Missouri
Missouri parks now allowing harvesting of hay, drawing of water to help farmers deal with drought(The Center Square) – Missouri government agencies are allowing farmers to harvest hay and obtain water from state parks and conservation areas to deal with worsening drought conditions. Republican Missouri… Read More
Illinois
Census data contradicts Pritzker’s claims that Illinois is growing(The Center Square) – Illinois residents continue to leave the state, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. One analyst says some residents are going for warmer weather, while… Read More
Border
Illegal border crossers so far this year outnumber the population of 8 states(The Center Square) – At least 1.2 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture at the southern border in the first five months of this year, according to… Read More
COVID-19
Biden administration has until Saturday to declassify docs on Chinese lab’s connections to COVID-19 outbreak; Hawley sits waitingThe Biden administration is required by law to declassify all federal information on the suspected lab leak of COVID-19 by this weekend. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is waiting with bated… Read More
Agriculture
Missouri governor joins coaltion to block California’s Proposition 12 limiting pork sales(The Center Square) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that she’s a leader of a coalition that’s asking U.S. Congressional leaders to counter California’s Proposition 12 with a bill… Read More
Education, Kansas
Many Kansas universities still don’t teach the science of readingA new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) shows that if the science of reading was being taught properly in universities, the U.S. would not have a serious literacy problem. Nationally, the… Read More
Missouri
Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson encourages kids to help communities with CommUNITY Service ChallengeJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson is encouraging kids to get out of the house and help others in their community this summer. Parson’s “CommUNITY Service Challenge”… Read More
Biden administration
Homeland Security releases misleading border statistics, expert says(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., led a hearing Wednesday blasting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of the border crisis. Green’s round… Read More
Kansas City
Northland voters will have two distinct options in the Kansas City Council 1st District election June 20Northland voters may want to turn out for this one. They have perhaps the starkest choice in the June 20 Kansas City Council election to replace term-limited Heather Hall: It’s… Read More
Education, Kansas
Homeschool students allowed to participate in public school activities next year in Kansas(The Sentinel) — Noelle Friese is excited for her children in the homeschool she runs with her husband.After moving to Kansas a year ago with her husband Mathew, who is… Read More
Kansas, Taxes
Nebraska cuts income tax rates, leaving Kansas the highest in the region(The Sentinel) — The tax motto in Kansas — "we aren’t as bad as Nebraska" — no longer applies, now that Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed sweeping tax… Read More
Economy, Illinois
Illinois hotels continue to struggle hiring and retaining workers(The Center Square) – As the hotel industry continues to rebound from the crippling COVID-19 pandemic, worker shortages remain a challenge.The hotel industry is making a push to hire more… Read More
Business
Small business owners concerned about inflation and labor quality(The Center Square) – The National Federation of Independent Business released its Small Business Optimism Index Monday, which remained below the 49-year average for the 17th month in a row. Read More
Federal Spending
Watchdog: Feds wasted $683 million per day in improper payments in 2022(The Center Square) – The federal government wasted over a half a trillion dollars in improper payments during the first two years of the Biden administration, a new analysis from… Read More
Missouri
Communities rally to support multiple motorcyclists killed and injured during charity toy rideAURORA, Mo. – Several area communities are urgently mobilizing to help after four motorcyclists were killed and six others critically injured when an allegedly impaired driver crossed the centerline, striking… Read More
Federal Spending
SPN poll: Majority say feds spend tax dollars poorly(The Center Square) – Precisely half the respondents polled in a new State Policy Network survey of 2,041 registered voters say the federal government is “failing or doing a poor… Read More
Second Amendment
California governor proposes gun-control amendment to U.S. Constitution(The Center Square) – Gun deaths in California are among the lowest in the nation with 9 per 100,000 people – compared to 16 deaths per 100,000 nationally. That’s… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Democratic, Independent senators: Biden ‘shortchanged border communities’ in favor of New York(The Center Square) – United States Senators from states that border Mexico have issued a statement criticizing President Joe Biden’s administration this week for its handling of immigration and the… Read More
Gender Identity
Majority of Americans oppose trans athletes competing outside birth gender(The Center Square) – Nearly 70% of surveyed Americans say transgender athletes “should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that conform with their birth gender,” a poll from… Read More
Second Amendment
White House calls for pistol regulation that would affect millions of Americans(The Center Square) – The White House on Monday called for a controversial pistol regulation that would impact millions of Americans, requiring many more gun owners to register with the… Read More