Missouri
Gov. Parson says completion of $278M interstate project replaces ‘talk’(The Center Square) – Completion of a $278 million rebuild of Interstate 270 in North St. Louis County is being described as transformational for the region and puts Missouri… Read More
2024 election
Sununu eyes future in Haley, implores voters to leave Trump in the past(The Center Square) – Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley netted a major endorsement from New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu during a town hall event in Manchester on Tuesday… Read More
Public Education
Florida school on probation for violating rule against male participation in female sports(The Daily Signal) – A Florida high school has been fined and placed on administrative probation for violating the state’s bylaws by allowing a biologically male student to… Read More
Culture
Could it happen here? Sen. Vance slams Irish legislation targeting free speech(The Daily Signal) – Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance sent a letter Tuesday to Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason expressing strong concerns about legislation that would undermine… Read More
Courts
Victory for pro-life group in pregnancy center lawsuit(The Center Square) – The Thomas More Society is declaring victory after a U.S. District Court shut down Illinois’ pregnancy center law. The lawsuit centered around Senate Bill… Read More
Courts
Kentucky charter school supporters remain hopeful even after court ruling(The Center Square) – Proponents of charter schools in Kentucky say they’re not deterred by a ruling from a Franklin Circuit Court judge who found a law requiring funding… Read More
Government
Org turns over 420K signatures for parents’ bill of rights initiative(The Center Square) – Voter advocacy group Let’s Go Washington dropped off more than 420,000 signatures at the Secretary of State’s office in Tumwater on Tuesday afternoon to qualify… Read More
Culture
Report: Planned Parenthood received nearly $2B in taxpayer funds, performed over a million abortions from 2019-2021Planned Parenthood received $1.78 billion in federal funds while performing 1.11 million abortions from 2019-2021, says a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Sen. Marsha Blackburn,… Read More
Culture, Education
Harvard board reaffirms support for embattled university president(The Center Square) – Harvard has “reaffirmed” its support of embattled university President Claudine Gay.The Ivy League school faced mounting pressure to fire her following her controversial congressional… Read More
Courts
Ranchers suing Colorado, federal agencies over wolf reintroduction(The Center Square) – A pair of trade groups representing Colorado ranchers are suing state and federal wildlife agencies to delay reintroducing gray wolves to the Western Slope. Read More
President Biden
Republican impeachment inquiry to be voted on this week(The Center Square) – House Republican leadership announced Tuesday that they would bring the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden to the House floor, likely Wednesday, for an official… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Judicial system’s ranking affirms Missouri Chamber’s focus on reforms(The Center Square) – As the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry prepares for the 2024 legislative session, judicial reform was affirmed as a priority with a national ranking… Read More
Abortion
‘Appalling’: Abortion advocacy groups received nearly $2B in taxpayer money(The Center Square) – Abortion-providing groups received $1.89 billion in taxpayer money from fiscal years 2019 to 2021, a newly released federal watchdog report shows. The Government Accountability… Read More
Public Education
Georgia mom slams middle school for not expelling the boy who sexually harassed her daughter and other studentsA Georgia mother blew the whistle a public school after a male student wasn’t disciplined for sexually harassing multiple students, including her daughter. Heidi Price’s daughter attends Youth… Read More
Culture
Major hospital system to let patients designate their sex as ‘X’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Northwestern Medicine (NM) hospitals in Chicago will soon allow patients to identify as “X” instead of male or female, according to a Monday announcement. Read More
Opinion
Why does GoFundMe and just about everyone else normalize double mastectomies?(The Daily Signal) – How is it possible that a 19-year-old woman posts a fundraiser to pay a portion of her $60,000 health care costs to remove healthy breasts,… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school board president replaces Bible with contested LGBT books for swearing-inA school board president in Pennsylvania rejected the tradition of being sworn into office on a Bible, placing her hand instead on challenged LGBT-themed young adult books. Karen… Read More
Elections, Kansas
Amid an investigation of possible fraud in the 2020 election, Johnson County may still destroy the ballotsThe destruction of Johnson County’s 2020 general election ballots appears imminent, despite an ongoing sheriff’s investigation into the vote’s integrity and a citizen watchdog’s firm belief there was fraud. Read More
Public Education
Virginia school rankings yields a rural surprise(The Center Square) – U.S. News & World Report recently released its rankings of Virginia K-12 public schools, and the results are primarily unsurprising – except for one school that placed… Read More
Public Education
Study finds scientific, phonics-based reading significantly improves literacy(The Center Square) – Scientific, phonics-based reading programs in California serving the state’s 75 worst-performing schools comparatively accelerated reading learning by 25% and boosted math advancement by 12% relative… Read More