State Government
Governor Parson signed 28 bills in JuneDuring the month of June, Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed 28 bills into law. Below is a list of bills signed on each date. June 7: House Bill 1600, House… Read More
Government
Louisiana’s Edwards vetoes bill that would allow state board of education to approve charters(The Center Square) – A veto of legislation to allow charter schools approved by the state board of education, rather than local school boards, was one of numerous bills from… Read More
Courts, State Government
Millions from talcum powder lawsuit funneled to legal services for Missourians in poverty(The Center Square) – A portion of punitive damages from a liability lawsuit ruling on cancer-causing talcum powder will increase funding for civil legal services for Missourians in poverty. “This… Read More
National
17 states file legal brief in support of Florida law banning sanctuary cities(The Center Square) – Seventeen Republican attorneys general have filed an amicus brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a Florida law banning sanctuary cities. The… Read More
National, State Government
Former Kansas woman with desire to attack the U.S. pleads guilty to being leader of an all-female ISIS terrorist unitA former Kansas woman accused of training an all-female battalion of ISIS terrorists in Syria faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, pleaded… Read More
State Government
New law expands career and technical education in Illinois schools(The Center Square) – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association is applauding a new law that allows students to be introduced to technical education at an earlier age. The … Read More
National
Olathe man arrested for leading officers on high-speed chase down airport runway, had meth and illegal firearm in vehicleKANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Olathe, Kansas man indicted for leading police officers on a high-speed chase down a Kansas City airport runway and possessing drugs and an… Read More
National
Texas launches operations center to oversee 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott is launching the Joint Border Security Operations Center to oversee a 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration funded by Texas taxpayers. Texas shares… Read More
National
Federal judge halts Biden administration from revoking Title 42 immigration enforcement(The Center Square) – A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday stopped the Biden administration from revoking Title 42, a public health authority that allows illegal immigrants to be quickly… Read More
State Government
Missouri Supreme Court issues 10 decisionsThe Missouri Supreme Court issued 10 decisions on April 26, 2022. This is the most decisions issued on a single day by the Missouri Supreme Court in 2022. Car Credit,… Read More
National
House conservatives ready law-and-order agenda ahead of midtermsCrime is on the rise around the country, the midterm elections are fast approaching, and the largest bloc of House conservatives is preparing a comprehensive package of law-and-order legislation. The… Read More
National
Democratic judge in Texas border county implores Biden to visit before suspending Title 42(The Center Square) – Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez on Wednesday invited President Joe Biden to visit his county, imploring him to do so before making “any substantial changes to… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: What now, since the last branch of government with any fidelity has been infiltrated by an unscrupulous activist?Leaks and backstabbing happen all the time in Congress. But a new line was crossed when private data from both the Trump campaign and administration was allegedly… Read More
State Government
Why the Missouri AG could file charges in the 2018 duck boat crash – but not in this caseWhen can the Missouri attorney general step in to prosecute a case that a local prosecutor can’t or won’t? The answer is told in a tale… Read More
National
Football coach fired for praying on the field goes before U.S. Supreme Court(The Center Square) – A football coach in Washington state who was fired for praying on the field after games took his case to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, when… Read More
State Government
The Missouri Supreme Court issued two decisionsThe Missouri Supreme Court has issued two decisions in April 2022 so far. State of Missouri vs. Shawn W. Yount was argued on Feb. 1, 2022, and the opinion was issued… Read More
State Government
Kansas constitutional amendment would limit rulemaking – and ‘lawmaking’ – by unelected bureaucratsIn a victory for government accountability and self-governance, the Kansas Senate this week approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would set limits on the state bureaucracy’s ability to… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Progressive district attorneys are making our cities unsafeWhile most Americans were focused on partisan polarization in Washington, D.C., the U.S. criminal justice system has been quietly transformed by a group of radically liberal billionaires and millionaires. They… Read More
State Government
Unpunished attack on St. Louis police raises alarm and questions: Will there be charges?St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner appeared strangely hesitant this week to charge a man who allegedly pointed a gun at officers in their police car early Saturday. Read More
Public Education
Georgia Senate approves bill to ban teaching ‘divisive concepts’(The Center Square) – Georgia teachers would be banned from teaching “divisive concepts” in the classroom under legislation passed by the Georgia Senate. Senators voted, 34-20, in favor of… Read More