Transportation
Transit riding a wave of record funding but ridership 28% below pre-pandemic levels(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state will fund public transportation at $1.9 billion as part of a $5.1 billion package for transit… Read More
Big Tech
Cruz opens investigation into Big Tech funding Biden administration staff salaries(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a ranking member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, has opened an investigation into “‘Big Tech’ companies’ funding of Biden administration… Read More
2024 election
Colorado Democratic Congresswoman asks Biden to ‘pass the torch’(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat serving Colorado’s 7th District, on Friday asked President Joe Biden to “pass the torch” to another Democratic candidate to… Read More
2024 election
Forecast, polls show Trump, Cruz leading in November(The Center Square) – A new forecast and poll show that former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, are ahead of their opponents in their respective… Read More
Missouri
New laws focus on Missouri vet suicides, create Afghanistan war medallions(The Center Square) – The rate of suicide for veterans in Missouri is 33% higher than the national rate and a new law will require an annual report on… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Democrats won’t be able ‘to pull off’ pulling Biden off presidential ballot, Schmitt predictsEven before Joe Biden’s shaky survival of his NATO press conference Thursday night, which encouraged his core supporters, Eric Schmitt was fairly certain the president would remain the… Read More
Culture
Teen’s powerful pro-life anthem climbs iTunes country charts(The Daily Signal) – A song with a tender pro-life message has reached the top 5 on iTunes’ chart for country music less than three weeks after its release. Read More
Courts
Musk’s X to sue groups that boycott conservative media companies(The Center Square) – Tesla founder and X owner Elon Musk said Thursday he plans to file a lawsuit against a collaboration of people and organizations that work to… Read More
Opinion
Senate panel’s probe into COVID-19’s origin brings us closer to truth(The Daily Signal) – Did you know that four months before the world had ever heard of COVID-19—on Sept. 3, 2019—authorities in the Veneto region of Italy discovered COVID-19 antibodies… Read More
Opinion
ESPN helps Williams sisters launch cheap shot at Harrison Butker during ESPYSThe world’s most progressive TV sports network continued its lurch to the left during an awards show with a scripted moment that took a cheap shot at Kansas City… Read More
Government
Paris Hilton, Tori Hope Petersen retell childhood abuse, advocate for child welfare reform in congressional hearingIn a recent hearing before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Paris Hilton, hotel heiress, and Tori Hope Petersen, author and foster youth advocate, shared their lived testimonies… Read More
Public Education
Rochester Public Schools abolishes pandemic-era ‘equitable’ grading(The Center Square) – A Minnesota school district is finally giving its students back the freedom to fail. Rochester Public Schools implemented a “no credit” grading policy in… Read More
Public Education
Reform, challenges ahead for public higher ed system in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Declining high school graduates in the state, flat or decreasing enrollment, and reliance on student tuition dollars are chief concerns for a study committee on… Read More
Public Education
Leftist takeover of Pennsylvania school district results in conflict, upheavalThe takeover of a county school district in Pennsylvania by a group of hard-leftists has sent the district reeling with corruption and insider dealing, opponents have charged. Two… Read More
Culture
Denver to spend over $16M on migrants’ food, personal items and rent(The Center Square) – The city of Denver wants to spend $16.56 million for a series of one-year contracts to pay for food assistance, personal items, rental and utility… Read More
Public Education
Seattle’s $4.5M investment sees slight uptick in student mental health(The Center Square) – A presentation by the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning indicates slight improvements in youth mental health following an infusion of millions of dollars… Read More
Culture
Biden refers to Harris as ‘VP Trump’ during mistake-filled NATO presser(The Center Square) – In his first news conference since his critically panned debate performance two weeks ago, President Joe Biden on Thursday made numerous mistakes while talking for… Read More
Courts
2 state AGs ask Supreme Court to uphold laws protecting women’s sports(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two Republican attorneys general asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to uphold their states’ laws designed to prevent men from competing in women’s sports. Read More
Culture
Survey shows even majority of California adults oppose pronoun ideology in schoolsSupport for the use of “preferred” pronouns in schools may not be quite as popular as previously assumed in the notoriously blue Golden State, a new… Read More
2024 election
Wisconsin Republicans ‘solidly unified’ behind Trump, hyped for convention(The Center Square) – Republicans remain staunchly supportive of Donald Trump’s candidacy and platform as they prepare for their national GOP convention in Milwaukee. Republican Party of Wisconsin… Read More