Public Education
DOJ demands St. Louis special schools ban ‘seclusion and restraints’ after ‘gross violations’The U.S. Justice Department notified a Missouri school district Monday that its seclusion and restraint practices violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 21-month investigation into the Special School District… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Supreme Court ‘wrongly decided’ tariffs case, Schmitt says, as Trump pivots to Nixon-era trade strategyMissouri Sen. Eric Schmitt is calling Friday’s Supreme Court decision on tariffs “wrongly decided,” though arguing the high court’s move to block emergency tariffs won’t stop the Trump… Read More
Illinois
Ill. GOP slams Gov. Pritzker’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ budget plan as a hidden tax hikeJ.B. Pritzker’s eighth budget address met a wall of Republican resistance Wednesday, as lawmakers blasted a plan they say uses political distractions and Trump-blaming to mask a fiscal… Read More
Government
Illinois GOP slams Gov. Pritzker’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ budget plan as a hidden tax hikeJ.B. Pritzker’s eighth budget address met a wall of Republican resistance Wednesday, as lawmakers blasted a plan they say uses political distractions and Trump-blaming to mask a fiscal crisis. Pritzker… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri Senate takes up permanent ban on youth gender transition treatmentsMissouri Republicans moved one step closer to a permanent ban on sex changes for minors Tuesday, sending HB2033 to the Senate to ensure… Read More