Free Speech, Missouri
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Missouri v. Biden social media free speech case(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a free speech case involving the federal government and social media censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic.The court, which granted certiorari… Read More
Energy
Alaska sues Biden administration over Arctic lease cancellations(The Center Square) – The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is asking a federal judge to reverse a decision by the Biden administration to cancel oil and drilling leases… Read More
Federal Spending
Budget group calls for restraint in spending package for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza(The Center Square) – A budget group called for restraint on Friday after the White House requested more money for Ukraine and Israel. “We live in dangerous times, and this… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley: Even in wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, Biden is keeping border open, retaining vitriolic anti-Israel DHS employeeAs would-be terrorists cross America’s porous border, college students support the Hamas terror attack, and the federal government employs a virulent opponent of Israel, the U.S. Senate can’t even agree… Read More
Congress
Jordan out of speaker race after third failed speakership vote(The Center Square) – House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is out as the Republican nominee for speaker of the House Friday after his third failed floor vote. Now,… Read More
Jobs, Missouri
Missouri’s economy, manufacturing outperform other Midwest states(The Center Square) – Missouri’s monthly jobs report showed the state’s economy continues to create jobs while the Midwest is losing manufacturing jobs. Missouri’s non-farm payroll employment increased by 5,200… Read More
Israel
Pennsylvania invests all the more in Israeli bonds amid Hamas war(The Center Square) – The state Treasury Department said it invested $20 million into Israeli bonds amid the country's ongoing war with Hamas.Altogether, the 44% increase brings the state’s total… Read More
Israel, Uncategorized
Feds warn of potential terror attacks overseas as Israel-Hamas war escalates(The Center Square) – The federal government is warning Americans to "exercise increased caution" when traveling overseas as tensions mount over Israel's war with the terrorist group Hamas in the… Read More
Biden administration
Biden administration’s green energy ‘slush fund’ comes under fire(The Center Square) – U.S. House Republicans are raising concerns about a new federal green energy “slush fund.” The Inflation Reduction Act included $27 billion for the EPA to dole… Read More
Israel, Kansas
Teachers’ union at KU argues violence against Israel is necessary, as universities are rocked by pro-terror viewsAn affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers issued a statement Wednesday in solidarity with Hamas that encourages violence toward Israel. The Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition at the University of… Read More
Missouri
Missouri auditor finds $160K missing from Dunklin County Sewer District(The Center Square) – More than $160,000 went missing or was misappropriated from a sewer district in southeast Missouri and its board president violated the state constitution by hiring his… Read More
President Donald Trump
Op-Ed: Leaker of Trump taxes worked for Biden donor that just won a big new IRS contractThe Internal Revenue Service recently awarded a lucrative contract to help modernize its computer databases to the same Washington firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, that employed the man who pleaded guilty… Read More
Terrorism
U.S. hits 10 Hamas members with sanctions after attack on Israel(The Center Square) – U.S. officials slapped sanctions on 10 Hamas members Wednesday after attacks on Israel. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions… Read More
Congress
Jordan fails again in second speaker vote(The Center Square) – House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed a second time Wednesday afternoon to win the speaker of the House. Jordan, needing 217 votes, got 199. Two… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas’ 2023 ACT scores drop beyond 30 year low(The Sentinel) — A little more than a week after the Kansas Association of School Boards touted Kansas as one of only six states which did not see a decline in… Read More
School Choice
‘Doing what is best for our children’: Why a public-school board member sent her children to a Christian schoolWhat made a public-school board member take her children out of the system and send them to a Christian school? Buffy Smith tells her story on Making… Read More
Energy, Texas
Texas oil and natural gas production reaches new record in September(The Center Square) – Production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reached new record highs again after surpassing 30- to 40-year record highs it broke this summer,… Read More
National Security
U.S. House Committee report says ‘human tragedies on Mayorkas’ hands’(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security has released additional findings from its ongoing oversight investigation into the consequences of border policies implemented by President Joe… Read More
Energy
KC Fed report finds slight optimism in Midwest oil, natural gas markets(The Center Square) – Energy markets continued to decline in the Midwest during the summer, but a modest increase is projected.The Kansas City Federal Reserve’s third quarter energy survey, released… Read More
Florida, Israel
Florida brings home nearly 300 Americans stranded in Israel(The Center Square) – Within two days of announcing Florida would arrange transportation for Americans stranded in Israel and bring them to Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis welcomed home nearly 300… Read More