Culture
Secret Service director resigns 10 days after Trump shot; Hawley says Mayorkas should resign nextOne day after being grilled by an angry bipartisan congressional committee, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has called it quits. Cheatle’s resignation was first reported by NBC News,… Read More
Culture
Missouri AG: Stopping gender experiments on children is ‘personal for me’(The Daily Signal) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says his experience as a prosecutor of child abuse and as a foster father fuel his resolve to end gender “experimentation” on… Read More
Marijuana
$10.9M in recreational marijuana tax revenue distributed to three Missouri agencies(The Center Square) – Tax revenue generated from the sale of recreational marijuana totaling $10.9 million was allocated to Missouri state agencies per the state constitution. The amount was split… Read More
Public Education
Missouri AG announces investigation of St. Joseph, Missouri school district over ‘disturbing’ allegationsThe St. Joseph School District is actively being investigated by the Missouri attorney general over allegations first reported by The Heartlander. Those allegations include violations of Missouri Sunshine Law related… Read More
Missouri
Missouri using $176M in federal pandemic funds to build multi-agency laboratory(The Center Square) – Missouri will spend approximately $151 million in federal pandemic taxpayer funds to build a 208,000-square-foot building for multiple state laboratories. The Multi-Agency State Laboratory Campus was… Read More
Public Education
Report: Millions in school funding goes where kids were, not where they are now(The Center Square) – Missouri and Oklahoma should adjust school funding when enrollments drop instead of allocating amounts based on policies using previous numbers, according to a report by the… Read More
Public Education
Missouri teacher fired for attacking student in the bathroomA video taken inside a school bathroom reportedly shows a teacher hitting and then body-slamming a student to the ground. On Tuesday, the Raytown School District near Kansas City, Missouri confirmed… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court strikes down injunction against government censorship via big tech, citing plaintiffs’ standingIn a 6-3 ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the Biden administration in a lawsuit brought by two state attorneys general and… Read More
Biden administration
Federal judges block Biden’s plan to end student loan repayments(The Center Square) – Two federal judges on Monday ruled to block part of President Joe Biden’s recent attempt to indefinitely postpone or cancel nearly half a trillion dollars in… Read More
Culture
Missouri drops 4 spots to 32 in 50-state ranking on child well-being(The Center Square) – Missouri declined in all four areas measured by the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, as it dropped from 28th… Read More
Culture
Sen. Schmitt demands state department-funded censorship org disclose funding, partners(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt on Thursday demanded the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) provide information on its efforts to blacklist conservative news sites in a letter… Read More
Culture
Five illegal immigrants charged with trafficking 14-year-old girl across AmericaFive foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally were arrested Monday in Macon County, Missouri and charged with endangering the welfare of a child who was with… Read More
Public Education
Gender identity belongs in science class, Missouri teacher says(The Daily Signal) – A Missouri high school teacher has discussed her ex-husband’s transgender identity with minors in her science class, a former student told The Daily Signal. Read More
Courts
Missouri school board member pleads guilty to harassment over profane tirade caught on videoA school board member in St Joseph, Missouri pleaded guilty on Tuesday to harassment stemming from an incident following a school board meeting in February. Whitney Lanning, an at-large member… Read More
Public Education
Former Missouri assistant coach charged with attempted sexual contact with studentA former football assistant coach and substitute teacher in Platte County, Missouri has been released on bail after being charged with attempted sexual contact with a student. Dillon D. Thomas… Read More
Gender
Missouri appeals court reinstates $4 million jury verdict for trans student against school district(The Heartlander) — An Appeals Court in the Western District of Missouri reinstated a jury verdict against a school district that allegedly denied a transgender person use of male restroom… Read More
Homeschools
Midwest homeschoolers host used curriculum sale to help families save amid inflationAs inflation continues to pressure families nationwide, KC-area homeschool groups are offering creative ways to help parents save on educational costs, including a June 11 Used… Read More
Culture
As school year ends, 750 sites in Missouri providing meals for children on Federal taxpayer money(The Center Square) – As free and reduced-price meals for students stop as the school year ends, more than 750 sites throughout Missouri will be providing meals through the Missouri… Read More
Public Education
Missouri high school faces scrutiny over gender ideology survey(The Daily Signal) – A Missouri high school instructed students in a health class to complete a survey asking if they understood “the difference between sex assigned at birth and gender.”… Read More
Courts
Griffin says process to change Title IX law is outlined on Schoolhouse Rock(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are leading four other state attorney generals in the latest lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s changes to the… Read More