Government
Idaho Senate passes school choice bill, heads to governor’s desk(The Center Square) – The Idaho Senate passed a school choice bill Wednesday to help families cover the costs of sending their children to private schools. The $50… Read More
State Government
Washington state Dems want to remove George Washington from state flag(The Heartlander) — Democrats in the state named for the country’s first president want to remove him from their flag. George Washington has been on the state flag… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Southwest border apprehensions drop by 85%, at ports of entry by 93%(The Center Square) – In the first 10 days of the Trump administration, apprehensions dropped by 85% between ports of entry at the southwest border, according to new data… Read More
Josh Hawley
Ukraine aid should be next federal expenditure audited, by someone doing nothing else, Hawley arguesWith federal agencies and foreign aid under the microscope, it’s time someone was appointed to track all the billions the U.S. has spent on Ukraine, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Is now the time for higher taxes, tuition? University of Missouri System warns bills to create new degrees will do just thatA debate now raging at the highest levels of academia stands to affect Missouri taxpayers at every level. Advocates for Missouri State University in Springfield are backing legislation… Read More
Government
Alabama governor signs bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman,’ declaring only two gendersAlabama state law now defines “man,” “woman,” and also declares male and female are the only two genders. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the “What… Read More
Culture
Report: ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ reboot will feature a non-binary-identifying childA popular television show from the 2000s is facing backlash from fans because its reboot will reportedly feature a child who identifies as neither male nor female. Read More
Opinion
KS state school board should reject commissioner’s proposal to dispense with 10th grade assessment(The Sentinel) – At the February 11 State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner of Education Randy Watson told board members that he is starting the process to eliminate the… Read More
Public Education
New guidance seeks to end use of ‘race preferences, stereotypes’ in school admissions(The Center Square) – Though there has been talk of President Donald Trump abolishing the U.S. Department of Education through an executive order, for now, he’s chosen to act… Read More
World
‘They took away my humanity’: Former hostage tells her story(The Daily Signal) – About 450 days ago, Ilana Gritzewsky was set free after spending 55 days in captivity in Gaza, but she says a part of her never returned… Read More
Opinion
Legacy media goes all in on Europe’s censorship regimes(The Daily Signal) – It says a lot about America’s fast fading legacy media establishment leaders that they’ve decided to use up the last shreds of their credibility… Read More
Culture
‘Trump effect’: Illegal border crossings could be on track to hit near 50-year low(The Daily Signal) – The White House has touted January’s 36% decline in border apprehensions—the lowest number of illegal aliens apprehended along the border in almost five years—as the… Read More
Politics
How tariffs could bring in $2.5 trillion with minimal impact on consumers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent detailed Tuesday on Fox News the economic strategies of President Donald Trump, breaking down what he said are the potential… Read More
Government
DOGE asks NIH employees: ‘So what do you do around here?’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Government Efficiency held marathon meetings with employees of the National Institutes of Health Sunday in order to gather information about further… Read More
Courts
Upcoming Supreme Court case over religious charter school marks next milestone in string of religious freedom, education disputesThe legality of the country’s first tax-funded religious charter school will soon be weighed by the Supreme Court, in a case expected to have ripple effects on school choice… Read More
Government
Battle over sex changes for children, chemical abortions heats up in Colorado LegislatureAs federal courts try to block Donald Trump’s executive order to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide so-called “gender affirming care,” Colorado is seeking… Read More
Government
Kansas law protecting minors from trans ‘medicine’ becomes law after veto overrideA Kansas bill that prohibits dangerous transgender medical care for youth became law Tuesday when both legislative chambers overrode the governor’s veto. It was the second straight year… Read More
Abortion
New pro-life laws saved 22,000 lives in 2023, study finds(The Heartlander) — Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, pro-life state laws are saving lives, according to a recent study. The… Read More
Federal Spending
Latest DOGE cuts bring total savings at Dept. of Ed. to more than $1 billion(The Heartlander) — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it was axing 70 grants totaling $373 million at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The grants were… Read More
Race
U.S. Department of Education demanding race-neutral policies(The Center Square) – Though there has been talk of President Donald Trump abolishing the U.S. Department of Education through an executive order, for now, he’s chosen to act… Read More