Abortion
Ohio’s abortion amendment used to block fetal remains law(The Daily Signal) – Ohio’s pro-abortion Reproductive Freedom Amendment, passed in 2023, has now been used to block a state law requiring the humane burial or cremation of aborted children.Last… Read More
Illinois
Illinois lawmaker proposes property tax credits as housing debate continues(The Center Square) – As state and local officials sound off on housing proposals at the Illinois Capitol, a state senator says it is time to take action on affordability… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Bill eliminating Missouri’s income tax clears committee, House floor debate nextThe proposal to phase out Missouri’s individual income tax cleared one big hurdle Wednesday, passing out of committee and heading to the House floor for debate. If passed by the… Read More
Kansas
Kansas governor takes ‘phony victory lap,’ stops stalling on SNAP data releaseKansas Gov. Laura Kelly belatedly agreed to release federally requested SNAP data in a “victory” announcement Friday after seven months of refusal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested information… Read More
Parenting, School Choice
Milestone Missouri parental rights bill clears committee as homeschool advocates secure additional safeguardsA landmark parental rights bill advanced in the Missouri House Tuesday after lawmakers adopted key amendments suggested by homeschool advocacy groups. House Bill 2426 would codify the “fundamental right”… Read More
World
US bars ‘terrorist affiliated with UN agency’ for alleged role in Oct. 7 attacks(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. officially blacklisted a former United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) official over his alleged role in the October 7, 2023 terror attacks,… Read More
Crime
Nebraska district reacts to paraprofessional’s arrest after new evidence surfaces regarding 2022 child sex assault report(The Heartlander) — Norfolk Public Schools in Nebraska is reaffirming its commitment to “a safe and secure environment” for both students and staff after the Feb. 25 arrest of one… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS answers emergency request to protect parental rights, forbid schools’ secret gender transitions in California case(The Heartlander) — The U.S. Supreme Court protected parental rights in a “landmark” preliminary ruling Monday – prohibiting schools from socially transitioning children in secret.The ruling answered an emergency application… Read More
Nigeria
Iran attacks could provide relief for African Christians(The Heartlander) — The massacres of Christian communities in eastern Congo and Nigeria by Islamic extremists could diminish with U.S.-Israeli action against Iran.That’s because the weapons killing Christians in Africa… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Watch: Wyoming ‘Truck around and find out’ operation arrests 32 illegal immigrant drivers(The Heartlander) — A three-day operation by the Laramie County, Wyoming, Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of 32 truck drivers in the country illegally.The late-February operation, dubbed “Truck around… Read More
Politics
‘No follow-up question’: Bill Clinton calls out Democrats’ Trump-Epstein antics(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Video released Monday shows former President Bill Clinton criticizing Democrats during his deposition in the Jeffrey Epstein probe and pushing back on the party’s repeated… Read More
Education
Hard-hitting Kansas bill would publicly track school staff guilty of professional, criminal misconductA bold Kansas bill would create an education inspector general and require schools to report teacher misconduct and those responsible for the misdeeds to be listed on a statewide… Read More
Iran
‘Thanks for helping us!’: Watch Kuwaitis come to aid of American pilot shot down by friendly fire(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Video posted on social media Monday showed Kuwaitis assisting a female American service member involved in a friendly-fire incident.United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that three… Read More
Military
CENTCOM says three USAF F-15Es downed by Kuwait in friendly fire incident(Daily Caller News Foundation) Six United States Air Force pilots are in “stable condition” after Kuwaiti air defenses shot down three F-15E Strike Eagles in a friendly fire incident late… Read More
Congress
Father of girl maimed by illegal trucker wants to close shady industry loophole for good(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Lawmakers must do more to save American lives and fix what’s fueling the trucking crisis, says the father of a young girl irreparably injured from… Read More
Supreme Court
School district to pay parents $1.5 million after Supreme Court rules parents have the right to opt out of LGBT curriculumThe Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education will pay a group of parents $1.5 million after the parties reached a settlement in a landmark religious liberty and parental rights case.The settlement,… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri congressman reintroduces bill protecting children from transgender ideology, surgeryCongressman Bob Onder, R-Missouri, reintroduced the Chloe Cole Act last week to ban the sex-transition of minors and implement legal pathways to hold medical professionals accountable for such actions. “As… Read More
Illinois
Illinois diversity commissioner did not properly disclose $23K side job(The Center Square) – A member of Illinois' highly-paid diversity commission disclosed a side job to state officials in a manner that masked the $22,500 she earned for it, an… Read More
Illinois
Physicians assistants leave for Iowa due to licensing wait times in Illinois(The Center Square) – State lawmakers say physician assistants are leaving for Iowa because it takes so long to get licensed in Illinois. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation… Read More
Iran
St. Louis Iranians celebrate death of Iran’s supreme leaderThe death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a joint military campaign by the United States and Israel on Saturday is being celebrated by the St. Louis-Iranian… Read More