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Michaela Estruth

Michaela Estruth is a culture reporter for Heartlander News. She graduated from Hillsdale College and has written for various publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, WORLD…

Government
Indiana law protects faith-based adoption and foster care providers 

Indiana is protecting faith-based adoption and foster care providers under a new law signed last week by Gov. Mike Braun. “By signing this law, Gov. Braun is… Read More

March 9, 2026
Courts
Indiana school settles religious discrimination lawsuit over transgender policies, granting teacher $650K 

A former music teacher won $650,000 in a lawsuit settlement Monday after an Indiana high school forced his resignation because he declined to use transgender terms for his students. Read More

March 6, 2026
Courts
Texas man charged after slipping girlfriend abortion pills to kill unborn child

A Texas man was arrested and charged last week after authorities said he slipped abortion-inducing medication to his girlfriend to end her pregnancy without her consent. Detectives with… Read More

March 4, 2026
Courts
SCOTUS answers emergency request to protect parental rights, forbid schools’ secret gender transitions in California case

(The Heartlander) — The U.S. Supreme Court protected parental rights in a “landmark” preliminary ruling Monday – prohibiting schools from socially transitioning children in secret.The ruling answered an… Read More

March 3, 2026
Missouri Legislature
Missouri congressman reintroduces bill protecting children from transgender ideology, surgery

Congressman Bob Onder, R-Missouri, reintroduced the Chloe Cole Act last week to ban the sex-transition of minors and implement legal pathways to hold medical professionals accountable for such actions. Read More

March 2, 2026