Education, Kansas City
Commentary from Kansas City Star columnist on homeschool meeting showcases media bias, misinformation(The Heartlander) — As some journalists bemoan the public’s increasing mistrust in their coverage, they do themselves no favors by publishing commentary filled with erroneous, misleading statements… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Hochul tells migrants not to come to New York(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is telling migrants to “go somewhere else” as she tries to dissuade more asylum-seekers from traveling to the state amid another… Read More
Congress
Menendez won’t step down despite bribery charges(The Center Square) — A defiant U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Monday he will seek another term despite federal bribery charges alleging he and his wife accepted… Read More
Guns
California ban on standard-capacity gun magazines overturned(The Center Square) – Federal judge Roger Benitez overturned California’s ban on standard-sized ammunition magazines, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta filing an immediate notice of appeal. The injunction… Read More
President Donald Trump
Poll: Trump beats Biden by a large margin in head-to-head matchup(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump would defeat President Joe Biden by nearly 10 points in a head-to-head general election matchup, a newly released poll shows. The ABC… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Eyes on Missouri government after St. Louis County OKs $155M tax break to Boeing(The Center Square) – After the St. Louis County Council approved $155 million in tax breaks for a $2 billion expansion planned by Boeing, eyes turned toward Jefferson City to… Read More
Education, Kansas City
Children exposed to porn, strangers via school tablets, apps: ‘Nothing to screen these people’(The Heartlander) — A mom in the Kansas City area thought her daughter’s fascination with “Furries” – sometimes described as a subculture of people interested in animals with human characteristics… Read More
Missouri
Three Missouri physicians paying $653K to settle kickback charges on medical tests(The Center Square) – Three Missouri physicians and their pain management practices will pay $653,796 to resolve allegations they received illegal kickbacks for referring patients for laboratory testing. Medicare, Medicaid… Read More
Labor
UAW strike against Stellantis, General Motors expands to 38 locations(The Center Square) – The United Auto Workers on Friday at noon expanded its strike against the Big Three automakers to 38 locations at General Motors and Stellantis.After failing to… Read More
Congress
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, wife, charged with federal bribery(The Center Square) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife have been charged with federal bribery offenses in connection with a "corrupt relationship" with three New Jersey businessmen, the… Read More
President Biden
DHS adds officials who called the Hunter Biden laptop story ‘Russian disinformation’(The Center Square) – The Department of Homeland Security has sparked controversy by adding to its Intelligence Board multiple members who signed on to the now debunked 2020 letter saying… Read More
AI, Uncategorized
Lawmakers, experts raise concerns about AI being used for child exploitation(The Center Square) – Lawmakers and experts are raising the alarm that rapidly developing artificial intelligence technology could be used to exploit children.A group of Republican lawmakers sent a letter… Read More
Biden administration
Biden approves $1 billion in grants to combat ‘environmental injustice’ with shade trees(The Center Square) – To combat what is referred to as "environmental injustice," the Biden administration is giving out $1 billion in grants to put up trees in areas of… Read More
Economy
2023 could see highest number of people on food stamps since 2016(The Center Square) – The 2023 fiscal year is on track to average the highest number of individuals on food stamps in the U.S. since 2016. There were 42,329,101 on… Read More
Federal government
Attorney General Merrick Garland takes fire from House Republicans(The Center Square) – House Republicans peppered Attorney General Merrick Garland with questions during a hearing Wednesday about the probe into Hunter Biden, the president’s son.As The Center Square previously … Read More
Missouri
Court says Missouri governments must state costs for some Sunshine Law requests(The Center Square) – Attorney David Roland left the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Western District confident his Sunshine Law case against the Cole County prosecuting attorney was strong. Read More
Biden administration
With apparent stalemate in Ukraine’s war with Russia, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley asks what Biden’s plan is nowWith both the Biden administration and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivering glum assessments of Ukraine’s chances of victory in its war with Russia, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley wonders what the… Read More
Free Speech
Feds threatened social media companies with ‘adverse legislation’ if they didn’t censor online speech, new Supreme Court brief arguesBiden officials “threaten, pressure, and coerce social-media platforms to silence the core political speech of millions of Americans,” Missouri and Louisiana argue in a Wednesday brief that asks the U.S. Read More
Education, Missouri
Immersive hands-on science center coming to Joplin in 2025JOPLIN, Mo. – Downtown Joplin will receive a science center in 2025. The Creative Learning Alliance had its eyes on the former Joplin Public Library property for some time, and… Read More
U.S. Military
U.S. troops describe living in military barracks as ‘continuous misery’(The Center Square) – Sewage backups and inoperable fire systems are among the safety hazards that U.S. service members living in barracks face, according to a new report on how… Read More