Illegal Immigration
Wyoming bill would allocate resources to fund border wall(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers in Wyoming are advancing legislation that would appropriate more than $5 million toward border security efforts in Texas, Arizona and Florida. SF0166, “Border wall… Read More
Crime
Missouri lawmakers have another chance to create a violent offender registryCreation of a violent offender registry has been reintroduced in the Missouri General Assembly. According to state Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, individuals convicted of first- and second-degree murder would be… Read More
Education
Kansas parent wins fight against school’s ‘social justice’ curriculumKirsten Workman, the Lansing mom who withdrew her 12th-grade daughter from an English Composition class over content she found objectionable and mounted a curriculum challenge to the material offered in the… Read More
Inflation
Survey: Two-thirds of Americans fear inflation will worsen; almost 90% worried about it(The Center Square) – Two out of every three Americans fear inflation will be worse in 2023 than it was last year, prompting nearly 90% of respondents overall in a… Read More
Missouri
Missouri Senate bills would change ballot initiative process(The Center Square) – A number of bills filed in the Missouri legislature would change the way constitutional amendments and laws would make it to the ballot and the number… Read More
Crime
Crime continues to be main issue among Chicago mayoral candidates(The Center Square) – Candidates in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election say incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot has not done enough to stop crime.Earlier this week, Lightfoot broke ground… Read More
School Choice
Students join in the call for school choice at the Kansas capitol(The Sentinel) — It was standing — and sitting on the floor –room-only, as some 200 students and educators from as far away as Wichita joined advocates in urging legislators… Read More
Critical Race Theory
Bill seeks to block federal funds for schools that ‘indoctrinate with critical race theory’(The Center Square) – A Texas congressman has introduced legislation to ban federal funding for public schools that promote theories that discriminate on the basis of race, color or national… Read More
School Choice
Poll: 62% of parents support school choice, but over half cite a lack of information on it(The Center Square) – More than six out of every 10 voters with children under 18 would be receptive to the prospect of their child attending a school outside of… Read More
Congress
Republicans, including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, seek broader TikTok ban(The Center square) – A bill introduced by a pair of Republican lawmakers seeks a broader ban on the use of the social media platform TikTok in the U.S. Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri’s Republican congressional delegation demands EPA stop new waterway regulations(The Center Square) – Missouri’s Republican congressional delegation sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting an immediate stop to a new Waters of the United States rule. The… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
‘Ground zero’ Arizona Republicans sounding alarm over fentanyl flowing from border(The Center Square)- Arizona Republican state legislators doubled down on their call to action on the border crisis, particularly on fentanyl, at a news conference on Thursday. The legislators said… Read More
Biden administration, Courts
25 states sue Biden administration over federal ESG policy(The Center Square) – Twenty-five attorneys general and several other plaintiffs have sued the Biden administration asking the court to halt a federal ESG policy that could negatively impact the… Read More
Elections
Dr. Michael Shafé announces bid for Platte County Health BoardDr. Michael Shafé has thrown his stethoscope into the crowded race for Platte County’s Health Board. With eight candidates to choose from, voters will select three to serve on the… Read More
Kansas City, Opinion
Urban planners pushing downtown ballparks may like density, but Kansas City fans would opt for safety and convenience – like at the ‘K’Architecture critic Paul Goldberger is a walker. “There’s something very natural about walking through a dense downtown and going to a baseball game,” Goldberger told KCUR radio, National Public Radio’s… Read More
Congress, Missouri
Missouri’s new U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt a prime candidate for Judiciary Committee but can have big impact elsewhere, Hawley says.Eric Schmitt arguably provided more oversight of the Biden administration as Missouri’s attorney general than did the entire previous Congress. Indeed, by the Associated Press’s count, “Schmitt has filed… Read More
School Choice
Universal EdChoice scholarship bill introduced in Ohio Senate(The Center Square) – A new bill in the Ohio General Assembly would make all Ohio students eligible for the state’s EdChoice Scholarship program and significantly grow the state’s homeschool tax… Read More
Economy
Report: Consumer confidence dwindles as economic fears rise(The Center Square) – Consumers feel 13% less confident about their financial outlook now than they did just a year ago, with the overall dip in optimism representing the second-largest… Read More
Kansas City
Ronda Smith, long-time KC resident, grandmother and real estate agent, steps up to run for Kansas City CouncilLongtime resident, grandmother of two and real estate agent Ronda Smith is stepping up and running for Kansas City Council to, as she says, forge a better future for all… Read More
Sports
Uplifting: Missouri powerlifter qualifies for Special Olympics World Games in BerlinSAVANNAH, Mo. – A Savannah powerlifter will compete in the main event at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 on June 17. Charlie Phillips, 26, who will represent Special… Read More