Immigration
VIDEO: Texas DPS, Texas National Guard apprehend human smugglers, gang members at border(The Center Square) – Law enforcement officers working through Operation Lone Star continue to interdict criminal activity at the Texas-Mexico border, including apprehending human smugglers and gang members.Members of Texas… Read More
Economy
Producer prices rose more than expected in September, federal data shows(The Center Square) – Producer prices rose more than expected in September, furthering the trend of rising costs in the U.S., according to newly released federal inflation data.The… Read More
Transportation
Oh deer! MoDOT reminds motorists to be deer aware during cooler monthsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As fall arrives and cooler weather sets in, more deer take to the roadways themselves, so the Missouri Department of Transportation is asking motorists to take… Read More
Education
More Americans than ever favor school choice amid growing belief public education is headed in the wrong directionMore Americans than ever are in support of school choice, according to an annual education survey.EdChoice’s annual Schooling in America survey has polled Americans for 10 years, asking them about their… Read More
Biden administration
Biden’s DOJ continues to target pro-lifers with federal arrests, indictmentsThe Department of Justice indicted 11 individuals earlier this month for federal crimes related to their pro-life activism at a Tennessee abortion clinic, charges many say are politically motivated. According… Read More
Biden administration
Lawsuit alleging government collusion with social media companies to censor speech expands(The Center Square) – Officials from the White House, Centers for Disease Control, the FBI and 11 other federal agencies are being added to a lawsuit alleging collusion with social… Read More
Agriculture
USDA unveils a $500 million stimulus program for domestic fertilizer production(The Center Square) – The Biden administration has announced $500 million in grant money to stimulate American-made fertilizer production. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled the new grant program,… Read More
Biden administration
U.S. State Department pushes ‘gender transition’ for kids as states consider bans(The Center Square) – The U.S. State Department’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan has sparked controversy for including taxpayer-funded “gender transition care” for employees and their… Read More
State Government
Oklahoma bans gender reassignment treatment for minors at Oklahoma University Health(The Center Square) – Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill to ban gender reassignment treatments for children, including hormone replacement therapy, at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. Read More
National
GOP senators’ scary Halloween fentanyl video mocked by media, but is ‘absolutely necessary,’ Missouri senator arguesThe “deadliest drug our nation has ever seen” may be dressed up as Halloween candy this year, warn 13 Republican U.S. senators in a public service announcement.Kansas Sen. Roger… Read More
State Government
$1 million grant to help Missouri nursing homes transition from faxing to texting(The Center Square) – University of Missouri researchers are using a $1 million federal grant to help nursing home staffers transition from fax machines and voicemail to texting. Kimberly Powell,… Read More
Immigration
NYC Mayor about-face on illegal immigration hypocritical Abbott says(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told The Center Square that New York City’s mayor and other Democratic leaders are hypocritical for criticizing him “for helping out… Read More
Economy
Federal data shows job creation slowed in September(The Center Square) – The U.S. economy added 263,000 nonfarm jobs last month, the lowest total new jobs for a month all year.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the … Read More
Education
This state’s public education achievement crisis, and needed solutions, are documented in a new call-to-action bookWith one in three students testing below grade level in reading and math, Kansas public education is embroiled in a chronic achievement crisis – one the system only perpetuates and… Read More
Education
Ohio teachers union against new bill that allows veterans to be teachers(The Center Square) – Ohio’s teachers union believes a bill in the General Assembly that would reduce requirements for veterans to become teachers would also reduce the quality of education… Read More
Education
Taxpayer Funded: Feds pay $100K to train grad students in ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion’(The Center Square) — A top federal health research agency awarded more than $100K in taxpayer dollars for diversity and equity training for grad students to make them “agents of… Read More
National
University of Nebraska Medical Center performs organ harvesting from living donors, resulting in their deathOMAHA, Ne. – Physicians at the University of Nebraska Medical Center appear to be skirting the laws governing the harvesting of human organs for transplant. Using a methodology known as… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Will murder of scientists force KC mayor to get real about crime?As crime in the KC metro area continues to flourish, will the murder of two scientists change the mayor’s view on crime and policing in the community? In the early… Read More
Education
Smithville becoming epicenter of the national school choice movement by way of the Stanley M. Herzog FoundationSMITHVILLE, Mo. – The Stanley M. Herzog Foundation has quickly become a national leader for school choice, hosting a stellar inaugural event at its new headquarters here Thursday evening, headlined… Read More
Local News
College GameDay coming to KU for first time ever ahead of matchup against TCULAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football fans will be cheering on their team in front of a national audience Saturday, as ESPN’s College GameDay will make its first-ever trip to Lawrence. The… Read More