COVID-19
Military leaders called to testify about impact of COVID-19 vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – Military leaders were to testify Tuesday before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee about the impact of the Department of Defense’s COVID-19… Read More
National Debt, National Defense
Interest payments on national debt alone will exceed defense spending this decade, CBO says(The Center Square) – The cost of interest payments on the national debt will continue to grow as a financial burden for the U.S. over the next decade, even surpassing… Read More
Missouri
Federal audit: Missouri must refund $34.2M for bad Medicaid reimbursements(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general found the state of Missouri must refund $34.2 million to the federal government due to unqualified… Read More
Biden administration, Taxes
Recent IRS controversies raise doubts about auditing army’s potential bias(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s call for funding for 87,000 IRS agents to audit Americans has raised questions about whether the new rash of auditing will target poorer… Read More
Education, Kansas
Landmark ‘School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act’ gets hearing in Kansas House(The Sentinel) — HB 2382, the School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act, was introduced at a hearing before the House Education Budget Committee. The bill amends current… Read More
COVID-19
Wuhan backlash erupts after stunning Biden administration admission(The Center Square) – Republicans erupted in outrage after the Biden administration admitted over the weekend that the Wuhan lab was the most likely source of COVID-19, the same lab… Read More
Education, Parenting
Mother wins free speech case against school board that muzzled porn protest(The Heartlander) — Two Georgia moms who were prevented from protesting at a school board meeting were awarded over $100,000 by a federal court. Cindy Martin and a group called… Read More
Missouri, Springfield
Springfield City Council gives approval to purchase multimillion-dollar Hammons Field to keep Cardinals in townSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – City council members have given final approval to purchase Hammons Field, home to the Springfield Cardinals. The first installment of the Springfield Cardinals, a Double-A affiliate and… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Missouri attorney general: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s words and actions, court records, confirm ‘willful neglect’ of officeSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has unashamedly said that in 2018 she declined to prosecute 64% of the cases brought to her office for prosecution. Now, that odd… Read More
Illinois
Chicago mayor election tight ahead of Tuesday’s primary; incumbent Lightfoot third in poll(The Center Square) – Chicago’s mayoral race likely will end up in an April runoff after Tuesday’s primary election. Nine candidates put their names on the ballot to be… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Judges withdraw from Missouri attorney general’s ouster suit against St. Louis circuit attorney, citing ethics(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s legal action to remove Democrat St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner won’t be tried in the court where it was… Read More
COVID-19
Mayors silent after research shows citywide vaccine mandates didn’t work(The Center Square) – Researchers analyzed nine U.S. cities that implemented vaccine mandates during the pandemic and found that those mandates had no real effect on the spread of… Read More
Missouri
Church media director shares iconic, forgotten Ash Grove, Missouri history via skills picked up at vo-tech schoolASH GROVE, Mo. – Jacob Ruchotzke had no idea what he wanted to do in life – until, at 19, his parents inspired him to learn a trade. Now, equipped… Read More
Education, Missouri
Nearly 40% of Missouri’s $10B education dept. budget reflects ‘mission creep’ and ‘bureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmaker(The Heartlander) — Of the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouri’s current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom.If that staggering amount of money alarms… Read More
Missouri, Sports
Christians in Action offers new sporting opportunities for student athletes in Marshfield areaMARSHFIELD, Mo. – Sports have been a favorite pastime for student athletes at traditional public schools throughout the years. One organization in Marshfield is offering the same opportunity to athletes… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Sheriffs: Americans must demand elected reps ‘eradicate’ Mexican drug cartels(The Center Square) – Sheriffs nationwide are calling on government leaders to demand that President Joe Biden, members of Congress and other elected officials do whatever it takes to “eradicate”… Read More
COVID-19, Crime
Missouri U.S. attorney announces two cases of pandemic loan fraud totaling $635K(The Center Square) – Two cases of federal pandemic loan fraud involving approximately $635,000 were announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Missouri. Two people from… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
Missouri attorney general files ouster of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner after she keeps suspect free to critically injure young athleteSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who has faced searing criticism for repeatedly failing to prosecute serious crimes, is now facing ouster proceedings from the state attorney general.Attorney General Andrew… Read More
Kansas, Opinion
Republican leaders champion flat income tax, historic rate cuts in KansasAs Democrats in eight blue states advance unprecedented new wealth tax schemes, Republican leaders in the Sunflower State are laser-focused on delivering pro-growth income tax cuts and strengthening their state’s… Read More
Biden administration
Republicans demand oversight of Ukraine funding(The Center Square) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine hits its one-year anniversary this week, and lawmakers want to know: where has all the money gone? With $113 billion allocated… Read More