Law Enforcement
Minneapolis advertising blitz aims to attract police officers after mass exodus(The Center Square) – Mayor Jacob Frey and city of Minneapolis officials announced a new police recruitment campaign reaching a range of 300 miles after losing more than 300… Read More
Social Media
Florida lawmakers pass bill to prohibit kids from having social media accounts(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers have passed a measure that prohibits minor children from being present on social media platforms in the Sunshine State. House Bill 3… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Georgia’s ‘sanctuary cities’ could lose taxpayer funding under new measure(The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate Public Safety Committee advanced a measure that could cost local jurisdictions state taxpayer money if they declare themselves a “sanctuary city.”… Read More
2024 election
Trump attacks Haley, calls Biden ‘the enemy’(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump attacked former Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley online Wednesday as she was leaving the race before going on to… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri counties begin senior property tax freeze as legislators review revision(The Center Square) – Two of Missouri’s largest counties and the city of St. Louis started the process for implementing property tax relief for senior citizens as the Missouri… Read More
President Biden
As Biden prepares for State of the Union, polls say Americans think he’s unfit for presidency(The Center Square) – As President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union Address Thursday night, two new polls show a majority of Americans think he… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘I was wrong’: What President Biden should say ‘if he wants to be serious’ in his State of the Union address, says HawleyJosh Hawley will be holding his breath to see if President Joe Biden can stay awake for his State of the Union address Thursday night. But as for… Read More
Government
Alabama is the first state in 2024 to pass school choice, governor expected to sign(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Alabama on Wednesday became the first state in 2024 to pass school choice and is set to become the 11th state in the country… Read More
Public Education
New report details the enormous strain illegal immigration is putting on public schoolsMass illegal immigration during the Biden administration has cost the nation’s public schools more than a billion dollars, a recent report estimates. “Since public schools must enroll minors… Read More
Culture
‘The vitriolic environment is indefensible’: Columbia University admits to antisemitism on-campus, faces multiple lawsuitsColumbia University is the latest Ivy League college to face serious charges of enabling antisemitism and religious harassment on campus. Columbia’s Task Force on Antisemitism released its… Read More
Culture
Critics of book restrictions are wrong: They’re not all suitable for kids(The Daily Signal) – Our English teachers taught us to use extreme caution before writing a word such as “always” or “never.” Such totalizing words are rarely accurate,… Read More
Congress
‘Classic case of projection’: Biden likely to blame GOP for his own failed policies in SOTU speech, Schmitt predictsPresident Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday should probably be renamed the Shift of the Blame address in the view of Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt. Schmitt told… Read More
Culture
Forgiveness is a choice and the heart of Christianity, proclaims father of murdered 18-year-old university student in KentuckyThe father of Josiah Kilman, an 18-year-old university student in Kentucky allegedly murdered by a wrestling teammate, preached “forgiveness” at a chapel service honoring his… Read More
Culture
University president pushes back on ‘fringe agenda’ behind male athletes competing in women’s sports(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Houghton University President Dr. Wayne Lewis Jr. said during an interview Monday that he would not condone men competing in women’s sports after a… Read More
Public Education
Collusion: Rhode Island school district sends 8,800 pages of emails to SPLC, docs show(The Daily Signal) – When concerned mom Nicole Solas requested all emails from her Rhode Island school district to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the request turned up more than… Read More
Public Education
Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staffThe Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the… Read More
Culture
‘Let the reckoning begin’: Detransitioners vindicated by expose of WPATH experimentation on minors(The Daily Signal) – Detransitioners have been trying to warn the public that so-called gender-affirming care—transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers—is both experimental and dangerous, especially for minors. Now,… Read More
Public Education
Illinois State Board of Education, diversity recruiters, ask for more tax dollars(The Center Square) – Teach Plus, a special interest group, contributed to a $2.3 million increase in the 2023 state budget for the Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship to… Read More
Culture
LGBT org accused of ‘grooming’ for advising caller, identifying as 13-year-old trans youth, to turn against conservative parentsA journalist posing as a 13-year-old girl wanting to transition to male was offered a chest binder behind her parents’ back and even encouraged to replace her family with… Read More
Culture
San Francisco passes measures to strengthen police, require drug screening for welfare(The Center Square) – San Francisco voters passed two measures to strengthen policing and require substance abuse screening for recipients of cash welfare, suggesting voters are ready for a… Read More