Law Enforcement
‘Something less honorable’: Kansas City suburb bans Thin Blue Line police flags from annual Fourth of July displayWaves of sorrow and fury have followed Merriam City Council's 6-2 vote to remove Thin Blue Line flags honoring fallen police officers from the city’s annual Flags 4 Freedom exhibit. Read More
Courts
Missouri and 5 other states latest to file suit against the Biden admin’s ‘radical’ Title IX rewriteMissouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the Biden administration’s revision of existing Title IX law through a Department of Education (DOE) rule change that includes gender… Read More
Courts
Texas, 8 other states sue Biden admin over ‘illegal’ Title IX ‘rewrite’Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Monday aimed at what he calls the Biden administration’s attempt to “rewrite” Title IX. “Texas will not allow Joe Biden to rewrite… Read More
Illegal Immigration
‘We are not New York City’: Clay, Platte County commissioners rebuff KC mayor’s plan to import immigrant labor forcePresiding commissioners for Clay and Platte Counties in Missouri have issued a joint statement urging Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to scrap plans for importing immigrant labor. Read More
Culture
Citing ‘fairness in competition,’ NAIA effectively bans transgender athletes from women’s sportsThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes’ (NAIA) Council of Presidents voted unanimously Monday to adopt a new policy effectively banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. The NAIA regulates… Read More