Business
‘Crisis:’ Small businesses struggle with inflation, labor market(The Center Square) – Small business week came and went this week, and small businesses took the opportunity to raise a range of concerns about the economy and their future. Read More
Courts, Culture
21 attorneys general urge Colorado Supreme Court to hear Masterpiece Cakeshop case(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 21 other Republican attorneys general in filing a legal brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to hear an appeal by… Read More
Missouri, Sports
Two former Missouri State Bears sign free-agent contracts with the Kansas City ChiefsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two former Missouri State University football standouts have signed free-agent contracts with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. Missouri State Head Football Coach Ryan Beard confirms Montrae Braswell… Read More
Courts, Missouri
As her office crumbles beneath her, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns, while blaming ‘outsiders’As she faced ouster for nonperformance and a hemorrhaging of prosecutors from her office, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Thursday suddenly announced her resignation effective June 1. The… Read More
Missouri
The Arc of the Ozarks to unveil new neurodevelopmental, autism center in 2024SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Arc of the Ozarks plans to unveil a new neurodevelopmental and autism center in Springfield. The 1,600-square-foot sensory-focused center is slated to open in early 2024. Read More
Crime
Police groups blame broken system as cities see crime rise(The Center Square) – A rise in crime, looting, and unhindered theft around the U.S. has helped fuel Americans’ rising concerns about crime. Some of the nation’s largest cities are… Read More
Illinois
Call for ethics reforms in Illinois following guilty verdicts in the ComEd bribery case(The Center Square) – The calls for ethics reforms in Illinois politics are growing louder following the conviction of four former Commonwealth Edison associates and lobbyists in a bribery… Read More
Faith, Missouri
Missouri, multi-state attorney general coalition, calling out Chase for religious discrimination(The Center Square) – A group of attorneys general from across the U.S. is going after one of the country’s largest banks, which it claims treats some Christians unfairly. Read More
Biden administration
Department of Defense sanctioned video by Guardsman promoting China social media app TikTok, despite it being banned on federal devicesThe Department of Defense sanctioned and even helped write an Air National Guardsman’s endorsement of TikTok, despite the Chinese social media app being banned on federal devices, Sen. Josh Hawley… Read More
Missouri, Music
Student musicians at Eminence schools have been stringing along for five years now. Here’s howEMINENCE, Mo. – Most music students at Eminence R-1 School District have dropped the traditional school band approach and have been playing stringed instruments for the last five years. The… Read More
President Biden
Biden touts record, small businesses fire back(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks from the White House Monday touting the administration’s work to help small businesses, but many of… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Abbott tells Lightfoot to blame President Biden for ‘critical tipping point’(The Center Square) – In response to outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blaming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for illegal foreign nationals flooding the Windy City, he told her to call… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri legislature faces Friday deadline to pass ‘transformative’ budget(The Center Square) – As the Missouri General Assembly faces Friday’s constitutional deadline to approve a budget, Senate leaders believe the 2024 fiscal year spending plan will be transformational. “I… Read More
Kansas, Race
Did Johnson County cancel an employee race training session to stop a commissioner from videoing it for the public to see?Charlotte O’Hara can empathize with a Kansas City-area teacher’s frustrations with “woke” training of public employees on matters of race. O’Hara, one of the few conservative members of the… Read More
Missouri Legislature, School Choice
Criticism over lawmaker’s flip-flop on open enrollment continues as Missouri Senate has two weeks to act on House bill(The Heartlander) — As the fate of a House-passed open enrollment bill is with the Senate, one Missouri lawmaker remains in hot water over his reversal on the issue. Missouri… Read More
DEI, Kansas
Texts appear to show collusion between Johnson County official, Gault Center staff to prevent transparency on race training(The Sentinel) — A series of text messages buried at the bottom of a 618 page document dump appear to show direct collusion between a Johnson County official and the… Read More
Banks
Is JP Morgan’s purchase of failed bank from FDIC a government bailout?(The Center Square) – The FDIC took over the embattled San Francisco bank First Republic and auctioned it off, with JP Morgan taking over as regulators hope to fend off… Read More
Missouri Legislature
House awaits Senate action in Republican-dominated Missouri legislature(The Center Square) – Missouri lawmakers ended the month of April as they started it – waiting. “Four weeks ago, at least, we forwarded a big package with multiple bills… Read More
Illegal Immigration
VIDEO: 8,700 human smuggling attempts stopped to date through Operation Lone Star(The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety troopers working as part of Operation Lone Star have stopped over 8,700 human smuggling attempts since Gov. Greg Abbott launched the… Read More
Biden administration
Outrage continues over federal rule to charge higher fees to home buyers with better credit(The Center Square) – A new federal rule that charges higher fees to home buyers with good credit to help subsidize those with poor credit went into effect Monday. The… Read More