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Adam Wittenberg

Adam Wittenberg is a Staff Writer for The Heartlander. He worked as a reporter and editor in newspapers in New England in the 2000s before moving to the Midwest to write and teach for a Christian…

Government
Unlocking educational freedom: ECCA bill would empower millions of US families

Sixteen states now enjoy universal school choice programs, but a federal bill could bring educational freedom to millions of students nationwide. Supporters of the Educational Choice for Children… Read More

April 29, 2025
Public Education
Texas mom arrested after alcoholic Jell-O shots brought to 5th-grade daughter’s Christmas party

A Texas mother has been arrested after she reportedly brought alcohol-infused Jell-O shots to her 5th-grade daughter’s Christmas party. Police charged Teresa Isabel Bernal, 33, with felony injury to a… Read More

April 29, 2025
Politics
Catholics turning against Democratic Party, new poll shows

(The Heartlander) — More American Catholics now disapprove of the Democratic Party than approve of it, a new poll shows , a stunning reversal for the… Read More

April 28, 2025
Government
Gov. Kemp signs Riley Gaines Act, making Georgia latest state to ban males from girls’ sports, spaces 

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the “Riley Gaines Act” on Monday, officially protecting girls’ and women’s sports and personal spaces from transgender-identifying males. Read More

April 28, 2025
Government
Indiana lawmakers remove school choice income restrictions in new state budget

In a tight budget year, Hoosier State lawmakers still met their goal of making the state’s school choice program fully universal. Legislators removed any remaining income restrictions for the Choice… Read More

April 28, 2025