Taxes
Vast majority of Jackson County property assessments likely invalid, state auditor charges; cap being sought(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick on Monday said 200,000 homeowners in Jackson County “were victims of a flawed and inadequate assessment process.” An audit began in… Read More
Opinion
Missouri shouldn’t follow Massachusetts’ lead to bring Obamacare principles to our dental industryLate last year, the Boston Globe declared Massachusetts could be “the birthplace of a dental revolution.” Voters in the state had just recently approved “Question 2” on their ballots,… Read More
Health, Missouri
Texas County Memorial Hospital achieves Cribs for Kids Safe Sleep CertificationHOUSTON, Mo. – Texas County Memorial Hospital has received the gold-level Safe Sleep Certification through the Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. The program was created In… Read More
Housing
Federal figures show surge in homelessness(The Center Square) – The number of homeless people in the U.S. jumped 12% to more than 653,000 people as pandemic spending expired, the highest level on record since the counts… Read More
Auto industry
Electric vehicles present new security risks(The Center Square) – The nation’s transition to electric vehicles must not only overcome power and charging station shortcomings, but novel security risks too.Robert Charette, a longtime systems engineer, contributing… Read More
President Biden
Biden approval rating hits new low(The Center Square) – Newly released polling data shows President Joe Biden's approval rating has hit a new low on the eve of 2024, when the president will seek a… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Border agency suspending railroad crossings at two key international ports of entry in Texas(The Center Square) – On Sunday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it was closing international railroad bridges at two major ports of entry in Eagle Pass and El… Read More
Health, Missouri
Missouri joins 49 other states as it launches prescription drug monitoring site(The Center Square) – Missouri health care providers are now required to submit information to the state’s new Prescription Drug Monitoring Program if they prescribe specific controlled substances.The online program… Read More
Culture
Do the times try your soul? Both the condition and the cure can be found hereWhen the American revolutionary Thomas Paine penned the ageless words “These are the times that try men’s souls,” he also wrote the following phrase in reference to the Almighty,… Read More
Military
Pentagon falls 41,000 short of reduced military recruitment goals(The Center Square) – The Pentagon came up short on its recruitment goals. The Defense Department’s senior officials testified Wednesday about shortfalls in Army, Navy and Air Force recruiting in… Read More
State Government
California freezes spending as state faces $68 billion deficit(The Center Square) – In the aftermath of a government report projecting a $68 billion deficit for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the California Department of Finance ordered a… Read More
Courts
Ex-FBI leader gets 50 months in prison for helping Russian oligarch avoid sanctions(The Center Square) – A former top FBI agent was sentenced to more than four years in prison for helping a Russian oligarch avoid U.S. sanctions. Charles McGonigal, 55, the… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘Indefensible’: Josh Hawley channels Jimmy Stewart in fight to get atomic bomb-era radiation victims compensationIn something of a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington moment, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is pledging to keep hope of compensation alive for victims of atomic bomb-era radiation in Missouri… Read More
Gender, Missouri
Missouri teacher suspected of encouraging students to hide pronouns from parents(The Heartlander) — A Missouri chemistry teacher used a first-of-year worksheet to ask students which “name” and “pronouns” she should use when contacting their parents or guardians, a watchdog group… Read More
Sports
Judge issues 14-day block against NCAA transfer rule, retaliation rule(The Center Square) – A federal judge in West Virginia on Wednesday afternoon ordered a 14-day temporary restraining order against the NCAA’s transfer rule. The TRO comes in a seven-state… Read More
President Biden
House votes to back impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden(The Center Square) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 221 to 212 Wednesday to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, who faces allegations that he personally benefited… Read More
President Donald Trump
Poll finds few likely voters want Trump to be exiled or put to death if convicted(The Center Square) – A new poll found almost half of likely voters think former President Donald Trump is guilty of trying to overturn the 2020 election. The poll, by… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago threatens to impound buses dropping migrants in the middle of traffic(The Center Square) – An influx of migrants from border cities has put Chicago at the center of the immigrant debate in the U.S. as it and other large sanctuary… Read More
China, Missouri
Divestment of Chinese assets in Missouri public pensions gains foothold(The Center Square) – A push by Republicans to divest pension investments in China gained a foothold with a vote by the board of the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘One giant crime syndicate’: Hunter Biden should be in jail after brazenly defying Congress’ subpoena over alleged influence peddling, Hawley arguesHunter Biden “is a criminal” and belongs behind bars after defying a congressional subpoena, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said in an interview with The Heartlander Thursday.Meanwhile, a Biden judicial nominee… Read More