Missouri, School Choice
Missouri court dismisses teachers’ union lawsuit, securing $50 million for state-funded school choice expansionA Missouri circuit judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday filed by the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) aimed at blocking a $50 million expansion to the tax credit-funded scholarship program… Read More
Elections, Missouri
Conservative advocacy group applauds voter ID and redistricting rules, rebukes voter registration decisionA Missouri political advocacy organization is praising recent rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court that uphold the state legislature’s authority to enact a new congressional redistricting map and preserve the… Read More
DEI, Missouri
DEI book raises alarms in Missouri school districtA Missouri school district said it halted a fifth-grade teacher’s reading of a novel containing LGBTQ content after parental complaints, the district told Heartlander News in a statement. The West… Read More
Missouri, Politics
‘I’m a big fan of his:’ Missouri governor is hopeful Sen. Eric Schmitt becomes next U.S. Attorney GeneralThe governor of Missouri is voicing strong support for a fellow Republican to fill the nation’s top law enforcement vacancy following reports the lawmaker is on the short list… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘We don’t need another lethal substance:’ Missouri sues kratom giant to stop sales of ‘deadly’ synthetic opioidMissouri is suing a Kansas City-based kratom company, claiming it's peddling a "deadly" synthetic opioid to unsuspecting consumers. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced the lawsuit Tuesday against companies related… Read More
Missouri
Opinion: Reward work; don’t tax paychecksMissourians have long prided themselves on common sense, fiscal restraint and a healthy skepticism of government overreach. This is why Gov. Mike Kehoe’s call to phase out and ultimately eliminate… Read More
Elections, Missouri
Another ‘huge win’ for the “Missouri FIRST Map,” State Supreme Court rules it constitutionalMissouri’s highest court has cemented the state’s new mid-decade redistricting map by ruling it entirely constitutional. The 4-3 ruling in Luther v. Hoskins… Read More
Missouri
Former Epstein Island employee suspended from Missouri pastorship after failing to notify churchA former Kansas City pastor was suspended by her Methodist church’s conference last week after her name was spotted some 1,800 times in the scandalous Epstein files. Read More
Elections, Missouri
‘Complete victory!’: State court upholds ‘Missouri FIRST’ congressional mapA state court has upheld Missouri’s new congressional map, rejecting lawsuits claiming the redistricting plan was unconstitutional. A Jackson County judge ruled completely in favor of the state Thursday, rejecting… Read More
Gender Identity, Missouri
St. Charles County library bans pride flags from employee desks but LGBTQ books remain on the shelvesLibrary employees in St. Charles County, Missouri have been ordered to strip their desks of LGBTQ pride flags and other items promoting personal beliefs. Employees were… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Op-Ed: Shining a light on hidden money in our courtsBeing a legislator, one of my most important duties is protecting the people of Missouri. That includes protecting the fairness of our courts. Our legal system should be built on… Read More
ICE, Missouri
Warrant issued, ICE notified for Minnesota trucker going wrong way in MissouriThe truck driver with a Minnesota commercial driver’s license (CDL) who drove the wrong way on a Missouri highway Wednesday has been charged, and there’s a warrant out for his… Read More
Missouri
Op-Ed: The left’s lawfare is out of hand; time for Missouri to step upWe’ve all been witness to the last year of historic lawfare against President Trump. From blue state to blue state, coast-to-coast, there’s been a nonstop campaign by liberal activists and… Read More
Missouri
St. Joseph teacher defends vulgar anti-ICE posts, calls report of them ‘political attack’A St. Joseph, Missouri third-grade teacher is now claiming a Heartlander story on his profane social media posts is “a politically motivated attack.” The Heartlander… Read More
DEI, Missouri
Missouri AG sues MSHSAA over “racist and unlawful” sex-based board quotasMissouri’s attorney general has filed a federal lawsuit against the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) claiming the organization uses unconstitutional race- and sex-based quotas to fill… Read More
Illegal Immigration, Missouri
Missouri AG sues DOC to stop counting illegals, demands 2020 census recountMissouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway launched a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) for counting illegal aliens in the U.S. Census. “The State of Missouri and its… Read More
Missouri, School Choice
Treasurer Malek pledges ‘bully pulpit’ strategy to bridge funding gap as school choice demand surges in MissouriThe Missouri State Capitol was alive with energy Wednesday as hundreds of students, parents and educators gathered in the rotunda to celebrate National School Choice Week. … Read More
Missouri
St. Joseph elementary teacher’s vulgar anti-ICE posts, apparent chant for Trump assassination, call job into questionA third-grade teacher in Missouri’s St. Joseph Public School District has posted profane anti-ICE remarks on social media, saying “Fuck ICE” and referring to “Nazi scum.” Perhaps even more troublingly,… Read More
Missouri
Bill to fund radioactive cleanup in St. Louis awaits President Trump’s signatureMissouri families are one step closer to seeing a long-awaited cleanup of radioactive waste in North St. Louis County. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley secured new requirements in a government… Read More
Missouri
Washington University pressuring students to ‘deny biology,’ conform to radical gender ideology, AFL saysNew documents obtained from Washington University in St. Louis suggest students are being brainwashed with ideological training that goes far beyond education. America First Legal (AFL) released the materials… Read More