Biden administration
Biden signs $740 billion climate, tax and health care bill into lawCritics blasted the tax hikes and new spending, in luding the plan to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to audit Americans (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden signed a… Read More
Education
Burgum calls for legislation to allow Pledge of Allegiance in all North Dakota schools(The Center Square) – Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said he wants legislation to allow the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited in every public school and during meetings… Read More
Law Enforcement
Over 82% of Missouri law enforcement agencies eliminate sexual assault evidence backlogs(The Center Square) – More than 82% of Missouri’s law enforcement agencies no longer have a backlog of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) kits, according to a 105-page… Read More
Immigration
DC mayor again asks for help with illegal immigrants after Pentagon declines first request(The Center Square) – Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed her request for help from the U.S. military to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants being bused to the… Read More
Economy
Bipartisan group of lawmakers blast IRS for backlogs, customer service issues(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers are calling on the IRS to clear its backlogs and improve customer service issues. Nearly 100 members in the House and… Read More
National
Judiciary Republicans ratchet up investigation of FBI’s Trump raid(The Center Square) – Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday ratcheted up their investigation into the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Republicans on the… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: These doctors want to serve your children ‘gender affirming’ care, and sex change operations are on the menuThere are forces actively aligning against our children, and they are multiplying. As parents, if we don’t do something about it now, it could be too late. According to the Association… Read More
Immigration
Texas GOP declares invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – The Republican Party of Texas has declared an invasion at the southern border. Its chair, Matt Rinaldi, is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, and… Read More
Local News
Small Business Spotlight: Lake of the Ozarks snack and boat rental shop to bring back wildly popular restaurantLAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – A new boat rental at the Lake of the Ozarks is taking the area by storm, offering one-of-a-kind rentals and free ice cream –… Read More
Biden administration
Republicans blast Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan withdrawal(The Center Square) – On the one-year anniversary of the chaotic and deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban is in control of the struggling nation and Republicans… Read More
National
New York most restrictive in U.S. on citizen political engagement(The Center Square) – A first-of-its-kind report examining how states restrict speech on government graded New York worst of all.The Institute for Free Speech ranked all the states on 10 factors,… Read More
Local News
Mountain Grove man keeping sweet tradition alive with maple syrupMOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. – One man in Mountain Grove is helping keep a cherished American tradition alive with the art of making maple syrup straight from the tree. Allen Marrocco… Read More
Press Release
Former Missouri Republican Chairwoman Kay Hoflander publishes bookAfter seven years writing a weekly column “Full Circle,” Kay Hoflander celebrates the unique experiences of the post-war generation in her nonfiction debut, Musings of a Baby Boomer: Life Before… Read More
2022 election
Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat rated a toss-up by election forecastersIncumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona’s Class III U.S. Senate on Nov. 8. As of August 2022,… Read More
2022 election
Better Elections wasted millions of out-of-state dollars in failed effort to get ranked-choice voting on the ballotJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A petition to get ranked-choice voting (RCV) on Missouri’s November ballot not only failed miserably, but wasted millions of out-of-state dollars in the process. RCV was… Read More
Local News
School board turns tail, votes to permit satanic clothing a week after banning itA school board that only a week ago chose to prohibit satanic clothing in schools voted Friday to do the opposite and permit it. The Hays Unified School District… Read More
National
Department of Justice moves to unseal Trump search warrant amid widespread criticism(The Center Square) – Facing widespread criticism over its actions, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking a court to unseal the search warrant of former President Donald Trump’s home. Read More
Economy, Uncategorized
Housing affordability hits lowest point in years, trade group says(The Center Square) – The U.S. housing market is the most unaffordable that it’s been since the Great Recession, a homebuilding trade group said on Thursday. Just 42.8%… Read More
2022 election
With just an apartment in KC but a multimillion-dollar home in Virginia, does Senate candidate John Wood even live in Missouri?U.S. Senate candidate John Wood touts himself as a sixth-generation Missourian. But does he even live in the state anymore? Wood, whose own Missouri Bar license says he lives in… Read More
Immigration
Preliminary CBP data of apprehensions, gotaways at U.S. southern border total 232,809 for July(The Center Square) – Preliminary data obtained by The Center Square from a U.S. Border Patrol agent show apprehensions and gotaways at the southern border total 232,809 in July. This… Read More