Federal government
Trump faces federal employee unions in government efficiency battle(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to drastically cut government and clean out inefficiencies, but he faces an entrenched power in Washington, D.C. that may throw a… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Venezuelan prison gang crime, arrests confirmed in 22 U.S. states(The Center Square) – Of the more than 14 million illegal border crossers reported under the Biden administration, an unknown number of violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua prison gang members… Read More
President Donald Trump
Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump transition(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans approve of the way President-elect Donald Trump is handling the presidential transition, according to a new poll. Gallup’s new polling data showed… Read More
Education
Hybrid homeschool model fosters ‘generational learning,’ farming lifestyle in South Dakota(The Heartlander) — As a former public-school teacher of 17 years in South Dakota, Sarah VanDerVliet never thought she would leave to start a hybrid homeschool program.“If you would have… Read More
Gender
Massachusetts boy is dominating girls’ field hockey thanks to state law(The Heartlander) — Almost half of the goals scored by a high school girls’ field hockey team in Massachusetts were scored by a boy on the team. In Massachusetts public… Read More
Labor
New study debunks union claims, shows right-to-work laws are correlated with higher wages(The Heartlander) — Researchers have debunked the claim that pro-union states have higher average wages than right-to-work states. Despite widespread claims that labor unions boost wages, the Mackinac Center for… Read More
Crime
Violent Venezuelan prison gang members expand operations in western states(The Center Square) – Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), continue to expand criminal operations in western states, including in Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Read More
Energy
New York to charge fossil fuel companies for climate change damage(The Center Square) — Large fossil fuel companies will be required to pony up money to New York state for alleged damages caused by climate change under a bill signed… Read More
Culture
Obama judge blocks Arkansas law that protects kids from lewd books(The Heartlander) — A federal judge has blocked an Arkansas law that allows for prosecution of librarians and booksellers who provide pornographic materials to minors. Top Republicans in the state… Read More
Gender
Nearly 120 bills filed nationwide by state lawmakers to combat trans ideology(The Heartlander) — State legislators have already pre-filed about 120 bills to curb liberal transgender ideology in the 2025 legislative session, according to Truthout. That is… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri House speaker candidate who warned of politicians ‘addicted to tax dollars’ appears to have obtained millions in grantsA Missouri state representative waging a quixotic run for House Speaker may have been procuring state grants for a foundation that employs him – raising questions about whether some of… Read More
Education
Columbia professor resigns in protest after university allows Hamas supporter to teach class about Zionism(The Heartlander) — A professor at New York’s Columbia University has resigned after the school announced a class on Zionism will be taught by someone who supported the Hamas terror… Read More
Gender Transition
Kentucky AG: Taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners not required(The Heartlander) — The Republican attorney general of Kentucky says the state doesn’t have to fund sex change operations for prisoners – and the state’s Democratic governor agrees. Attorney General… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Border crime in Texas linked to child trafficking in Houston area(The Center Square) – As the largest city closest to the border and a gateway hub for human and drug trafficking and crime linked to cartel and gang violence, Houston… Read More
Illegal Immigration
After Iranian arrest tied to U.S. military murders, town advances sanctuary policies(The Center Square) – After an Iranian national was arrested on Monday in a Boston suburb for his alleged ties to a terrorist attack that killed three U.S. service members,… Read More
Kansas City
Students honor beloved band director, man of influence, before his death(The Heartlander) — Steve Fulmer impacted his students in larger-than-life ways. Before his death Sunday, his students found a special way to honor him.Fulmer, 70, founded Northland Christian School’s band… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Kansas City area teacher arrested for possession, distribution of child pornographyA Kansas City-area high school teacher has been charged in federal court with distribution and possession of child pornography. Seth Brummond, 37, of Greenwood, Missouri, was charged Thursday with “one… Read More
Opinion
Please, no more laws or restrictions on drones until feds are open and honest about what’s going onIt’s truly bizarre in 2024, with so much surveillance technology out there, that 5,000-plus sightings of mysterious drones around populated areas have remained utterly unexplained for over a month.It’s even… Read More
School Choice
Virginia Gov. Youngkin announces school choice plan for low-income students(The Heartlander) — A new school choice scholarship program for low-income families is in the works in Virginia.“I know we all agree that no student should be denied the opportunity… Read More
Education, Uncategorized
Jill Biden, teachers’ union bosses ignore public ed decline in virtual event(The Heartlander) — First Lady Jill Biden and two teachers’ union bosses held an event where they praised one another’s work while failing to address the dire state of education.In… Read More