Abortion
New York Times bombshell report on Planned Parenthood admits botched abortions, horrific patient care(The Heartlander) — The usually abortion-friendly New York Times published a shocking report Saturday revealing numerous examples of Planned Parenthood’s alleged malpractice in performing abortions and other procedures.The … Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas City mom monitoring sex-related materials in schools banned from district property, suesA suburban Kansas City mother who’s doggedly monitored sexually inappropriate materials in her public schools is now suing the district for banning her from school property last week. Read More
Government
Tennessee won’t offer ESAs to illegal immigrants under new programIllegal immigrants won’t be able to benefit from Tennessee’s recently enacted universal education scholarship program. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law last week that will… Read More
Courts
Midwest mom monitoring sex-related materials in schools banned from district property, suesA suburban Kansas City mother who’s doggedly monitored sexually inappropriate materials in her public schools is now suing the district for banning her from school property last week. Read More
Opinion
RFK Jr. says God healed his addiction. Could including God in mental health be transformative?(The Daily Signal) – Months before he became health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared his moving conversion story, expressing that belief in God helped break… Read More
Opinion
Kansas appropriately adjusts special education funding(The Sentinel) – The Kansas House Appropriations Committee voted last week to increase special education funding next year by $10 million rather than $72 million as planned last year. Read More
Government
Student enrollment down as Michigan considers more K-12 funding(The Center Square) – Public school enrollment is down in Michigan as the proposed 2025-26 fiscal budget promises more money for K-12. Enrollment statewide has steadily declining for… Read More
Government
Loeffler, Lutnick poised for Senate confirmation to Trump Cabinet(The Center Square) – Six of 22 picks for Cabinet-level positions in the Trump administration are left for the U.S. Senate to confirm. The Senate on Thursday voted… Read More
Culture
Ohio healthcare system quietly scrubs website of pages pushing gender ideology(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A major healthcare system in Ohio is quietly scrubbing pages promoting gender ideology and equity initiatives from their website, after the launch of an… Read More
Politics
Democrat governors arranged meeting with Biden White House to thwart Trump, emails show(The Daily Signal) – White House officials under outgoing President Joe Biden may have colluded with staffers representing a coalition of Democrat governors planning to thwart President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda,… Read More
Politics
‘Don’t buy into the lies’: Karoline Leavitt sets ‘record straight’ on Musk, DOGE and Social Security waste(Daily Caller News Foundation) – White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt set the “record straight” Monday evening on Fox News to say that President Donald Trump has directed the… Read More
Government
Utah governor signs bill banning collective bargaining between unions and governmentA Utah bill to ban public-sector unions, such as teachers’ unions, from collective bargaining with public employers was signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday. Read More
Abortion
Vice President J.D. Vance calls out UK’s pro-life prayer restrictions, even in homes(The Heartlander) — In another salvo against European authoritarian censorship, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance called out new U.K. speech restrictions on pro-life prayers. Vance’s remarks were made… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump approval rating holds steady one month into presidency(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump will hit one month in office this week, and so far his approval rating has remained relatively steady. FiveThirtyEight’s aggregation of… Read More
Free Speech
Demoted Nashville firefighter receives million-dollar verdict in free-speech case(The Heartlander) — A federal jury has awarded a former Nashville firefighter nearly $1.8 million over his demotion for making comments on social media the city deemed inappropriate.Larry… Read More
Gender Identity
Amazon lifts ban on book critical of trans ideology after 4 years(The Heartlander) — In what may be another example of America abandoning wokeness, e-commerce giant Amazon has restored the listing of a book critical of transgenderism.Ryan Anderson’s book, … Read More
Education
‘Schools are not God-free zones’: Texas lawmakers consider optional prayer periods, Ten Commandment displays(The Heartlander) — Texas lawmakers are weighing two new bills that would allow prayer periods in public schools and require displays of the Ten Commandments, as a growing number… Read More
Gender, Kansas City
Kansas City-area public library hosting ‘celebration of trans stories’ for childrenAlthough the tide has turned decidedly against sex changes for minors nationally, a library in suburban Kansas City is hosting “A Celebration of Trans Stories” for kids later this… Read More
Government
Trump, Musk urge school choice passage in Texas, Wyoming, IdahoPresident Trump, Elon Musk and several prominent lawmakers are using their influence to urge states like Texas, Idaho and Wyoming to pass school choice measures. Trump, a Republican… Read More
Politics
Watch: PA’s Ward says budget leaves kids trapped in failing schools(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s top ranking Senate Republican Kim Ward said that Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget may spend a lot on public schools, but still doesn’t rescue… Read More