Abortion
New data shows abortion migration trend from southern to northern states(The Center Square) – New data reveals a trend in abortion statistics: as mostly southern states enacted laws severely restricting abortion, women traveled across multiple state lines, primarily to northern… Read More
2024 election
Trump, Biden faceoff heats up(The Center Square) – This 2024 election cycle has seen several major developments in recent weeks as the nation barrels toward November. At the end of May, a jury in… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Supreme Court ruling upholds immigration law and deportation process(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law established by Congress requiring the deportation of foreign nationals who illegally enter the country. The court ruled… Read More
Biden administration
GOP leadership decries alleged retaliation against Hunter Biden whistleblowers(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives is raising concerns about allegations that the Internal Revenue Service has retaliated against whistleblowers. IRS… Read More
Biden administration
Kentucky federal judge issues injunction against Title IX rules in 6 states(The Center Square) – A Kentucky federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Title IX overhaul on Kentucky. The injunction comes in a case filed by Kentucky,… Read More
Missouri
Settlement gives pandemic remote workers tax refund from City of St. Louis(The Center Square) – Taxpayers who worked remotely during the pandemic and paid earnings taxes to the City of St. Louis are eligible for a refund, according to a settlement. Read More
Opinion
The Red Print: Responsive government accountable to taxpayersMissouri taxpayers deserve elected leaders who are accountable and transparent – not beholden to special interests. Among the reasons I am running for governor is to bring a… Read More
Culture
Ramaswamy: Diversity without unity ‘means nothing’(The Center Square) – Billionaire and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at The Heritage Foundation this week at an event hosted by The Fund for American Studies and… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS gives Starbucks victory in Memphis union lawsuit(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Starbucks in a labor dispute with seven workers who tried to unionize one of the coffee… Read More
Guns
Supreme Court says bump stocks don’t turn firearms into machineguns(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday a federal rule that banned bump stocks stating that it did not transform a firearm into an automatic… Read More
Missouri
I-70 groundbreaking begins $2.8 billion expansion to 6 lanes across Missouri(The Center Square) – As campaigning escalates before Missouri’s August primary election, Republican Gov. Mike Parson asked citizens on Thursday to look away for a moment. With I-70 in Columbia… Read More
Energy, Missouri
Feds planning mammoth electric line corridor through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois; are residents informed enough to oppose it?The Biden administration is taking public comments on a proposed five-mile-wide electric transmission corridor crossing half of Kansas and all of Missouri – but do residents even have enough information… Read More
Recreation
Illinois health officials tracking, warning of dangers from potentially toxic algal bloomsThe Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Department of Public Health have issued an urgent reminder to use caution on waterways due to harmful algae blooms. Blue-green algae, also called… Read More
Abortion
Supreme Court allows access to abortion drug(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in abortions in a ruling Thursday. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that while the… Read More
Biden administration
House votes to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold United States Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over Garland’s refusal to turn over audio… Read More
Crime
Los Angeles DA George Gascon sits on 15,000 unfiled cases as robberies skyrocket(The Center Square) — As homicides and robberies continue to rise, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has created a backlog of 15,000 unfiled criminal cases, leading to concerns that… Read More
Federal Spending
Federal watchdog identifies tens of billions of dollars of government waste(The Center Square) – A new federal report shows areas of waste and duplication among federal agencies costing taxpayers big time. The annual Government Accountability Office report on “fragmentation, overlap… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Inspector General: Vetting of asylum seekers is inadequate(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security must improve the screening and vetting process of noncitizens claiming asylum who are being released into the country, the department’s… Read More
Missouri
Missouri doctor settles health insurance fraud charge for $1.2M, whistleblower gets $177K(The Center Square) – A settlement reached with a Missouri doctor and his pain management practice will require a $1.2 million repayment to the federal government. Dr. Nehal Modh and… Read More
Missouri
Missouri school board president runs unregistered for-profit food business out of nonprofit youth center she directs(The Heartlander) — Recently re-elected St. Joseph School District (SJSD) board President LaTonya Williams is running a personal catering business that sold alcohol without a license and continues to operate… Read More