Illegal Immigration
Texas DPS marks over 900 smuggled children rescued from southern border(The Center Square) – Through Texas’ border security mission Operation Lone Star, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have rescued more than 900 children being smuggled into and through Texas… Read More
Free Speech
Rules for 2024 election discourse online likely to be set starting with hearing in Missouri v. Biden lawsuit ThursdayMissouri and Louisiana have set out to prove the Biden administration has been illegally censoring conservative speech. On Thursday, they’re going to court to put a stop to it. A… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Ethics watchdog: Missouri U.S. Rep. Bush used federal resources to raise funds(The Center Square) – A social media post by U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., allegedly violated federal law and House ethics rules, according to a complaint filed by a conservative watchdog… Read More
President Donald Trump
Three felony cases crowd Trump’s campaign schedule(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump faces an increasingly crowded court schedule in the run-up to the Republican nomination for president and the 2024 campaign, but even a… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Lawsuit over Rio Grande River buoys seeks to end Operation Lone Star(The Center Square) – Texas installed a new marine barrier of buoys last month in the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass as part of its border security mission, Operation… Read More
President Donald Trump
DeSantis: ‘Of Course’ Trump lost 2020 election(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuffed former President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen.DeSantis, who trails Trump in the Republican presidential primary ahead of… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Border crisis creates national security threat for U.S., observers say(The Center Square) – The number of terror suspects captured trying to enter the U.S. illegally has soared since President Joe Biden took office.But with more than 1 million unidentified… Read More
Springfield, Taxes
Springfield to vote on 3% marijuana sales tax, joining Missouri’s large cities(The Center Square) – The third-largest city in Missouri will ask voters on Tuesday to approve a 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. The question on imposing the additional sales… Read More
Gender Identity
Kansas City-area school district awarded grant to create ‘gender-affirming closet’ to hide gender identity from parents, but later rejects itThe Kansas City-area Liberty Public Schools was awarded, but has rejected, a grant to create a “gender-affirming closet” for students to presumably hide their gender identity from their parents. The… Read More
Education, Kansas
Recall of Leavenworth school board member Vanessa Reid fails(The Sentinel) — Supporters of a campaign to oust USD 453 board member Vanessa Reid failed to gather the required number of signatures on a petition to place a recall… Read More
Education, Illinois
Some question taxpayer cost of Illinois law mandating full day kindergarten(The Center Square) – Future kindergartners in Illinois will be spending more time in the classroom. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law requiring school districts to establish a… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Nearly 165,000 apprehended at southern border in July(The Center Square) – At least 164,753 foreign nationals were apprehended or reported evading capture after illegally entering the southwest border in July, according to preliminary Border Patrol data obtained… Read More
Missouri, Transportation
Parson says $50 million for safer Missouri railroad crossings is ‘just a start’(The Center Square) – Spending $50 million to make Missouri’s railroad crossings safer is only a starting point, according to state officials. Gov. Mike Parson and Patrick McKenna, director of… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri’s Department of Education and Legislature failed to advance meaningful education reform as neighboring states take major leapsMissouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is falling behind the curve of education reform in America, and the state Legislature didn’t help this year, policy experts say. The… Read More
Missouri
Missouri State Fair is back; here’s everything you need to knowThe annual Missouri State Fair is back, beginning Aug. 10 and continuing until Aug. 20 in Sedalia. The fair’s theme this year is “Where Tradition Grows.”Fair-goers will enjoy live music, truck/tractor… Read More
Springfield
Springfield-Branson National Airport to receive much-needed renovationsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The General Aviation terminal at the Springfield-Branson National Airport is getting an upgrade, in its first major expansion since its inception in 1990. The General Aviation area… Read More
Crime
Mayor downplays youth crime, reaffirms Chicago’s migrant ‘sanctuary’ status(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson downplayed the arrest of about 40 juveniles in the city this past weekend, pushing back at a reporter’s use of the word “mob.”… Read More
President Biden
Testimony contradicts Biden’s claims he was not involved in son’s overseas dealings(The Center Square) – The House Oversight Committee released a transcript Thursday of its meeting with Devon Archer, a long-time Hunter Biden associate who alleges President Joe Biden joined phone… Read More
Missouri
Report: Bad grade crossing ‘contributing’ factor in Missouri Amtrak collision(The Center Square) – A bad grade crossing design contributed to the cause of the fatal Amtrak crash that took place in Mendon, Missouri, in June 2022, a report… Read More
Gender, Missouri
ACLU contradicts itself on human rights law to sue Missouri school district over biological bathroom-use policyThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing a Missouri school district for refusing to allow a transgender-identifying biological male to use the girl’s bathroom. The lawsuit seems to contradict… Read More