Culture
San Francisco passes measures to strengthen police, require drug screening for welfare(The Center Square) – San Francisco voters passed two measures to strengthen policing and require substance abuse screening for recipients of cash welfare, suggesting voters are ready for a course… Read More
School Choice
School choice candidates win big in Texas Republican primary(The Center Square) – Candidates who support school choice won big in Republican primaries Tuesday night in Texas. The majority of Republican primary voters also passed a nonbinding proposition supporting… Read More
Labor, Missouri
Report: Post-pandemic remote, hybrid work will impact businesses near offices(The Center Square) – Remote and hybrid workers will impact more than office vacancy rates, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The report, “Hybrid… Read More
2024 election
Haley drops out of presidential race, does not endorse Trump(The Center Square) – Former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican presidential primary Wednesday morning and declined to endorse former President Donald Trump. Read More
Gender, Kansas City
‘An evil agenda’: Kansas City officials’ video reading of children’s gender transition book whips up storm of revulsionTop Kansas City officials seem to have gone out of their way to choose a children’s gender-transition book to read to kids on a video for National Reading Day. Read More
2024 election
Arizona U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not seek re-election(The Center Square) – Arizona Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not run for re-election. The senator has been seen as a bipartisan dealmaker in her time in the Senate, with… Read More
Congress
Federal lawmakers call for permanent Daylight Saving Time(The Center Square) – Some lawmakers are once again calling on their colleagues to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Ahead of the switch to Daylight Saving Time this weekend, U.S. Read More
Jobs, Missouri
Missouri’s economy mirrors national trend of fewer jobs, slightly more unemployment(The Center Square) – There were fewer job postings and slightly more people looking for work in Missouri in 2023, affirming an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Read More
2024 election
Super Tuesday: Voters in more than a dozen states head to polls(The Center Square) – Super Tuesday has arrived, and voters in more than a dozen states are heading to their primary polling locations to select their preferred candidate for president. Read More
Biden administration, Uncategorized
Business groups oppose rule to cap credit card late fees at $8(The Center Square) – A new rule announced Tuesday would cap credit card late fees at $8 as President Joe Biden continues to wage his war on junk fees. The… Read More
Border
Within hours of appeal, Supreme Court stays appellate ruling on Texas border bill(The Center Square) – Within hours of a federal appeals court decision Monday allowing a new Texas law to stand that makes illegal entry into the state from a foreign… Read More
Josh Hawley
Senate to vote this week on radiation victims fund championed by a dogged Missouri Sen. Josh HawleyAs crickets blare from an apparently disinterested Department of Energy, Sen. Josh Hawley has secured a Senate vote this week to extend and expand a compensation fund for U.S. citizens… Read More
COVID-19
CDC drops 5-day isolation guidance for COVID-19(The Center Square) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it no longer recommends people stay home from work or school for five days after testing… Read More
Border, Missouri
$2.3M request for supporting Missouri troops at border gets bipartisan support(The Center Square) – Legislative leaders from both parties are supporting Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s request for $2.3 million to send Missouri National Guard troops and State Highway Patrol troopers… Read More
Missouri State University
Candidate for Missouri State president told a ‘whopper’ about why he was let go at Northwest Missouri State, board member arguesDid a candidate for Missouri State University president flat-out lie about why his presidency at Northwest Missouri State ended?That was the clear indication of at least two Northwest Board of… Read More
President Donald Trump
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s claims of presidential immunity(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is protected from prosecution by presidential immunity for his official acts… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump ordered to post $454M in New York fraud case(The Center Square) — Former President Donald Trump needs to fork over $454 million to comply with the verdict in his civil fraud trial, a New York appeals court judge… Read More
Inflation
Federal data says inflation continues to rise(The Center Square) – Inflation continues to rise in the U.S., according to newly released federal data. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its Personal Consumption Expenditures marker Thursday, showed… Read More
Congress
House passes short-term funding measure to keep government open(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term funding measure Thursday to keep the federal government open, just one day before the government was scheduled to… Read More
Courts
Epstein grand jury documents could be released under new Florida law(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that will publicly release grand jury documents, including those related to the businessman Jeffery Epstein. DeSantis signed… Read More