National
Abbott debuts Texas border wall construction in Rio Grande City(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott has debuted the construction of a part of the Texas border wall in Rio Grande City six months after he… Read More
State Government
Schools seeking low-interest bonds must pledge to end masking, quarantines(The Center Square) – If public school districts are in legal disputes with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt regarding COVID-19 health restrictions, Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick said litigation costs could prevent… Read More
State Government
Maryville Businesswoman Holly Cronk to run to replace term-limited Rep. Allen AndrewsPRESS RELEASE – Holly Cronk has announced her campaign for State Representative in Missouri House District 1. Cronk hopes to replace Rep. Allen Andrews, who is term limited. Holly and… Read More
Local News, Uncategorized
New non-profit opens their doors to current and former addicts in BuffaloBUFFALO, Mo. – A new center for drug and alcohol rehabilitation called the Buffalo Serenity Center of Dallas County (BSCDC) has made its way to Buffalo, Missouri. Five years ago,… Read More
National
Biden administration loses in court to Texas on immigration, again(The Center Square ) – The Biden administration has lost another court battle to Texas over immigration, this time over its decision to end the Remain in Mexico program,… Read More
Kansas, Uncategorized
Police offer reward for information leading to individual who beheaded police officer’s three-month-old puppyPARSONS, Kan. – Parsons Police Department is offering a $4,000 award for information leading to the arrest of someone who beheaded a dog belonging to one of their officers in… Read More
National
Report: Inflation costs families around $3,500 this year(The Center Square) – A new report estimated the annual cost of elevated inflation this year will be around $3,500 per household. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,… Read More
State Government
Timeline of Sen. Dan Hegeman’s career and the positive impact he has left on the Missouri legislatureANDREW COUNTY, Mo. – First elected to the Missouri Senate in 2014, Sen. Dan Hegeman will be term-limited after the 2022 legislative session – but his diligent efforts and kind… Read More
National
Poll: Voters oppose new vaccine mandates to deal with omicron(The Center Square) – The latest strain of coronavirus has popped up around the globe, but the latest polling shows Americans are not in favor of new vaccine mandates to… Read More
National
Senate votes to raise debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to raise the debt ceiling $2.5 trillion, a move that would avoid a default on the nation’s debt payments likely until… Read More
National
Home prices at 45-year high, pricing many buyers out of the market(The Center Square) – Home prices are at a 45-year high, pricing many buyers out of an historic seller’s market, new data published by CoreLogic show. Annual home prices… Read More
State Government
State Rep. David Gregory pre-files bill to ban Critical Race Theory from Missouri public schoolsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. David Gregory of the 96th District has prefiled legislation to prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and its principles within Missouri schools. Read More
State Government
Park Hill School District sued for discrimination and violating students’ constitutional rights after “Start slavery Again” petition was created by minority studentsRIVERSIDE, Mo. – Park Hill School District (PHSD) is being accused of discrimination and violating students’ constitutional rights in a federal lawsuit after its handling of an innapropriate joke petition… Read More
State Government
Marijuana legalization, criminal expungement to be addressed by legislature, ballot campaign(The Center Square) – Criminal justice reform wasn’t a priority for state Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Ballwin, when first elected to the Missouri legislature in 2014. As he enters his final… Read More
Local News, Uncategorized
After 2020 holiday plans were foiled by pandemic, the City of Carthage builds bigger, better celebration for 2021CARTHAGE, Mo. – With their big plans for last year’s Christmas cancelled due to COVID-19, Vision Carthage says they have reignited the community’s holiday interests for a comeback in 2021. … Read More
State Government
Doug Russell, former Missouri GOP State Party Chair, Named Campaign Chair for Taylor Burks for CongressLEBANON, Missouri – Taylor Burks for Congress announced today that Lebanon businessman DougRussell, former State Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, is joining his team as CampaignChairman. Russell is the… Read More
National
AG Paxton: Texas will keep winning in court despite Biden administration’s disdain for state(The Center Square) – Attorney General Ken Paxton says it’s clear that the Biden administration dislikes the Lone Star State. He made the comments after the most recent lawsuit filed against… Read More
National
Op-Ed: Bob Dole, stateman, politician, soldier and citizen"The proudest moment in my life, I'll remember most is the sight of all the wheelchairs on the White House lawn, when President Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act… Read More
National
Analysis: Americans overwhelmingly oppose plan to hire IRS agents to audit Americans(The Center Square) – Included in the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act currently before the U.S. Senate is a proposal to allocate $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service to… Read More
State Government
Springfield City Council to discuss policing issues at next meetingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Springfield City Council is meeting Monday night to discuss reversing a 2014 policy that prevented police officers from responding to non-injury motor vehicle accidents. Since the… Read More