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Missouri’s National Guard mobilized to assist Louisiana after Hurricane Ida(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson mobilized the Missouri National Guard on Tuesday to assist in recovery efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida caused damage throughout the… Read More
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Report: Home-schooled children increased from 13K in 1973 to 5M in 2020(The Center Square) – The number of children being home-schooled has grown from an estimated 13,000 in 1973 to 5 million, according to a report by the National Home Education Research Institute The… Read More
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Reports: Austin will be least affordable city outside of California by December(The Center Square) – By the end of December, Austin will be the least affordable city to live outside of California, according to an analysis by the real estate company … Read More
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Wentzville Marine among those killed in terrorist attacks at Kabul airportWENTZVILLE, Mo. – A 20-year-old Marine from Missouri was among those killed in the pair of suicide bombings at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday. Read More
National, State Government
Missouri’s congressional delegation comments on Afghanistan bombings, deaths of U.S. service members(The Center Square) – Missouri’s eight members of Congress are sounding off after Thursday’s bombings at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense reported 13 American service… Read More
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Pentagon: More ISIS attacks expected as 12 U.S. service members killed in terrorist bombings(The Center Square) – The Pentagon said Thursday there are more than 1,000 Americans who have still not been evacuated from the country and that more terrorist attacks in the… Read More
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Jefferson City native Napheesa Collier on winning an Olympic Gold Medal: “It was such a crazy feeling”EXCLUSIVE – Jefferson City native and Olympic gold medalist Napheesa Collier sat down with The Heartlander to discuss her path to the Olympics and what it was like… Read More
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OPINION: We Need Calvin Coolidge’s Fiscal ConservatismThe national debt is rapidly nearing $29 trillion, which is 25% more than our entire economy, and is orders of magnitude higher if you consider unfunded liabilities of Social… Read More
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Nearly 8,700 criminals arrested at southern border in past 10 months, including repeat sex offenders(The Center Square) – Over the past 10 months, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents have arrested 8,691 known criminals who have entered the U.S. illegally through the southern border. Read More
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Analysis: Kamala Harris backed Afghan exit despite intel warning Taliban would abuse women againJust 12 days before President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the U.S. intelligence community warned the White House that allowing the Taliban to control the… Read More
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Fifth Circuit upholds Texas abortion ban(The Center Square) – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2017 Texas law outlawing a second trimester abortion procedure called D&E (dilation and evacuation), or dismemberment. In 2017,… Read More
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Pentagon mandates vaccine after Pfizer approval(The Center Square) – All military members will be required to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the Pentagon announced Monday, but some members of Congress have already mobilized an effort to… Read More
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Despite widespread job openings, Biden administration plans unemployment benefits beyond deadline(The Center Square) – The Biden administration is working to ensure that $300 weekly unemployment payments from federal taxpayers continue in some form beyond their expiration date set by Congress. Read More
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Biden pushes for third dose, vaccine mandate for nursing home workers(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden outlined plans for a booster for fully vaccinated Americans and vaccine mandates for nursing home employees in a speech Wednesday. During his address,… Read More
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Missouri and Texas Attorneys General receive “huge victory” in court requiring Biden administration to reinstate MPP programMissouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt received a “huge victory” alongside Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Friday when a federal judge ordered the Biden… Read More
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Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan(The Center Square) – Reports of violence and chaos in Afghanistan as the Taliban asserted control of the nation has sparked criticism of President Joe Biden, but the president reaffirmed… Read More
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Congressmen double down on calls to impeach Mayorkas(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., filed articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, after U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, repeatedly called for his impeachment,… Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: How Nixa native Courtney Frerichs went from high school gymnast to Olympic silver medalist in the steeplechaseNIXA, Mo. – Being a late-comer to distance running, Courtney Frerichs would have never imagined herself being a steeplechase competitor, let alone in the Olympics. Frerichs… Read More
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Rising inflation could mean largest social security increase since 1983(The Center Square) – Rising inflation and the price increases that come with it may lead to the highest raise for senior citizens in decades. The Senior Citizens League predicted… Read More
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As infrastructure bill passes, Senate faces Dem’s new $3.5 trillion spending plan(The Center Square) – Just moments after the U.S. Senate passed a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill and sent it to the House, Senate Democrats pivoted to a new spending item… Read More