Biden administration
‘Systemically crazy’: Biden is letting colleges feed on taxpayers and letting suspected Chinese spies off easy, Hawley saysUniversities should be at least partly “on the hook” for unpaid student loans, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who’s filed a bill to do that and more. Meanwhile, the senator… Read More
Economy
Fed announces another rate hike to combat inflation, signals more on the way(The Center Square) – The U.S. Federal Reserve announced yet another interest rate hike Wednesday, the latest in a series of interest rate increases to address elevated inflation that experts… Read More
Immigration
Texas conservatives laud Abbott declaring Mexican cartels foreign terrorist organizations, argue next step is to declare an invasion(The Center Square) – Leaders in Texas and Washington, D.C., lauded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s designation of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move they argue is not… Read More
Biden administration
Inspector General: Denying religious exemptions to service members who refuse COVID-19 vaccines violates federal law(The Center Square) – A Department of Defense Office of Inspector General report has found that officials in the U.S. military who issued widespread denials of religious exemption requests by… Read More
Immigration
Abbott declares Mexican drug cartels terrorists, calls on Biden to do the same(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order officially designating certain Mexican drug cartels as foreign smuggled into the U.S. to kill Americans… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Eric Schmitt Will Put Our Military and Veterans FirstEarlier this month, President Joe Biden delivered one of the most partisan speeches in our nation’s history, where he criticized “MAGA Republicans” and asserted that “equality and democracy… Read More
Local News
A look into Missouri’s Team Thunder heading into PBR Team Series event this weekend at Big Cedar LodgeRIDGEDALE, Mo. – As the Professional Bull Riders Team Series rides into Ridgedale this weekend, here’s a look into where Missouri’s Team Thunder sits heading into the contest. Guests will… Read More
National
State AGs question legality of coding gun, ammo purchases with letter to credit card companies(The Center Square) – A group of 24 state attorneys general have written aletter to the CEOs of three credit card companies that questions the legality of their… Read More
Education
Iowa judge rules against parents’ request to block school district’s new transgender policyA district judge has denied a request to block an Iowa school district from enforcing its new transgender policy. The lawsuit was brought against the Linn-Mar School District by Parents… Read More
Education
Amid teacher shortage, 850 more unvaccinated New York City school workers fired, total nearing 2,000Hundreds of New York City school employees were just fired for failing to comply with an 11-month-old COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The New York City Department of Education recently ordered approximately… Read More
Immigration
U.S. southern border sees 2 million migrant encounters for first time in one fiscal year(The Center Square) – More than two million migrant encounters have occurred along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 as of August. This is an all-time high and driven… Read More
National
Top epidemiologist calls out feds for alleged pandemic corruption possibly costing hundreds of thousands of livesAn Ivy League professor and epidemiologist is accusing government agencies of suppressing alternative treatments for COVID-19, and endangering American lives in the process.Dr. Harvey Risch, professor emeritus of epidemiology and… Read More
National
Oversight Republicans to force out Hunter Biden documents citing ‘national security threat’(The Center Square) – Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are taking up a resolution Tuesday that could force the release of documents related to Hunter Biden that they say… Read More
Education
Parents enraged over email instructing 6th-12th grade teachers not to tell them about their children’s pronounsA school board meeting in Ohio became heated over an email telling teachers they were not obligated to tell parents when their children change gender pronouns. An Aug. 31 email… Read More
National
Credit card companies setting scary precedent by singling out gun-related purchases, Hawley warnsU.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling out three major credit card companies for “targeting gun owners” after they announced plans last week to categorize gun-related purchases separately from other retail… Read More
State Government
Missouri legislators file 32 bills so far during special session(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson called a special legislative session to focus on lengthening agricultural tax credits and reducing the state income tax, but legislators… Read More
Immigration
Biden: Republican officials shouldn’t interfere with his immigration policiesDeSantis says Democrats’ ‘virtue signaling is a fraud’ (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden doesn't want Republican officials interfering with his immigration policies, saying their initiative to send people… Read More
Local News
Grand opening of Lake of the Ozarks area bicycle skills park on Oct. 9OSAGE BEACH, Mo. – The upcoming Fall Fest at the Tri-County YMCA will see the unveiling of the new Magic Dragon Bicycle Skills Park at Osage Beach. The free family-friendly… Read More
Local News
Kaleb’s Campaign: Nixa high senior raising money for childhood cancer by kicking field goalsNIXA, Mo. – Nixa High School kicker Kaleb James is raising money for childhood cancer research through his performance on the field. The Eagles’ senior told The Heartlander he’d been… Read More
Economy
Poll: 63% of Americans say they are falling behind the cost of living(The Center Square) — Newly released polling data shows that the majority of Americans report they are falling behind the cost of living. NBC News released the poll,… Read More