Kansas City
Kansas City Public Schools sets lowest grading level at 40%, no longer allowing ‘zeroes’ – even when no work is turned in(The Heartlander) — Zeroes are no longer allowed to be given to students in Kansas City Public Schools. The lowest score possible now is 40%, even if the student never… Read More
Springfield
‘The Flying Greek’ Mike Pappas receives posthumous mural in Springfield after fight with cancerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The nonprofit group Fight Colorectal Cancer has unveiled a sizable mural in downtown Springfield honoring late professional wrestling legend Mike Pappas, “The Flying Greek.” Pappas’ friends and… Read More
Illegal Immigration
ICE agents arrest MS-13 gang member on Top 100 list, plus Brazilian wanted in 2015 massacre(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two violent criminals this week wanted in El Salvador and Brazil. They include an MS-13 gang member on El… Read More
2024 election
Trump beats Biden with Hispanic voters, poll shows(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden with Hispanic voters in a potential general election faceoff. The Center Square Voters’ Voices Poll, conducted… Read More
Federal government
Bill would require federal agencies to buy American flags made in U.S.(The Center Square) – A bipartisan bill that would require the U.S. government to buy American flags made in the U.S. would have little effect on federal spending, according to… Read More
2024 election
Trump, DeSantis both virtually tied with Biden in potential election faceoff(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis are virtually tied with President Joe Biden in theoretical head-to-head matchups heading into the 2024 presidential… Read More
Mizzou
University of Missouri is second state organization to report possible data breach(The Center Square) – The University of Missouri is informing current and former employees and students to be aware their personal information might have been accessed in a global data… Read More
Springfield
Government employee blasts Greene County commissioners as ‘bigots’ for not funding LGBTQ group with outreach to young childrenSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A local health department spokesman called his county commissioners “bigots” for not approving a grant to an LGBT organization because of its “outreach” to kids ages 5-11. Read More
Economy, Jobs
Survey of businesses shows temp hiring hits new high while full time hires plummet(The Center Square) – Facing labor shortages and challenges to find new revenue streams, small businesses appear to be hiring mostly temporary workers. Alignable, a small business networking website, … Read More
Congress
Report: Bill to curb useless government reports is useless(The Center Square) – A bipartisan bill to get rid of outdated or duplicative government reports is duplicative, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.,… Read More
Biden administration
Biden admin guidance: How to consider race in college admissions despite SCOTUS ruling(The Center Square) – The U.S Department of Education urged colleges and universities to continue pursuing racial diversity on campus despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision deeming the previous… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago mayor floats idea of sending migrants to suburbs(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city of Chicago has had conversations with suburban leaders in Cook and other counties about the possibility of moving migrants… Read More
Kansas
Raid on small-town Kansas newspaper draws global attention, condemnation, ominous letter from attorneyMarion, Kansas officials employed “Hitler tactics” in raiding the local newspaper as if it were “a drug cartel or a street gang,” the publisher’s lawyer writes in a scathing… Read More
Elections
House Republicans investigate foreign funding to influence elections(The Center Square) – House Republicans have launched an inquiry into whether foreign actors are funneling money through nonprofit groups to influence America’s elections. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman… Read More
President Donald Trump
Republicans, conservatives defend Trump; campaign blasts Georgia indictment(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment has sparked a flurry of pushback from Republicans and conservatives, who call it a political effort to take down the… Read More
Guns, Illinois
Gun rights group files legal challenge to Illinois law inviting lawsuits against industry(The Center Square) – Just days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure allowing lawsuits against firearms industry members for a variety of things, the law is being challenged… Read More
Kansas
‘Totally unreasonable’: Police raid on Marion County newspaper raises First and Fourth Amendment concerns(The Sentinel) — The Aug. 11 raid on the newsroom of the Marion County Record and its publisher’s home and confiscation of computers, cell phones and other equipment is seen by critics… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson: $2.8 billion to ‘go big’ on I-70 project was Sen. Lincoln Hough’s suggestion(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used a gambling analogy to describe collaboration with state Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, for $2.8 billion in funding to expand Interstate… Read More
President Biden
Florida Republican files 4 articles of impeachment against President Biden(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Florida, filed four articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden on Friday. “It’s long past time to impeach Joe Biden,” Steube said… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Suspected terrorism funder arrested after being released into U.S. at border(The Center Square) – Another foreign national who entered the U.S. illegally and was released into the country by the Biden administration had an extensive criminal record and was wanted… Read More