Opinion
Kansas City bar heads refuse to explain hypocritical ‘rule of law’ letter attacking Trump(The Heartlander) — The heads of two Kansas City bar associations refuse to elaborate on their full-throated written support of the American Bar Association’s one-sided attack on President Trump, conveniently… Read More
Courts, Kansas City
KC-area mom banned from school property for taking viral photo of sex-related poster wins her freedom back in courtA Kansas City-area mom banned from all school property and events for taking and sharing a photo of a sex-related school poster had her ban overturned Thursday in federal court.Carrie… Read More
Gender Identity
NJ school cancels ‘Gender Justice’ field trip for 2nd graders after criticism(The Heartlander) — A New Jersey elementary school will not send its 2nd graders on a field trip to the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice after receiving online backlash. Read More
Federal government
Trump order to close Education department sparks congressional action, lawsuits(The Center Square) – Lawmakers, school advocates and teachers’ unions are taking swift action after President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education, one of his… Read More
Gender Identity
9 in 10 Rhode Island school districts have policies to hide student gender identity from parents(The Heartlander) — Nearly 90% of Rhode Island’s public schools would hide a student’s transgenderism from parents, according to their written policies.Parents Defending Education (PDE) examined all of Rhode Island’s… Read More
DEI
Social workers get millions to push DEI in schools(The Center Square) – A close look at the Department of Education’s grant funding shows that millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent at universities to train social workers to… Read More
Education, Kansas City
KC-area middle school flier links to profane, adult-oriented article for students’ mental healthA flier in a Kansas City-area middle school has links to a “mental health” article with highly profane language and an obvious adult audience in mind.The flier, sent to The… Read More
Crime
Bondi charges three in attacks on Tesla property amid Musk cost-cutting(The Center Square) – The nation’s top prosecutor announced federal charges against three people for their roles in attacks on Tesla property as the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, leads federal… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Homan: Judges ‘aren’t going to stop us from making this country safe again’(The Center Square) – Trump Border Czar Tom Homan says judges trying to block the immigration enforcement efforts of the administration "aren't going to stop us from making this country… Read More
Education
Illinois bill would create ‘kangaroo court’ to attack homeschoolers, critics say(The Heartlander) — An Illinois bill hostile to homeschooling families passed out of committee and will be scheduled for a full floor vote in the state House. The bill passed… Read More
Gender Identity
San Francisco spa caves to trans activist pressure, will now allow ‘covered’ males at women’s only nights(The Heartlander) — A San Francisco spa has succumbed to pressure from trans activists – and legal threats – choosing to allow trans women at its women-only… Read More
Health, Kansas
No more church closings by edict: Kansas lawmakers rein in COVID-style shutdowns, quarantines by health officialsKansas lawmakers Thursday voted to ban unilateral COVID-style closings and gathering bans by health officials. Henceforth, such orders by health officials at both the state and local level will be… Read More
Faith
Arizona legislation would allow chaplains to counsel public school students(The Heartlander) — Public school chaplains could have a positive effect on student mental health, according to proponents of an Arizona Senate bill now advancing in the House. Sen. Wendy… Read More
Gender
Trump freezes UPenn out of $175M over women’s athletics policy(The Center Square) – The Trump administration froze $175 million in federal funds to the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, citing its promised crackdown on institutions that support athlete policies… Read More
Abortion
Portland archbishop condemns Oregon governor over abortion supporter appreciation day(The Heartlander) — A Catholic leader in Portland, Oregon, has condemned the state’s governor for celebrating abortion. Portland Archbishop Alexander Sample spoke out against Gov. Tina Kotek after she proclaimed… Read More
Abortion
In religious liberty win, Herzog Foundation granted injunction in case over Biden-era abortion mandate(The Heartlander) — A Christian nonprofit does not have to follow a federal rule that would mandate abortion accommodations, a federal court ruled in a preliminary injunction on Tuesday. The… Read More
Federal Spending
PBS and NPR heads asked to testify before DOGE committee(The Center Square) – The House Subcommittee for the Department of Government Efficiency is calling the leadership of National Public Radio, a news operations that receives taxpayer funding, to testify… Read More
Kansas
Kansas amendment would allow voters to elect state Supreme Court justicesA proposed constitutional amendment that passed the Kansas House Wednesday would allow voters, rather than left-wing lawyers, to select the state’s seven Supreme Court justices. “Kansans are one step… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City manager’s job on line after whopping jury verdict over urging staff to lie to publicThe Kansas City Council is set to decide the city manager’s fate Thursday after the city lost a million-dollar lawsuit over his remark that it’s OK to lie to the… Read More
Opinion
Chief Justice Roberts playing with fire, putting entire judiciary’s legitimacy at risk in feud with TrumpWhat happens when the president has nearly 1,500 federal judges looking over his shoulder – and able to block his every move?What happens when the chief justice won’t do anything… Read More