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Blunt calls on Senate to adopt bill supported by Missouri’s $12 billion outdoor industry(The Center Square) – A bill spearheaded by Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and supported by three state Congressional reps would deliver about $20 million a year in boosted… Read More
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Food prices reach highest level in a decade(The Center Square) – Food prices hit a 10-year high worldwide, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s food price index. U.S. companies… Read More
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Republican leaders push back against global business tax(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are pushing back against the Biden administration’s plan to join a global compact implementing a tax on U.S. corporations regardless of where they operate. Read More
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Op-Ed: Progressive federalism is the new socialism“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, and be a socialist nation.” – Norman… Read More
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Unemployment sees weekly drop as end of federal benefits hits one-month mark(The Center Square) – Federal economic data released Thursday showed a sharp drop in in new unemployment filings, ending several weeks of rising claims and potentially confirming experts' predictions that… Read More
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GOP governors: Biden ignores meeting request on border crisis, propose own solutions(The Center Square) – Twenty-six U.S. governors requested to meet with President Joe Biden to propose solutions to the ongoing border crisis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a Wednesday… Read More
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Judge reinstates status of two schools punished by ISBE for not following mask mandate(The Center Square) – A judge in Effingham County has issued a temporary restraining order against the Illinois State Board of Education and reinstated the recognition status of two… Read More
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Sen. Hawley, other Republicans blast FBI for targeting outspoken parents at school board meetings(The Center Square) – A new FBI focus on parents accused of harassing school officials around the country over curriculum and COVID-19 policies is being criticized by Republican lawmakers as… Read More
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland mobilizes FBI to investigate disgruntled parents after NSBA equates parents’ concerns to “domestic terrorism”D.C. – The National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to President Biden last week urging him to investigate disgruntled parents who… Read More
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Abortion, gun rights, more: Supreme Court faces litany of major cases this term(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court began its fall term this week and faces a series of high-profile cases that could have impacts nationwide. The justices, who are… Read More
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GOP governors to gather at border to pressure Biden on illegal immigration(The Center Square) – Republican Govs. Greg Abbot of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona are hosting nine governors in Mission, Texas, Wednesday to denounce President Joe Biden’s policies leading… Read More
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Poll: Americans oppose tax hikes, increasing national debt in Congressional spending plans(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden failed to get either of Congress’ two major spending bills passed last week, and now new polling shows that the plans may be… Read More
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State Sen. Eric Burlison announces bid for Missouri’s 7th congressional seatSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – State Sen. Eric Burlison announced his candidacy for Missouri’s 7th Congressional District last month, joining four other challengers vying for… Read More
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New DHS guidelines: Entering U.S. illegally is not enough to be arrested despite federal law saying it is(The Center Square) – New guidelines issued by Department of Homeland Security state that entering the U.S. illegally – violating immigration laws established by Congress – is no longer an… Read More
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Biden policy imposes vaccine mandate on Border Patrol agents, not migrants(The Center Square) – Border patrol agents who’ve spent their career protecting the U.S. now face termination if they refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by November. At the same… Read More
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Poll: Majority of Americans think those refusing vaccine should not lose job(The Center Square) – New polling on President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate shows the majority of Americans do not think unvaccinated workers should lose their jobs. Convention of States… Read More
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Congress faces government shutdown Thursday(The Center Square) – Congress faces a potential government shutdown this week as Democrats and Republicans wrestle over several trillion dollars in federal spending. The federal government will run out… Read More
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Abbott says Texas will hire Border Patrol agents if Biden administration fires any(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would hire any Border Patrol agent fired by the Biden administration after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said agents… Read More
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26 governors call on Biden to end border crisis(The Center Square) – More than half of all U.S. governors have called on President Joe Biden to end what they describe as a national security and public health crisis… Read More
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CDC alerts medical professionals to be on alert over Afghan evacuees potentially spreading infectious diseases(The Center Square) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that medical professionals and clinicians be on alert for infectious diseases among Afghan nationals recently… Read More