Illinois, Welfare
SNAP eligibility changes spark debate on gap for impacted recipients(The Center Square) – A coalition of non-profits and community organizations across the state are warning that more than 200,000 Illinoisans receiving money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or… Read More
Illinois
Illinois unions seek to kill Waymo-friendly bill in Springfield(The Center Square) – Leadership and rank-and-file from multiple labor unions called on lawmakers to kill legislation aimed at welcoming autonomous vehicles onto Illinois roads Tuesday, saying it could have… Read More
Elections, Illinois
Overcoming apathy: Darren Bailey’s blueprint for an Illinois gubernatorial upsetThe Illinois conservative candidate for governor believes the key to unseating the well-funded incumbent this November lies not in changing minds or fundraising, but getting frustrated residents to the polls to vote. Former Sen. Darren… Read More
Arizona, Schools
Report: Arizona’s public universities substitute civics with left-wing indoctrinationArizona’s public universities are sidestepping state civics requirements, substituting ideologically driven coursework for mandatory instruction in American history, government and economics, according to a new report. The report by the… Read More
Canada
Elon Musk blasts Canada over new LGBTQ+ acronym(The Heartlander)–Billionaire businessman Elon Musk blasted Canada this week after a left-wing member of Parliament complained about funding tied to an expanding LGBTQ+-related acronym. Musk slammed the neighbor to the… Read More
Minnesota
Man accused of attacking conservative journalist defrauded Minnesota unemployment program(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A man who was arrested after being caught on video shoving a conservative journalist to the ground at an anti-ICE riot Saturday was found guilty… Read More
California, Government Accountability
UNBELIEVABLE: California Democrats advance ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ to make investigating fraud illegal(The Heartlander)–California lawmakers are under fire after a committee advanced a bill to crack down on citizen journalists like Nick Shirley who expose government fraud. The measure, which one critic… Read More
Abortion
New Mexico pro-life leaders unite to confront most permissive abortion state, seek to follow Iowa’s example(The Heartlander)–Pro-life leaders in New Mexico are forming a united coalition to defend life “from conception to natural death,” leaders said at a launch event at the University of New… Read More
Iowa
Iowa GOP primary frontrunner for governor faces backlash over private school access comments(The Heartlander)–The front-runner in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary is facing criticism for comments suggesting private schools participating in the state’s school choice program would need to accept all students, including… Read More
Illinois
Illinois Senator says taxpayers fleeced by corrections department(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections is facing questions over its failure to comply with state law while spending hundreds of millions of dollars on overtime.The Legislative… Read More
Elections, Missouri
Conservative advocacy group applauds voter ID and redistricting rules, rebukes voter registration decisionA Missouri political advocacy organization is praising recent rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court that uphold the state legislature’s authority to enact a new congressional redistricting map and preserve the… Read More
Kansas City, Taxes
Trump official and congressman pay visit to Kansas City restaurant as tax refunds pour inOne of President Donald Trump’s cabinet members and a Missouri congressman visited a beloved family restaurant in Kansas City Monday to talk about how recent tax cuts have impacted small businesses. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Republican Congressman Mark Alford, who represents Missouri's 4th district, visited Cupini’s – a family-owned Italian restaurant – just ahead… Read More
DEI, Missouri
DEI book raises alarms in Missouri school districtA Missouri school district said it halted a fifth-grade teacher’s reading of a novel containing LGBTQ content after parental complaints, the district told Heartlander News in a statement. The West… Read More
Health, Illinois
Illinois county voices opposition to new assisted suicide law(The Heartlander)–Officials in an Illinois county are pushing back against a new assisted suicide law that allows doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to certain patients. The Effingham County Board … Read More
America
America’s Founders practiced faith, quoted Scripture, established nation on these virtues(The Heartlander)–“We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable…” To the American ear, this sounds incorrect, but “sacred and undeniable” was the original language Thomas Jefferson, whose birthday is Monday, used in the first draft of… Read More
Biden administration, COVID-19
Biden officials knew about COVID-19 vaccine stroke risk(Daily Signal) – Drip, drip, drip. Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, more details are being revealed concerning the failure of federal public health officials to come clean about lingering safety… Read More
Christianity
Millions more Americans are curious about the Bible, even as engagement slips: Report(The Heartlander)–For people of faith heartened by the recent resurgence in Bible reading and sales, the latest State of the Bible report offers a mix of encouraging signs, discouraging news – and… Read More
Religious liberty
California Dems, LGBTQ groups spark legal, religious liberty concerns on fight against SCOTUS ruling(The Heartlander)–Democratic lawmakers and LGBTQ groups in California are already looking for workarounds to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling prohibiting the state from censoring private counselor-client conversations about gender identity… Read More
Illinois
Illinoisans to pay for other’s abortion services under proposed grant program(The Center Square) – Some Illinois health insurance policyholders could begin automatically funding a grant program providing abortion services for underinsured and noninsured women. After passing the Illinois… Read More
Conservatism, Protests
Conservative teen girls stand their ground against hostile St. Louis ‘No Kings’ crowdTwo teenage girls holding homemade signs supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents found themselves up against an angry crowd of “No Kings” protesters in St. Louis last month, braving screaming adults… Read More