Immigration
U.S. record: 2.7 million Border Patrol enforcement actions in fiscal 2022(The Center Square) – A record 2.7 million enforcement actions were made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in fiscal 2022, according to new data released late Friday. Read More
Immigration
ICE agents apprehend illegal foreign nationals with multiple DWI convictions, criminal histories(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested several individuals in the Houston and Harlingen field offices as part of an immigration enforcement operation called “Operation Secure… Read More
Local News
A Springfield nonprofit hopes to restore housing within city limitsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A nonprofit is starting a new initiative to improve housing conditions and rundown neighborhoods in Springfield. Brendan Griesemer, assistant director of planning and development for the city… Read More
Biden administration
Judge grants request by Missouri and Louisiana to depose top Biden officials for ‘colluding to suppress freedom of speech’JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A federal judge has granted Missouri and Louisiana’s request to depose top-ranking Biden administration officials for “colluding to suppress freedom of speech.” The lawsuit, filed… Read More
Biden administration
Court pauses Biden student loan forgiveness plan(The Center Square) – Americans hoping for thousands of dollars in student loans to be lopped off their ledgers will have to wait a bit longer to see if it… Read More
Biden administration
Federal deficit hit $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2022, nearly 50% above pre-COVID level(The Center Square) – The Biden administration on Friday released its budgetary data for the last month of fiscal year 2022 which showed the U.S. government ran up a roughly… Read More
Biden administration
State attorneys general led by Louisiana’s Landry urge CDC to reverse COVID vaccine school guidance(The Center Square) — Attorneys general in a dozen states are urging the Centers for Disease Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to reverse course on recommendations to include the… Read More
Opinion
OPINION: Even formerly conservative Kansas towns’ churches and children dutifully spout woke newspeakThirty years ago, I was at a political conference in Washington. In my conversations with other conservative activists we all expressed concern about the climate of opinion in the country… Read More
National
Poll: Americans support banning transgender surgeries, drugs for minors(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans say transgender surgeries for minors should be illegal, newly released polling data shows, backing up a movement to ban the practice in… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court will referee Colorado graphic designer’s free speech fight in same-sex wedding caseCan the government force a web designer to create sites for same-sex weddings against her religious beliefs? That’s the question the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Dec. 5, in what… Read More
Local News
OTC hosts free breakfast campaign at all six campusesSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ozarks Technical Community College has launched a free Eagle Breakfast campaign for students at all six of its campuses. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Joan Barrett… Read More
2022 election
Republicans maintain edge in battle for House, Senate, gubernatorial races(The Center Square) – Republicans have an advantage just a few weeks out from the November elections, according to newly released polling data.CNBC released its “All-America Economic Survey,” which showed… Read More
2022 election
One Missouri businessman’s question could lead to a 50% county tax cut(The Center Square) – Voters in Laclede County will decide on lowering its commercial property tax rate in November because a businessman came to a County Commissioners meeting with a… Read More
Education
Missouri homeschool family battles intimidation from school and law enforcement officer over optional paperworkA homeschool mom in Missouri has faced threats from a uniformed police officer that she would be “charged with criminal neglect” if she refused to sign a declaration of enrollment… Read More
Biden administration
U.S. racial equity committee, its leader criticized on multiple levels(The Center Square) – A new equity committee at the U.S. Department of Treasury has sparked controversy and drawn the scrutiny of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The Treasury Department said… Read More
Biden administration
More motions filed seeking class status for U.S. Coast Guard members denied vaccine religious exemption requests(The Center Square) – Two new motions have been filed with a U.S. district court asking it to grant class status and to certify a classwide preliminary injunction on behalf… Read More
Local News
Missouri State to host open house for new John Goodman Amphitheatre this weekendSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State University is set to host an open house this weekend to showcase the new John Goodman Amphitheatre. The campus broke ground on the state-of-the-art facility… Read More
National
19 AGs investigating major banks’ membership in UN carbon reduction alliance(The Center Square) – Six major banks will be investigated by 19 state attorneys general for adhering to a United Nations’ organizational goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2050. Bank… Read More
Immigration
Texas sheriff: Biden’s border policies ‘have been an unmitigated disaster’(The Center Square) – Law enforcement officers in a rural county in Texas with a population of roughly 15,000 are working together to thwart unprecedented criminal activity they say is… Read More
Education
Proposed rule seeks to protect Missouri children from explicit material without book banningA top Missouri official has proposed a new rule to protect children and youth from inappropriate materials in state-funded libraries. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s rule would require libraries to create policies regarding… Read More