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Kansas teacher sues school district after punishment for refusing to use student-preferred name and pronounsA Kansas school district is accused of suspending and reprimanding a teacher for “discrimination and harassment” after she refused to use a student’s preferred first name and gender pronouns. The… Read More
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Tax Foundation gives Missouri favorable ratings in corporate tax competitiveness(The Center Square) – A report from the Tax Foundation finds Missouri’s tax rate for businesses to be among the lowest in the nation, but the state can still improve… Read More
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New radar developments help meteorologists read storms in the dark of nightIn the midst of Severe Weather Awareness Week March 7-11, meteorologists are excited about new developments in storm tracking technology that will allow weather predictions to be more… Read More
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Navy SEALs fighting vaccine mandate secure victory but fight isn’t over(The Center Square) – A group of Navy SEALs locked in a legal battle over vaccine mandates got another victory in their fight, which could go all the way to… Read More
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Hartzler claims Trump card in fight for president’s endorsement: his own agendaGOP candidates vying for retiring Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat are jostling for former President Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement. But while one currently seems to have Trump’s fickle… Read More
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Critics pan Biden’s plan to fight inflation(The Center Square) – Inflation has risen steadily since President Joe Biden took office, and his new plan to fight rising prices has been met with skepticism by critics. Biden… Read More
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Bill would prohibit Missourians from doing business with Russia(The Center Square) – Private and public entities receiving taxpayer funds in Missouri will be prohibited from entering contracts with Russia under a proposed bill introduced Tuesday in the House… Read More
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Is ‘Defund the Police’ truly over? Biden, Pelosi say yes. Cori Bush, Josh Hawley say noIn what one national news outlet called “a significant display of bipartisan unity in a divided Congress,” President Joe Biden received broad and… Read More
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Head Start teachers in 3 states suing over Biden administration’s COVID vaccination mandate(The Center Square) – Head Start teachers in Louisiana, Ohio and Virginia are suing the Biden administration over a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the federally funded program. Elizabeth Etherton,… Read More
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Experts raise alarm over ‘fiscal state of the union’ ahead of Biden’s speech(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden is expected to deliver the State of the Union address Tuesday evening, and economic and fiscal policy experts are raising the alarm about… Read More
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Veterans Advocate PAC Endorses Taylor Burks for CongressASHLAND, Mo. – Taylor Burks’ campaign announced today that the Disabled Veterans Coalition PAC has endorsed his run for Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. Disabled Veterans Coalition is an expenditure-only political action… Read More
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Marshfield teen invents new app to assist those who are nonverbalMARSHFIELD, Mo. – Marshfield teen Anna DeRossett is getting some well-deserved recognition after designing a life-changing app that helps nonverbal people easily communicate with others. With… Read More
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McMorris Rodgers calls U.S. energy ‘our most powerful weapon’ against Russia(The Center Square) – Congresswoman from Eastern Washington Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, commented on the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a Thursday meeting with the Spokane Valley City Council. She… Read More
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Emergency Family Dollar recall in Missouri and surrounding statesMissouri residents who purchased specific items from some Family Dollar stores between Jan. 1 and Feb. 18 may be at high-risk for salmonella contamination. The U.S. Read More
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Lawmakers call for investigation, criticize federally-funded CRT program(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers blasted a federally funded education program that trains researchers and teachers in critical race theory after The Center Square’s investigation broke news of the… Read More
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U.S. senators introduce TRUCKERS Act to exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from vaccine mandates(The Center Square) – Florida’s former governor and current U.S. senator, Rick Scott, and eight other Republican senators introduced a bill to exempt all non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from… Read More
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Fifth Circuit rules lower court must reconsider decision on United Airlines’ vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower district court must reconsider its decision when it rejected a request… Read More
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Taxpayer-funded federal program trains teachers in critical race theory(The Center Square) – Newly uncovered federal grant documents show that the U.S. Department of Education awarded roughly $2.5 million in taxpayer dollars to a Florida-based education program that trains… Read More
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14 attorneys general demand DHS Secretary Mayorkas resign over border crisis(The Center Square) – Fourteen Republican attorneys general, led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, have called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign. “We, the Attorneys… Read More
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Judge blasts Air Force over denying vaccine religious exemption requests, grants injunction(The Center Square) – U.S. District Court Judge Tilman Self, III, is the first to stop the U.S. Air Force from enforcing its military COVID-19 vaccine mandate on a service… Read More