Military
Air Force options plentiful for basing of new F-47 fighter(The Center Square) – Boeing earned a contract to build the U.S. Air Force's top air dominance fighter, the F-47 and the service has plenty of options to base operational squadrons… Read More
Federal government
Trump Cabinet meeting touts cuts in fraud, stresses Musk’s contributions(The Heartlander) — A remarkably public meeting of Trump’s Cabinet Monday went a long way to underscore – and defend – Elon Musk’s DOGE effort to cut waste, fraud and… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Noem says ‘gravy train’ over for illegal immigrants at HUD(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is teaming up with the Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal immigrants from using public housing.HUD Secretary Scott Turner and… Read More
Courts, Kansas City
KC school district seeking ‘death penalty’ for mom after ‘bad publicity’ from TikTok post, lawyer arguesA Kansas City woman was banished from school property for nothing more than embarrassing the district, her attorney argues. If true, then her “death penalty for bad publicity,” as lawyer… Read More
Elections, Kansas
Kansas bill to require ballots be received by Election Day vetoed by Gov. Kelly; legislative override hoped forKansas Gov. Laura Kelly Monday vetoed a bill that would require mail-in ballots be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, though Republicans hope to override her veto. Senate… Read More
DEI
DEI higher ed machine is crumbling(The Daily Signal) – The Trump administration is routing DEI regimes on college campuses. The University of California announced Wednesday that it would drop diversity statement requirements when hiring new faculty. Read More
Parenting
Texas Senate passes Parental Bill of Rights(The Heartlander) — Texas lawmakers want parents, not the government, to have more control over their children’s education. The Texas Senate passed a Parental Bill of Rights last… Read More
School Choice
NC governor wants to cut school choice program to pay for teacher raises; GOP says no(The Heartlander) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s new budget would cut and then eliminate school choice, but Republicans are saying not so fast. Stein, a Democrat who took office… Read More
Abortion, Missouri
Missouri AG orders Planned Parenthood to stop chemical abortions(The Heartlander) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued a cease-and-desist order barring Planned Parenthood from providing chemical abortions. The March 12 order argues Planned Parenthood is… Read More
Taxes
Americans face tax hike or higher debt as deadline nears(The Center Square) – Lawmakers face a tough decision this year: hike the national debt to extend the Trump-era tax cuts or let them expire and watch Americans' taxes spike.With… Read More
Opinion
Kansas City bar heads refuse to explain hypocritical ‘rule of law’ letter attacking Trump(The Heartlander) — The heads of two Kansas City bar associations refuse to elaborate on their full-throated written support of the American Bar Association’s one-sided attack on President Trump, conveniently… Read More
Courts, Kansas City
KC-area mom banned from school property for taking viral photo of sex-related poster wins her freedom back in courtA Kansas City-area mom banned from all school property and events for taking and sharing a photo of a sex-related school poster had her ban overturned Thursday in federal court.Carrie… Read More
Gender Identity
NJ school cancels ‘Gender Justice’ field trip for 2nd graders after criticism(The Heartlander) — A New Jersey elementary school will not send its 2nd graders on a field trip to the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice after receiving online backlash. Read More
Federal government
Trump order to close Education department sparks congressional action, lawsuits(The Center Square) – Lawmakers, school advocates and teachers’ unions are taking swift action after President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education, one of his… Read More
Gender Identity
9 in 10 Rhode Island school districts have policies to hide student gender identity from parents(The Heartlander) — Nearly 90% of Rhode Island’s public schools would hide a student’s transgenderism from parents, according to their written policies.Parents Defending Education (PDE) examined all of Rhode Island’s… Read More
DEI
Social workers get millions to push DEI in schools(The Center Square) – A close look at the Department of Education’s grant funding shows that millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent at universities to train social workers to… Read More
Education, Kansas City
KC-area middle school flier links to profane, adult-oriented article for students’ mental healthA flier in a Kansas City-area middle school has links to a “mental health” article with highly profane language and an obvious adult audience in mind.The flier, sent to The… Read More
Crime
Bondi charges three in attacks on Tesla property amid Musk cost-cutting(The Center Square) – The nation’s top prosecutor announced federal charges against three people for their roles in attacks on Tesla property as the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, leads federal… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Homan: Judges ‘aren’t going to stop us from making this country safe again’(The Center Square) – Trump Border Czar Tom Homan says judges trying to block the immigration enforcement efforts of the administration "aren't going to stop us from making this country… Read More
Education
Illinois bill would create ‘kangaroo court’ to attack homeschoolers, critics say(The Heartlander) — An Illinois bill hostile to homeschooling families passed out of committee and will be scheduled for a full floor vote in the state House. The bill passed… Read More