts push back against COVID mandates as Americans’ support for such measures dwindles(The Center Square) – U.S. courts are handing losses to Democrat-led COVID-19 polices around the nation, from federal to state rulings, as polling shows Americans are souring on the Biden… Read More
National
Report: Finances for Chicago, St. Louis among worst in nation, despite COVID relief(The Center Square) – The finances of two of the largest cities sandwiching Illinois are among the worst performers in the nation, despite having been sent billions of dollars in… Read More
State Government
Missouri AG sues nine more school districts over mask requirements(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Monday filed lawsuits against nine public school districts with mask requirements.Schmitt, a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Read More
National
U.S. Supreme Court to consider legality of affirmative action in colleges(The Center Square) – Fresh off controversial rulings on abortion and vaccine mandates, the U.S. Supreme Court will now take up affirmative action in the college admissions process. The race-based… Read More
State Government
Republican Sherri Gallick makes plans to run for state representative for Cass and Bates CountiesBusinesswoman Sherri Gallick has formed her candidate committee to run for state representative. With redistricting underway, the proposed district boundaries currently include Cass and Bates Counties. A member of the… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: After a year, even the Left is upset with Biden"I will bring America together and unite our nation, and ask every American to join me. We will join forces, stop the shouting and lower the temperature. Without unity there… Read More
State Government
Major student loan lender enters multi-million dollar civil settlement with Missouri Attorney General Eric SchmittJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced earlier this month that one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers has entered a civil settlement agreement with his… Read More
National
Federal judge blocks vaccine mandate for federal employees, calls it ‘a bridge too far’(The Center Square) – A federal judge Friday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine requirement for federal employees, another loss for Biden’s mandates that could set up another showdown at the… Read More
State Government
Liberal activist Gwendolyn Grant elected chair of Coordinating Board for Higher EducationJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democrat activist Gwendolyn Grant was recently elected chair of Missouri’s Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) after spending years building a reputation supporting far-left causes. Appointed… Read More
State Government
MoDOT installs new GPS tracking and safety system in all heavy duty trucks and spreaders across MissouriThe Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began testing a new GPS tracking system in approximately 1,200 heavy duty trucks in 2020. With the assistance of visual mapping, the system allows… Read More
National
Supreme Court to hear case of Washington high school football coach fired for praying(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear oral arguments later this year in the case of a high school football coach in Washington state… Read More
National
Biden’s filibuster, voting legislation failure leaves issue to the states(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s aggressive push to federalize election law is likely over after proposed legislation failed to pass the U.S. Senate and a second vote to… Read More
National
Former Border Patrol chief: Texas doing federal government’s job, holding line at U.S. border(The Center Square) – The number of illegal immigrants apprehended at the southern border by the Texas Department of Public Safety in the past year has somewhat mitigated what is… Read More