Culture, Public Education
Michigan spent $6.2M on COVID advertising to target students(The Center Square) – Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services spent $6.2 million on COVID advertising, which targeted K-12 students between October 2022 and July 2023. The campaign budgeted… Read More
Public Education
Audit finds Dyer County Schools gave unauthorized bonuses to administrators(The Center Square) — An audit from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found that Dyer County Schools gave more than $60,000 in ineligible bonuses to administrators out of federal COVID-19 grant… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Grand Rapids Public Schools’ COVID spending includes D.C. field trips, equity consulting(The Center Square) – Grand Rapids Public Schools received more than $100 million of COVID relief to help 14,000 kids recover from pandemic learning loss. The recovery spending ranged from… Read More
2022 election
Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick touts his experience, priorities ahead of Nov. 8 election for state auditorJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With one week until election day, Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick believes his experience with the state budget and as a small business owner will… Read More
State Government
Missouri treasurer yanks $500 million in state pension funds from ‘woke’ asset management firmJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri has withdrawn $500 million of state employees’ pension funds from BlackRock Inc. over the firm’s prioritizing of left-wing social and environmental interests over… Read More
Education
Lawmakers: COVID relief funds paid for ‘equity warriors,’ CRT lessons in public schools(The Center Square) – Top Republicans in the U.S. House are pursuing an investigation into reports that federal tax dollars designated for COVID-related learning loss were spent to promote… Read More
State Government
Federal report calls out Illinois for not reporting unemployment fraud(The Center Square) – The federal government issued a scathing report on the Illinois Department of Employment Security’s failure to disclose misspending during the pandemic. A report… Read More
Local News
OTC receives $345,000 grant for its upcoming Automation and Robotics programSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) has received a significant six-figure grant from the renowned National Science Foundation (NSF) for the college’s new Automation and Robotics… Read More