Culture
Ramaswamy: Diversity without unity ‘means nothing’(The Center Square) – Billionaire and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at The Heritage Foundation this week at an event hosted by The Fund for American Studies… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS gives Starbucks victory in Memphis union lawsuit(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Starbucks in a labor dispute with seven workers who tried to unionize one of the… Read More
Guns
Supreme Court says bump stocks don’t turn firearms into machineguns(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday a federal rule that banned bump stocks stating that it did not transform a firearm into an… Read More
Missouri
I-70 groundbreaking begins $2.8 billion expansion to 6 lanes across Missouri(The Center Square) – As campaigning escalates before Missouri’s August primary election, Republican Gov. Mike Parson asked citizens on Thursday to look away for a moment. With I-70… Read More
Energy, Missouri
Feds planning mammoth electric line corridor through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois; are residents informed enough to oppose it?The Biden administration is taking public comments on a proposed five-mile-wide electric transmission corridor crossing half of Kansas and all of Missouri – but do residents even have enough… Read More
Culture
Kirk Cameron is modern-day Mister Rogers in new faith-based children’s showFamous Christian actor Kirk Cameron is launching a new TV show for kids that offers wholesome content parents can trust. Cameron explained that the purpose of his new… Read More
Culture
Father’s Day inspiration: Kentucky baseball coach credits God for success as son looks on, recites Bible verseHead coach Nick Mingione has guided the University of Kentucky Wildcats to the College World Series while learning an invaluable lesson: surrender. "I'm done. Read More
Recreation
Illinois health officials tracking, warning of dangers from potentially toxic algal bloomsThe Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Department of Public Health have issued an urgent reminder to use caution on waterways due to harmful algae blooms. Blue-green algae,… Read More
Public Education
California offers little oversight for classroom AI, prioritizes ‘social justice and equity’Multiple California school districts have reportedly signed contracts to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to perform tasks such as developing assignments and grading, but critics… Read More
Courts
Federal judge issues temporary injunction stopping Biden’s Title IX rules(The Center Square) – A federal judge issued an injunction on Thursday that put a temporary hold on new Title IX rules issued by the Biden administration. U.S. Read More
Courts
Court to hear legal challenge to new WA Parents Bill of Rights next week(The Center Square) – A King County Superior Court judge will next week hear arguments in a lawsuit over the new parent’s bill of rights, adopted by lawmakers from… Read More
Culture
‘Really uncomfortable’: 16-year-old girl speaks out about having to share school restrooms, locker rooms with males(The Daily Signal) – A 16-year-old Minnesota girl forced to share private spaces with males under a public school transgender policy says that girls deserve privacy in their… Read More
Courts
Ban on transgender swimmer Lia Thomas upheld ahead of women’s Olympics trialsAn international panel has upheld a ban preventing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas from competing in elite women’s swimming events – notably including the U.S. Olympic swimming trials beginning Saturday. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Moms can decide the 2024 electionThe 2024 election is five months away, but pollsters and pundits are already hard at work determining which groups will play a decisive role in charting America’s future. Read More
Public Education
Science of reading produces ‘remarkable progress’ in early literacy, new Alaska data showsEvidence-based reading instruction is boosting Alaska’s K-3 test scores, new data reveals. Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced the success of the Alaska Reads Act, citing large increases in reading… Read More
Education, Uncategorized
‘This is a disaster’: New York eyes scrapping regents exam from high school graduation requirements(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The New York State Education Department (NYSED) unveiled a proposal on Monday that would scrap a requirement for high school students to pass Regents exams… Read More
Public Education
Rush to deploy electric school buses raises worries over maintenance, safety issuesAs hundreds of school districts nationwide work to replace gas-fueled school buses with electric ones, journalists and school officials are sharing concerns over maintenance and safety. Districts in… Read More
Culture
I found the young men – they’re listening to Jordan Peterson(The Daily Signal) – I have never seen anyone deliver a speech quite like Jordan Peterson. Pacing across the stage, Peterson addressed the crowd seated in Constitution Hall in… Read More
Opinion
What Garland’s pro-DOJ Washington Post op-ed gets wrong(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Attorney General Merrick Garland attempted Wednesday to shut down criticism of the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) with an op-ed in The Washington Post. But… Read More
Abortion
Supreme Court allows access to abortion drug(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in abortions in a ruling Thursday. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that… Read More