Economy
Small business owners less optimistic about the economy, survey finds(The Center Square) – Newly released small business survey data shows that small business owners are less optimistic about the economy.The National Federation of Independent Businesses released its monthly survey… Read More
Drugs, Guns
Nebraska man gets 2-year sentence for gun charge similar to Hunter Biden case(The Center Square) – A Nebraska man who faced a similar federal criminal charge to Hunter Biden was handed a two-year prison sentence last week.Davonte Brown, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
27 state AGs request federal government end catch-and-release policies(The Center Square) – Twenty-seven attorneys general, led by Florida's Ashley Moody, are demanding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “fix the problem you created” and close the catch-and-release… Read More
Illegal Immigration
659 known, suspected terrorists captured in fiscal 2023, most in recorded history(The Center Square) – More known or suspected terrorists have been apprehended at the northern and southwest borders in fiscal 2023 than any other fiscal year in recorded history.In fiscal… Read More
Farmland, Missouri
Report: Missouri farm income to drop 11% this year(The Center Square) – Missouri farmers will have a projected decrease in net income of 11% in 2023, according to a University of Missouri analysis. After a record-setting net income for Missouri… Read More
Israel, Kansas City
UPDATE: Kansas City Mayor Lucas withdraws nominee for zoning board who called Israel ‘a regime with genocidal intentions.’UPDATE: Mayor Quinton Lucas Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Emerson “Jaz” Hays to the city’s Board of Zoning Adjustment, sources at City Hall say. A Kansas City man nominated by… Read More
Biden administration
Biden administration released billions to Iran weeks before Israeli attack(The Center Square) – The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hamas killed hundreds of Israelis and injured hundreds more in a barrage of surprise attacks early Saturday morning, just weeks after the… Read More
Auto industry
Electric vehicles all queued up with nowhere to go(The Center Square) – The federal government’s electrified vision for the nation’s transportation sector needs a modernized power grid to support it – and experts say they need it now. Read More
Auto industry
UAW workers reject proposal; nearly 4,000 go on strike against Mack Trucks(The Center Square) – The United Auto Workers Union rejected a proposed contract by a 73% “no” vote and swore to strike Volvo-Group-owned Mack Trucks in three states beginning Monday… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Missouri group opens floodgates for counties freezing property taxes for seniors(The Center Square) – A flood of Missouri counties are attempting to freeze property taxes for seniors, and a nonprofit is opening the floodgates.Senate Bill 190, passed… Read More
Israel
At least nine Americans killed in Hamas attack, State Department confirms(The Center Square) — At least nine Americans were killed in the surprise Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend, the State Department has confirmed. Over the weekend, Hamas terrorists… Read More
Gender Identity, Race
Class at Washington University in St Louis claims nutrition is racist, urges students to promote puberty blockers despite new Missouri lawWashington University School of Medicine in St Louis is pushing the idea that nutrition is somehow racist, and is still advocating for cross-sex hormones despite a new Missouri law… Read More
2024 election
RFK Jr. announces 2024 White House bid as Independent(The Center Square) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday he would run for president in 2024 as an independent. RFK Jr., who was previously running for the Democratic nomination… Read More
Springfield
Amtrak passenger trains could be on their way to the southern OzarksSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation is exploring the option of adding an Amtrak station to the Queen City. MoDOT is seeking $500,000 from the Federal Administrator’s Corridor… Read More
Josh Hawley
Pelosi warns against hasty impeachments, Biden walks the UAW picket line and Congress can’t pass a budget. One word describes what Sen. Hawley thinks of it allRich. That’s what Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley thinks it is that Nancy Pelosi is warning against rash impeachments, Joe Biden is picketing with auto workers, and Congress is in yet… Read More
Federal government
Government shutdown would affect American workers in every congressional district(The Center Square) – As Congress struggles to pass a deal to fund the federal government, federal employment data shows that a government shutdown would impact millions of Americans around… Read More
Crime
U.S. House focuses on violent crime in Chicago at hearing(The Center Square) – Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of criminal prosecutions was in the national spotlight Tuesday. The Republican-controlled U.S. House Judiciary Committee planned a “Victims of… Read More
Auto industry
Ford pauses $3.5B electric vehicle plant despite $1.7B subsidy(The Center Square) – Despite $1.7B of promised taxpayer incentives for the plant and site readiness, Ford Motor Co. says it’s not confident about its ability to competitively run its… Read More
Congress
Menendez faces more Democratic calls to step down(The Center Square) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday joined a chorus of calls from top Democrats for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after he was indicted last… Read More
Elections, Kansas
Nagging, unanswered doubts about Johnson County’s and Kansas’ election security to be aired at special legislative hearingThad Snider is a citizen sleuth who, you can tell by listening to, is no slouch. Yet, no one in officialdom will listen to him as he claims to have… Read More