Kansas City, Politics
Grandmother, former public school teacher Jill Sasse running in KC’s 6th Council District for law enforcement, against government overreachGrandmother of five and former public school teacher Jill Sasse is running for Kansas City Council, prioritizing public safety and stopping government overreach to bring common sense back to local… Read More
Missouri, Politics
Republicans will control all Missouri statewide offices, legislature in 2023(The Center Square) – Three Missouri statewide officeholders are cleaning out their offices, as two appointees will be entering the capitol and one elected official is switching offices. Democratic Auditor… Read More
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Arizona senator leaves Democratic Party, declares to be independent(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she’s left the Democratic Party and will be unaffiliated with either major political party. Arizonans woke up to the… Read More
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Cuban immigrant Grace Cabrera, warning of slide into socialism, is running for KC’s 4th City Council DistrictKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Cuban immigrant Grace Cabrera is running for KC City Council with a focus on safety and law enforcement, fearing the United States is moving… Read More
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Tulsi Gabbard leaves the Democratic Party(The Center Square) – Tulsi Gabbard is leaving the Democratic Party and is encouraging others to join her, the former congresswoman from Hawaii said in a post published Tuesday… Read More
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AJ Exner running for state representative on family-centered platformSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – AJ Exner is a DNA testing expert running for state representative in Missouri’s 135th district, hoping to unseat a one-term Democrat who flipped the seat blue in… Read More
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Majority of voters say they are ‘less likely’ to support candidates pushing student loan forgiveness(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans are less likely to support candidates in favor of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness, according to a newly released survey data. Read More
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Has Johnson County in the red state of Kansas become a no-go zone for conservatives? Some say it hasHas the red state of Kansas’ most populous county become a no-go zone for conservatives? That’s the impression some are getting, after an upcoming rally for… Read More
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Cheney’s hint at presidential run after loss met with skepticism(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney hinted that a presidential run may be in her future after a resounding primary loss Tuesday. The suggestion was met with skepticism… Read More
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Republican governors call Democrat spending bill “reckless”(The Center Square) – Twenty-one Republican governors called the Inflation Reduction Act “another reckless tax and spending spree” in a joint statement released Thursday. The legislation, dubbed the “Democrats spending… Read More
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Two out-of-state campaigns that spent millions expected to fall short on signatures to get initiative petitions on the ballotJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two campaigns that dumped millions of dollars into Missouri to get recreational marijuana and ranked-choice voting (RCV) on the November ballot will come up… Read More
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Lawmakers coordinate effort to stop blacklisted Chinese firms from receiving U.S. tax dollars(The Center Square) – Several Republican senators introduced new legislation this week that would prevent U.S. taxpayer dollars from going to certain Chinese firms. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the… Read More
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Republicans demand answers on Strategic Petroleum Reserve sale to China firm linked to Hunter Biden(The Center Square) – After the U.S. Department of Energy sold oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a Chinese company linked to the president’s son’s investment firm, Congressional… Read More
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Pro-abortion group has broader range of priorities, including defunding the police and gender identity curricula in schoolAs Kansans prepare to vote on the Value Them Both (VTB) amendment on whether or not to allow the state legislature to set abortion restrictions, one national pro-abortion group seems… Read More
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Senator wants to shut down 3,000 crisis pregnancy centers: ‘You should not be able to torture a pregnant person like that’Sen. Elizabeth Warren attacked the nation’s 3,000 crisis pregnancy centers Tuesday, demanding the government shut them down. Reporters interviewed the Massachusetts Democrat about abortion and the Supreme Court decision to… Read More
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Hispanic groups blast Jill Biden for taco ‘caricature’(The Center Square) – First Lady Jill Biden is taking fire from Hispanic groups after her comments comparing them to different kinds of breakfast tacos. “The First Lady’s comments yesterday… Read More
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DeSantis admin fires back after Newsom ad inviting Floridians to move to California over education, other issues(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched an advertisement on Independence Day telling Florida residents their freedoms were under attack in the Sunshine State and encouraging them to… Read More
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Second Amendment groups send legal warning to California AG to comply with Supreme Court decision on right to carry(The Center Square) – Two groups defending the Second Amendment sent a legal warning to California Attorney General Rob Bonta Monday demanding that he “cease his blatant… Read More
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PRESS RELEASE: Republican Congressmen Waltz and Pfluger, Raptor PAC, Endorse Taylor Burks for CongressCOLUMBIA, Mo. – On Monday, Taylor Burks announced he has received the endorsement of Republican Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Mike Waltz (FL-6). He has also secured the… Read More
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JC Crossley to be Republican candidate for Lee’s Summit House seatJC Crossley has filed to run as a Republican for state representative in Lee’s Summit. Without a primary challenger, he is the de facto Republican nominee for November’s… Read More