Gender Identity
Critics blast DOJ funding for projects tailored to gender, sexuality politics(The Center Square) – A taxpayer-funded grant from the Department of Justice distributed $150,000 to “amplify the voices” of transgender people in New Orleans who are accusing the police of… Read More
Energy
Study: Renewable energy could up New England rates 20%(The Center Square) – A new study shows power demand in New England has experienced an 11.4% drop from 2008 to 2020 but could cost ratepayers billions of dollars to… Read More
DEI
Source of Missouri State University’s opposition to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion reforms by the legislature difficult to pinpointMissouri State University opposed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion reforms in the recent legislative session – but without much, if any, public notice or debate about it. The university deployed lobbyists… Read More
Energy, Kansas
Kansas utilities regulator ignores landowners, grants route for power lines to take electricity out of stateIn a 2-1 vote earlier this week, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) — which regulates public utilities in the state of Kansas — approved a “Siting Application” for a 94-mile … Read More
Education
Missouri using federal COVID funds to pay for teacher certification tests(The Center Square) – Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will pay for educator certification tests with its remaining $500,000 in federal COVID-19 funding. The funds are from the… Read More
Biden administration
Biden energy official under scrutiny for family ties to environmental lobby(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about a Biden administration official’s questionable family ties to far-left groups lobbying lawmakers. U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., chair of the… Read More
President Biden
House Oversight Committee to convene contempt hearings on FBI director(The Center Square) – House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced that the committee will hold a contempt hearing on FBI Director Christopher Wray Thursday morning. Comer said Wray… Read More
Missouri State University
Watchdog files federal complaint to investigate and sanction Missouri State University for its no-white-males business boot campA civil rights watchdog has asked the federal government to investigate and sanction Missouri State University for a no-white-males-allowed seminar it hosted earlier this year. The Equal Protection Project’s formal… Read More
Kansas
Education officials sit atop the Kansas public retirees ‘millionaires’ listData provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows Kansas has 3,778 KPERS “millionaires” – state and local government retirees who will collect at least $1 million in pension… Read More
Taxes
Abbott: Goal is to eliminate property taxes(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott says his goal is to eliminate homeowners’ property taxes in the state of Texas. He says it’s possible to achieve over time because… Read More
Economy
Commercial and individual bankruptcies on the rise across U.S.(The Center Square) – Commercial bankruptcy filings increased 31% in May 2023 from May 2022, according to a report from a company that tracks bankruptcy filings. There were 2,324 commercial… Read More
DEI
Nationwide ban on linking DEI to college accreditation introduced in U.S. Senate(The Center Square) – The legislative fight against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in education is picking up steam nationwide. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. introduced the Fairness in Higher… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City’s core has survived better than most. But while living in fear, can the center hold?Driving down Ward Parkway on a languid spring evening not long ago I had that rare moment of genuine deja vu. All at once it was that sparkling June day… Read More
Illegal Immigration
More state troopers now headed to Texas; 24 states committed to helping secure border(The Center Square) – Gov. Mike DeWine announced that 14 Ohio state police members will join National Guard troops from across the county to help law enforcement surveil the Texas… Read More
National Debt
Senate passes debt limit deal, sends it to Biden(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate voted 63-36 late Thursday to pass the debt limit deal brokered by President Joe Biden and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. “We… Read More
Consumer Protection
Money in digital payment apps such as Venmo, PayPal, may not be insured, watchdog warns(The Center Square) – A federal agency is warning consumers that digital payment apps such as PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App lack federal insurance protections.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned… Read More
DEI
Christians ‘dominant,’ former criminals ‘marginalized’ according to Washington state DEI training(The Center Square) – As some states, such as Texas, have enacted laws banning the funding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI, Washington state is implementing such training… Read More
Missouri
Mitigation, response plan published day after Missouri issues drought alert(The Center Square) – The day after Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declared a drought alert, the Division of Natural Resources announced publication of a new mitigation and response plan.January… Read More
Kansas City
KC mayor claims former state auditor ignored city’s concerns over police funding amendment – but once praised her for such independenceKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas once championed then-state auditor Nicole Galloway’s independent streak. Now he’s railing against it. Lucas is bizarrely suing the state as a private citizen –… Read More
Education
Records request backs up Shawnee Mission teacher’s warnings about DEI(The Sentinel) – The results of a Kansas Open Records Act request to the Shawnee Mission School District back up several of the claims made by Shawnee Mission North teacher Caedran Sullivan,… Read More