President Biden
New evidence shows monthly payments to President Biden from Hunter Biden’s business(The Center Square) – House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., released evidence Monday of regular monthly payments from one of Hunter Biden’s business entities to his father, President… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Missouri government leaders project flat state tax revenue for next fiscal year(The Center Square) – Missouri taxpayers won’t be providing state government leaders with additional tax revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. Republican Gov. Mike Parson, entering his final year in… Read More
Education
Kansas school districts sitting on $1.25 billion in operating cash reserves(The Sentinel) — New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school districts collectively added $68 million to their operating cash reserves in the last school year, bringing the… Read More
Josh Hawley
Congressional leaders have moral obligation to keep radiation victims’ fund in defense budget, Hawley arguesCalling it a “moral imperative,” Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday held a national press call to urge the continued inclusion of his radiation victims compensation amendment in the… Read More
School Choice
Greatest number of state legislatures pass school choice bills in 2023(The Center Square) – Multiple legislatures across the country attempted to pass or passed some form of school choice legislation this year.“Policymakers in 40 states debated 111 educational choice bills… Read More
Courts
Montana’s TikTok ban won’t take effect following judge’s ruling(The Center Square) – Montana’s ban on the social media app TikTok won't take effect as planned after a federal judge this week blocked the new law as a legal… Read More
Economy
Government watchdog estimates $26 billion deficit as California enters recession(The Center Square) – The California Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates the state will have a $26 billion revenue shortfall for the 2022-23 fiscal year, and announced the state entered… Read More
Biden administration
Biden rule takes lunch money from schools that reject progressive gender, sexuality agenda(The Center Square) – A new Biden administration rule forces schools to comply with progressive ideology on gender and sexuality or risk losing the federal aid for free and reduced-price… Read More
2024 election
Missouri joins other states in arguing Colorado courts can’t remove Trump from primary ballot(The Center Square) – A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed a brief with the Colorado Supreme Court arguing an appeal to keep former President Donald Trump off the primary… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City nonprofit teaches the young how to prepare healthy meals, learn life skillsKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City nonprofit A Kid and a Kitchen is helping area youths learn about cooking, eating and healthy living. The group was established in July by… Read More
Education
‘Pretty cool’?: Washington University in St. Louis shows little outrage at professor’s support for harassing Jewish American, Hawley saysSen. Josh Hawley is incensed by a Missouri professor’s support for tormenting a prominent Jewish American – and by what he says is the university’s milquetoast response to it. Responding… Read More
President Biden
Comer: Bank investigator flagged questionable payments to Hunter Biden(The Center Square) — House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has released email communication showing that a bank investigator raised concerns about Hunter Biden's overseas deals with a… Read More
Auto industry
Electric vehicle renter encounters range anxiety on Thanksgiving road trip(The Center Square) – Driving an electric vehicle home from visiting family for the holidays, one hopes for accessible and working charging stations. Bobby Tuli and his family have traveled… Read More
Politics
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100(The Center Square) – Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who helped steer U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam and China, died Wednesday. He was 100. His consulting firm, Kissinger Associates Inc., announced… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas Border Patrol agents apprehend child sex offenders, rapists(The Center Square) – U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to apprehend foreign nationals illegally entering Texas who are known child sex offenders.In one of the heaviest trafficked areas along the… Read More
Federal Spending
Democrats, Republicans offer support for bipartisan fiscal commission(The Center Square) – Signs of bipartisanship emerged Wednesday from a House Budget Committee hearing focused on a fiscal commission that would address the nation's deficit.The House Budget Committee discussed… Read More
Politics
WA Supreme Court analysis finds progressive domination of donations, decisions(The Center Square) – A Ballotpedia analysis of Washington state Supreme Court candidate campaign finance and court case outcomes between 2013 and 2022 shows that progressive… Read More
Kansas City, Taxes
Residents in KC suburb learn clerical error saves them $1 million in property tax(The Sentinel) — Residents in the Kansas City suburb of Merriam recently received a postcard informing them of a “clerical error” that will reduce property tax revenue… Read More
Elections, Kansas City
KC mayor’s attorney using police images in campaign materials, despite the mayor questioning a state legislator’s legality for doing sameAfter the Kansas City mayor questioned the legality of a legislator doing so, his attorney is using images of police officers in her campaign for Jackson County prosecutor. Mayor Quinton… Read More
President Biden
Hunter Biden asks to testify publicly before House Oversight Committee(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has requested to testify publicly before Congress.Hunter Biden’s lawyer sent a letter to the House Oversight Committee, chaired by Rep. Read More