Gender Identity, Uncategorized
North Carolina governor vetoes three bills intended to protect parents’ rights and minors; Legislature may overrideThe North Carolina governor vetoed three bills pertaining to parental rights and gender-altering procedures last week while the Legislature prepares to vote on possible overrides this week. Gov. Roy Cooper… Read More
Biden administration, Uncategorized
Missouri’s Parson leads 18 governors urging Biden to end mortgage rule for those with good or poor credit(The Center Square) – Eighteen governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a change in a policy regarding mortgage fees. Earlier this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency… Read More
Gender Transition, Uncategorized
State legislatures battle over parental rights, gender procedures(The Center Square) – State legislatures across the country this year have debated parental rights in reproductive care and gender-related procedures for children.Democratic state lawmakers have sought to protect gender… Read More
Local News, Uncategorized
EXCLUSIVE: Hondurans released into US with court dates for 2026(The Center Square) – The federal government is directing U.S. Border Patrol agents to release foreign nationals into the U.S. with “Notice to Appear/Warrant to Appear” forms for immigration court… Read More
Banks, Uncategorized
Regulators knew SVB was in trouble since 2021, did not step in(The Center Square) – A closer look at the months leading up to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-largest bank collapse in history, shows that regulators saw the… Read More
Kansas, Uncategorized
Kansas joins lawsuit against listing prairie chicken as ‘threatened’; real threat may be to ranchers, oil producers(The Sentinel) — Attempts by the federal government to list the lesser prairie chicken — a type of grouse — as “threatened” under the endangered species act are nothing new,… Read More
Local News, Uncategorized
Inaugural Ozark Mountain Summer Celebration at Silver Dollar City begins June 3BRANSON, Mo. – Things will look different at Silver Dollar City this summer with the brand new Ozark Mountain Summer Celebration festival presented by Arvest. The event kicks off with… Read More
Illinois, Uncategorized
The race for Chicago mayor’s office is down to its final two(The Center Square) – The final two candidates in the race to be Chicago’s next mayor will now make their final push before the April runoff. Former Chicago Public… Read More
School Choice, Uncategorized
Kansas House committee approves ESA school choice bill(The Sentinel) – The Kansas House of Representatives K-12 Education Budget Committee heard testimony earlier this week on House Bill 2218, which would eventually provide an education savings account (ESA) for… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri Black Caucus accuses Republicans of racism as crime bill passes 109-35(The Center Square) – The Legislative Black Caucus accused Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, and Majority Floor Leader Jonathan Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, with racism on Thursday for stopping… Read More
Kansas, Uncategorized
Kansas Board of Regents may drop algebra as a college graduation requirement(The Sentinel) – One out of three college students in Kansas fails algebra, the vice president for academic affairs for the Kansas Board of Regents disclosed to the board at… Read More
Border, Uncategorized
Texas U.S. Rep. Hunt to El Paso judge: Those who want secure border aren’t racist(The Center Square) – Fallout continues from remarks Democratic El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego made before the House Judiciary Committee when he claimed “there is no open border… Read More
Missouri Legislature, Uncategorized
Legislation requiring 60% of votes to change Missouri Constitution draws praise, criticism(The Center Square) – A resolution creating a steeper challenge to change Missouri’s Constitution was panned by Democrats as limiting the voice of the voter on Thursday, while Republicans… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri’s Republican congressional delegation demands EPA stop new waterway regulations(The Center Square) – Missouri’s Republican congressional delegation sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting an immediate stop to a new Waters of the United States rule. The… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Warmer weather drives 19-cent per gallon gas increase in Missouri(The Center Square) – Missouri had one of the nation’s largest weekly increases in gas prices last week, as the average price per gallon was up 19 cents, according to… Read More
School Choice, Uncategorized
Missouri Senate bill would expand school choice opportunities for familiesA Missouri Senate committee heard a school choice bill which would establish tax credits for homeschool expenses and make state funds available for private education. “State government should be working… Read More
Biden administration, Uncategorized
Report: Children under 14 dying from fentanyl poisoning at faster rate than any other age group(The Center Square) – Children under age 14 are dying from fentanyl poisoning at a faster rate than any other age group in the U.S., according to a new analysis… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri Rep. Sam Graves to chair House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Here’s what it meansThe new U.S. House of Representatives may be paving the way for better roads in Missouri and elsewhere with the ascension of Rep. Sam Graves to the chairmanship of the… Read More
Media, Opinion, Uncategorized
Press freedom declines: ‘Most U.S. journalists will never appreciate freedom of the press until they lose it’“The important thing is there are plenty of newspapers, with plenty of different people controlling them, so there are a variety of viewpoints, so there is a choice… Read More
Gender Identity, Uncategorized
Vermont school suspends father of female volleyball player who spoke out against transgender policyAlready under fire for banning female volleyball players from using their own locker room after speaking out against changing with a biological male, a Vermont school district has now suspended… Read More