Biden administration
Florida AG: Congress should strip Mayorkas of his salary for failing to enforce immigration law(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody wants Congress to strip Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of his salary for what she says is his failure… Read More
Federal Spending
High percentage of federal police funding supplied to sanctuary jurisdictions(The Center Square) – More than 40% of grants from the largest sources of federal police funding went in 2021 to sanctuary jurisdictions, including all six in North Carolina. In… Read More
Missouri
Missouri woman pleads guilty to fraud after obtaining over $100K in pandemic loan funds(The Center Square) – A woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to defrauding a COVID-19 pandemic loan program out of $100,927 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Francheska Reese, 36,… Read More
Missouri, Sports
As high school football season looms, referee shortages force schedule changes across MissouriAs football season quickly approaches some high school teams have already been forced to change their schedules for the second year in a row, due to a critical shortage of… Read More
Kansas
Audit finds rampant cybersecurity issues at Kansas agencies(The Sentinel) — More than two years after Kansas became the No. 1 state for unemployment fraud in the nation, a new IT audit finds massive security issues persist… Read More
Economy, Inflation
Poll: Cost of living, job opportunities top list of reasons people relocate(The Center Square) – A new State Policy Network poll finds 8% of all voters surveyed have moved to a new state in the past two years, with cost of… Read More
Economy, Inflation
Federal Reserve hikes rates to highest level in 22 years(The Center Square) — The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced another increase to the federal funds rate Wednesday, raising the target range to 5.25 to 5.5%, the highest rate in… Read More
Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty after plea deal on tax, gun charges falls apart(The Center Square) – Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to tax-related charges after a highly unusual court hearing where his previously established plea… Read More
President Biden
Hawley: Time for ‘targeted’ impeachment-style House investigation of President Biden for his family’s shadowy foreign earningsSen. Josh Hawley Wednesday called for a “targeted investigation” by the House of President Joe Biden’s involvement in his son’s millions in payments from foreign actors – something that sounds… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘Addiction is Real’ educates parents and communities about hidden dangers of substance abuseST. LOUIS, Mo. – Addiction is real, as the spike in teen overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically illustrates. Yet the internet is actually offering products with which youths… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Gaetz introduces bill to end ‘unqualified birthright citizenship’(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a bill Tuesday that would deny automatic citizenship at birth to children born within the United States whose parents are… Read More
IRS
Lawmakers: IRS dodging oversight after destroying 30 million records(The Center Square) – Lawmakers investigating reports that the IRS destroyed tens of millions of taxpayer records say the federal tax agency is not cooperating with the investigation.Ways and Means… Read More
Illegal Immigration
DOJ sues Texas over Rio Grande barriers; Abbott says feds ‘left me no other choice’(The Center Square) – On the same day the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Texas over a floating barrier of buoys strung together in the Rio… Read More
Kansas, Law Enforcement
Federal judge rules Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle search tactic unconstitutional(The Center Square) – If you’re from a state with legalized recreational or medical marijuana and traveling through Kansas, the Fourth Amendment prohibits the Kansas Highway Patrol from searching you… Read More
Law Enforcement
St. Louis Rep. Cori Bush tops half a million in private security funding while clinging to defunding police that protect the publicIt’s difficult to imagine many prominent public figures don’t receive threats in today’s weird, wired world. But U.S. Rep. Cori Bush seems to have set up her own private protection… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Gov. Abbott: Texas has the sovereign authority to defend its borders(The Center Square) – Texas has a right to defend its own border, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday in response to the U.S. Department of Justice demanding the state… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Sanctuary cities have regrets as flood of illegal migrants continues(The Center Square) – Leaders of major metros around the U.S. have pushed for more progressive immigration policies in recent years by declaring themselves safe havens for illegal immigrants. Now,… Read More
Biden administration
Navajo Nation leader says Biden, AOC energy policies cripple tribe’s economy(The Center Square) – Members of the Navajo Nation in the southwestern U.S. say the federal government is leaving their people behind with its energy policies, crippling their economy and… Read More
Illinois
Amid push to raise Illinois’ wage for tipped workers, study shows servers’ tips would decrease(The Center Square) – As the calls for raising the tipped minimum wage grow louder in Illinois, a new study reveals raising the tipped minimum wage has a significant negative impact on… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump claims election interference ahead of more potential charges(The Center Square) – Donald Trump spoke out Monday and over the weekend about what he sees as election interference as he faces a growing number of criminal charges with… Read More