Illinois
Red light cameras rake in $1 billion from drivers in Illinois(The Center Square) – With Illinois’ red light camera industry sending more than a billion dollars in revenue into city coffers, a Republican state legislator is warning the scheme could… Read More
Abortion
Biden administration rule to force employers to accommodate abortion(The Center Square) – The attorneys general of Louisiana and Mississippi have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a new rule by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that they say… Read More
Crime
Feds issue another cybersecurity alert(The Center Square) – Federal agencies have issued another cybersecurity alert warning that countries that pose national security threats to the U.S. are backing hackers who are targeting Americans. In… Read More
Inflation
Small business owners lament inflation(The Center Square) – As inflation continues to rise this year, small businesses are feeling the pain. The National Federation of Independent Businesses released a survey of small business owners… Read More
Kansas
Kansas school district seems in violation of building needs assessments law(The Sentinel) – A Kansas school district appears to be in violation of state law K.S.A. 72-1163, which requires local school boards to conduct annual needs assessments in each school and publish… Read More
Drugs
Fentanyl coming to U.S. becoming more deadly, DEA says(The Center Square) – The illicit fentanyl coming from Mexican cartels is becoming more dangerous, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The purity level of illicit fentanyl in the U.S. Read More
2024 election
Trump tax cuts becoming important election year issue(The Center Square) – The sweeping Trump-era tax cuts in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire next year, setting up the tax debate as… Read More
Israel
Proposed antisemitism bill could cut funding for colleges that divest from Israel(The Center Square) — New Jersey public colleges that divest from Israel could lose state funding under a proposal filed by Republican lawmakers, which comes in response to a wave… Read More
Gender
New York court strikes down order banning transgender athletes(The Center Square) — A judge has struck down a New York county’s ban on transgender athletes from participating in female sports, saying the county executive exceeded his authority by… Read More
Federal Spending
U.S. spending on interest tops national defense, Medicare(The Center Square) – Congress has spent more money on interest so far this year than it has spent on both national defense and Medicare. Spending on net interest hit… Read More
Education, Kansas
Some Kansas schools support open enrollment law, others seem hostile(The Sentinel) – The bipartisan Open Enrollment legislation signed into law in 2022 offered hope for students who are trapped by their zip code in underperforming school districts.The… Read More
Culture
Is that God calling, with all these heavenly marvels in the sky? If so, are we really going to put Him on hold?First it was the Great North American Eclipse on April 8. Then it was the solar-caused geomagnetic storms Friday, making the northern lights visible all the way to the Caribbean… Read More
Congress
Senate proposal strips Hamas-sympathizing students of federal aid(The Center Square) – Legislation to “cut off federal aid for grown adults who are breaking our laws, spewing antisemitism, and openly embracing terrorists” has been proposed by a North… Read More
Education
U.S. Education Secretary earns all Fs, as well as renewed call to resign(The Center Square) – Grades of F overall, and in each of five specific areas with active hot-button issues, were given by a North Carolina congresswoman chairing a committee hearing… Read More
Illegal Immigration
House bill requires only citizens be counted for congressional seat allotments, Electoral College(The Center Square) – Requiring that the count for apportionment in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Electoral College, include only U.S. citizens has passed the House and been… Read More
Illinois
Freedom Caucus on Pritzker urging $800 million in budget cuts: ‘We told you so’(The Center Square) – For weeks, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has boasted about his proposed 2025 budget as being balanced, but it appears that the numbers aren’t adding up. Republicans are… Read More
Border
Northern border apprehensions highest in US history first 6 months of fiscal ’24(The Center Square) – Despite being stretched thin and understaffed, Border Patrol agents at the northern border continue to apprehend a record number of illegal border crossers. In the busiest… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City suburb may remove ‘Thin Blue Line’ flags honoring police to avoid ‘ambiguous messaging’The Merriam City Council will decide Monday night whether to remove flags honoring fallen police officers from the city’s Fourth of July display because they might offend someone. The Kansas… Read More
Biden administration
Senators question Biden’s ‘ironclad’ commitment, munitions withholding(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 28 included an “ironclad” commitment to the staunch U.S. ally in in the Mideast. Read More
Law Enforcement
First responders may soon get workers comp for PTSD in Pennsylvania(The Center Square) – First responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder may soon qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in Pennsylvania. The state House of Representatives approved a proposal on Wednesday… Read More