Public Education
$2 billion ‘won’t be enough’ to cover all Idaho schools’ maintenance costs, districts argueDespite $2 billion passed in state funding last year to maintain Idaho schools over the next decade, recent reports from districts warn they will need an estimated $6 billion… Read More
Kansas
Fiery free speech crusader can sue Kansas county for arresting, removing him from meetings, judge rulesA federal judge is allowing a conservative activist and free speech crusader to continue suing a Kansas county for removing him from several commission meetings in recent years. Read More
Springfield
Springfield news outlet’s deep MSU ties raise questions about independence(The Heartlander) — A Springfield news organization that claims to be independent has extensive financial and personnel ties to Missouri State University (MSU), raising concerns about its objectivity. Read More
Federal government
Stephen Miller schools media on Musk, presidency with civics lesson(The Heartlander) –The White House press corps was on the receiving end of an impassioned lecture about civics and the realities of presidential power on Thursday.President Donald Trump’s… Read More
Faith
‘We put our faith in God above’: J.D. Vance discusses his Christian faith at CPAC(The Heartlander) — Christians focus on eternal things instead of the temporal, declared Vice President JD Vance when asked about his faith at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Deportation ad campaign: ‘Leave our country now’ or ‘be hunted down and deported’(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign telling foreign nationals illegally living in the U.S. to “leave now” or be… Read More
Education
Education department empowers states, cuts red tape for charter school authorizations(The Center Square) – In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to expand educational opportunity for students and families, the U.S. Department of Education has taken… Read More
Culture
Report: 70 Christians beheaded in DRC church by Islamist groupThe decapitated bodies of 70 Christians have been found in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The victims are suspected to have been killed by an… Read More
Government
GOP Senators want to make sure Biden’s ‘unlawful’ gun regs are good and dead(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A group of Republican senators sent a letter Thursday calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to slash numerous Biden-era… Read More
Public Education
Washington state school district defies Trump with race-based hiring plan(The Daily Signal) – As the Trump administration threatens to pull funding from schools with race-based hiring, a Washington state school district is standing by its discriminatory… Read More
Politics
Energy secretary delivers ‘Drill, baby, drill’ speech at CPAC(The Daily Signal) – Energy Secretary Chris Wright took the stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Wednesday to expound on President Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” philosophy. Read More
Politics
Sen. Mitch McConnell announces he will not run for reelection(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is expected to announce he will not seek reelection Thursday, according to multiple reports. McConnell, 83, led the Senate… Read More
Public Education
Schools in at least 46 states embrace DEI, face losing federal funding(The Center Square) – A newly released report details thousands of schools that embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order means those schools… Read More
Politics
‘DOGE dividend’ checks? Elon Musk gives update, slams Dems for ‘lack of empathy’ toward hard working Americans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk said Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that President Donald Trump is in support… Read More
Courts
Dozens of states, groups ask Supreme Court to hear ‘two genders’ T-shirt caseFreedom of speech is on the table as the fight over gender accelerates. The U.S. Supreme Court could decide this month whether to hear an… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschoolers dominate Inland Northwest Spelling Bee, qualifying for national contestAt least two homeschool students will be participating at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee – thanks to their hard work and support from a regional Northwest homeschooling group. Read More
Culture
‘We put our faith in God above’: JD Vance discusses his Christian faith at CPACChristians focus on eternal things instead of the temporal, declared Vice President JD Vance when asked about his faith at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday. Read More
Public Education
Texas school official caught on video talking about evading transgender sports bansA Texas education bureaucrat who acts as a liaison to parents has been caught on camera advising an undercover journalist how to avoid transgender sports bans. Education reformer… Read More
Government
Army recruitment hits 15-year highRecruitment numbers for the U.S. Army are on the rise, and new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the election of Donald Trump has played a major factor in the… Read More
Government
‘Absolutely nuts’: Colorado bill aims to jail those who ‘misgender’ dead people(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Colorado bill could put doctors, government employees or morticians in jail if they accurately record the sex of deceased people who identified as… Read More