Missouri
Parson designates millions to bolster Missouri mining of critical minerals(The Center Square) – Millions of Missouri taxpayer dollars could be going to a consortium aiming to get $40 to $70 million in federal funds to bolster mining of critical… Read More
Border
Texas sheriffs to trucker convoy heading to border: ‘Don’t come to Texas’(The Center Square) – Texas sheriffs and some residents have a message for a trucker convoy scheduled to come to the Texas border on Feb. 3: “Don’t come.” Organizer of… Read More
Biden administration
Democrats nationwide decry border chaos as Mayorkas impeachment articles to be filed(The Center Square) – House Democrats are decrying the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee’s plan to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. At the same time, Democrats nationwide… Read More
2024 election
Trump to remain on Illinois ballot after elections board declines to remove him(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump has scored a victory in his battle to be included on the primary ballot in Illinois. The Illinois State Board of Elections… Read More
Inflation
Survey: More Americans cite hardship from inflation(The Center Square) — Newly released survey data shows even more Americans are citing economic hardship from the spike in prices in recent years. Prices have risen about 18% since… Read More
Biden administration
Green: Mayorkas letter to committee too little too late as impeachment vote looms(The Center Square) – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sent a letter early Tuesday to the chairman of a U.S. House committee set to advance articles of impeachment… Read More
Missouri
Senior from North Nodaway High School turns old town theater into school passion projectHOPKINS, Mo. – A teen from North Nodaway High School is using her school passion project to renovate a portion of the former Roxy Theatre here, transforming the upstairs into… Read More
Congress
DOJ said to be probing St. Louis Rep. Cori Bush for possible improper payments for securityMissouri Rep. Cori Bush has called questions over her lavish spending on security – including on her future husband – “political attacks.” But now there appears to be a legal… Read More
Border
Analysis: Residents from other states defending Texas as they did 190 years ago(The Center Square) – As the battle between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Joe Biden continues over state sovereignty and Texas’ constitutional right to defend its border, the leaders… Read More
Economy
WSJ: Narrow market rally is ‘potentially worrying sign’(The Center Square) – The recent U.S. stock market rally is a “potentially worrying sign,” the Wall Street Journal reported ahead of the Federal Reserve holding its first two-day policy… Read More
2024 election
Poll: Biden’s support in America’s most Hispanic state declines dramatically(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s support in America’s most Hispanic state has declined dramatically, according to a new poll. Biden trails former president Donald Trump 57-41 in New… Read More
President Donald Trump
Man who leaked Trump’s taxes gets 5 years in prison(The Center Square) – A former IRS contractor who leaked former President Donald Trump’s tax returns along with tax information for some of the nation’s wealthiest people was sentenced Monday… Read More
National Security
U.S. House committee to file impeachment articles against Mayorkas(The Center Square) – After nearly a year of investigations and hearings, the U.S. House Committee of Homeland Security is preparing to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro… Read More
School Choice
School Choice rally brings cheering supporters to State Capitol(The Sentinel) — An estimated crowd of over 150 renewed their call for Kansas to join the growing ranks of states offering School Choice at an enthusiastic rally in the… Read More
Kansas City, Sports
Season of dropped balls, lowered expectations led to Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, astonishing the experts in AFC Championship winIt was Patrick Mahomes’ “worst season of his career,” the pundits kept reminding us. He’d never been on the road for the playoffs. His wide receivers can’t catch. Ravens’ defense,… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Council passes ordinance limiting landlords’ ability to screen tenants; housing providers expected to flee marketA crowd of tenants’ activists cheered lustily Thursday at passage of Kansas City’s ordinance prohibiting landlords from asking about renters’ source of income and other items. But rental experts say… Read More
Border
Republican governors, including Missouri’s. back Abbott’s defense of the border(The Center Square) — Twenty-five Republican governors said Thursday they back Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to defend the state’s border with Mexico. Abbott invoked the invasion clause of the… Read More
Auto industry
Car dealers urge Biden to slam the brakes on EV regulations(The Center Square) – Concern among the nation’s car dealerships about electric vehicle oversupply spawned a second letter to the Biden administration this week urging him to ‘slam the brakes’… Read More
Gender Transition
Transgender veterans sue VA seeking gender-affirming surgery(The Center Square) – A group representing transgender veterans filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking gender-confirmation surgery for 163,000 transgender veterans. The Transgender American… Read More
Housing
Cities spend millions on homeless while they count the number of those in need(The Center Square) – Cities across the country are counting their homeless in an effort to get a handle on how big the problem is. In the city of Detroit,… Read More