Illegal Immigration
Texas woman pleads guilty in human smuggling case(The Center Square) – A Texas woman pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in a scheme to smuggle hundreds of foreign nationals in the United States and conspiracy to… Read More
Public Education
Report: Kentucky education funding, performance trending in different directions(The Center Square) – A report released Thursday by an in-state think tank found funding for Kentucky’s public schools has dramatically increased since 1990 while student performance has waned. Read More
Public Education
Arizona Gov. Hobbs takes ‘cheap shot’ at universal school choice, say criticsGov. Katie Hobbs proposed new regulations for Arizona’s school choice program that its supporters are calling a “cheap shot.” Hobbs has been a virulent critic of school choice… Read More
Public Education
Science of reading bridges partisan divide in educationIn an era of unprecedented partisanship, education reformers from both sides of the aisle are finding common ground in a surprising place: reading instruction. In her recent State… Read More
Culture
MIT President Sally Kornbluth faced antisemitism complaint while provost at Duke, docs show(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President Sally Kornbluth was embroiled in an antisemitism controversy in 2019 when she was the Provost of Duke University,… Read More
Culture
SEC sides with Christian groups over Apple on access to apps(The Daily Signal) – The Securities and Exchange Commission this week rejected Apple’s request to block a Christian group from making a proposal at a shareholder meeting on what apps the technology… Read More
Culture
‘I will never agree with this,’ says female boxing star after USA org allows biological men to compete against womenUSA Boxing is under fire for its new transgender policy that allows biological men to compete against women. The updated policy was released last… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachers’ union faces decertification under new state lawThe United Teachers of Dade is facing decertification after failing to recruit 60% of Miami-Dade educators to its union. Last summer, a new Florida… Read More
Crime, Missouri
Fulton Police Department establishes community camera program to deter crimeFULTON, Mo. – The Fulton Police Department is collaborating with businesses and residents to establish a voluntary community camera program aimed at solving crimes throughout the city of just… Read More
Government
Maryland implements Medicaid expansions for gender-affirming care(The Center Square) – Effective Jan. 1, through its Trans Health Equity Act, Maryland Medicaid coverage has expanded gender-affirming services and procedures. It has expanded from mental health services, hormone… Read More
Public Education
Biden ed official second to resign over President’s stated support for IsraelA senior adviser with the U.S. Department of Education has become the second federal official to resign over the Biden administration’s position that Israel has a right to defend… Read More
Free Speech
U.S. Supreme Court must now free this government’s dissenters from the stocks of social media censorship and the dark return of ‘seditious libel’It was actually a crime to criticize the royal government in colonial America. Untold thousands were fined, imprisoned and shamed for the impertinence, not incidentally silencing many thousands more. Read More
Culture
Military colonel resigns post in protest against Biden’s taxpayer-funded abortion policy(The Daily Signal) – A military officer is retiring from service in protest against the Biden administration’s abortion policies. According to Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Col. Dillon… Read More
Opinion
Federal appeals court foils another Biden abortion scheme(The Daily Signal) – The Biden administration will stop at nothing to push abortion on the country, but a federal court put a stop Tuesday to another of… Read More
Government
Ohio lawmaker expects override of Gov. DeWine’s veto of bill protecting children from experimental transgender drugs and surgeriesOhio State lawmakers expect to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill seeking to protect children from an activist-led transgender medical industry, even as the governor signed an… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri legislators express hope for session during 2024 election year(The Center Square) – Missouri legislators praised last year’s accomplishments and expressed hope for the 2024 legislative session as it started on Wednesday. “I know we can work… Read More
Courts
Clinton named in unsealed Epstein court documents(The Center Square) – Former President Bill Clinton is among several high-profile names identified in nearly 1,000 pages of unsealed court documents stemming from a defamation lawsuit related to… Read More
Courts
These 22 states are actually urging high court to allow Biden, Big Tech to censor online speech(The Daily Signal) – Twenty-two states, along with the District of Columbia, are urging the Supreme Court to back the Biden administration’s coordination with Big Tech to censor speech… Read More
National Debt
Calls for fiscal commission continue as U.S. debt tops $34 trillion(The Center Square) – As the U.S. gross national debt topped $34 trillion, groups across the political spectrum continue to call for a fiscal commission to address the mounting… Read More
Law Enforcement
Cops shot on the job in 2023 hit new high, report says(The Center Square) — A new report shows the number of police officers shot on the job hit a new high in 2023.The National Fraternal Order of Police,… Read More