Abortion
Ohio Republican lawmakers promise abortion fight isn’t over(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers promise the battle of abortion rights in Ohio is not over, despite a significant win for supporters in Tuesday’s general election.Senate President… Read More
Illinois
Illinois lawmakers grill director over billions in unemployment fraud during pandemic(The Center Square) – Illinois legislators grilled officials from the Department of Employment Security Tuesday regarding the more than $5 billion lost to fraud during the pandemic. A performance… Read More
Opinion
Prairie Village voters beat back communist-style zoning Tuesday that could’ve eliminated single-family neighborhoodsIn the movie Doctor Zhivago the title character returns home from the war to find his in-laws’ stately Moscow home taken over by Bolsheviks. “There was living space… Read More
Culture
Media attack new House Speaker Johnson, son for avoiding porn(The Daily Signal) – New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is facing a new line of attack from left-leaning media outlets this week—criticism of… Read More
Public Education
Virginia judge says lawsuit of teacher shot by student will go forward as school district argues worker’s comp shieldA $40 million lawsuit in the notorious case where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in Virginia is going forward, a local judge in the… Read More
Public Education
‘Condom hunt’ activity reportedly part of curriculum used in many school districtsParents may be surprised to learn that a “condom hunt” is part of a commonly used health curriculum in schools around the country, according to a whistle-blowing teacher. Read More
Culture
Kansas Inspector General report pushes for background checks on teachers, staff(The Sentinel) – A recent audit by the Medicaid Inspector General of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s management of School-Based Fee For Service… Read More
Government
Parents Bill of Rights is ‘common sense,’ says US Rep. Julia Letlow(The Daily Signal) – Parents should have the right to know what their children are being taught in school and to have their voices heard when they have… Read More
Courts
Mark Houck, family sue Biden DOJ for ‘malicious and retaliatory prosecution’(The Daily Signal) – Pro-life activist Mark Houck and his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck, are suing the federal Department of Justice over the DOJ’s treatment of their family,… Read More
Government
Gov. Abbott calls fourth special session to get school choice bill across the finish line(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday called the fourth special legislative session of 2023 after the House killed a school choice bill passed by the… Read More
Government
Legislators have yet to address extending Illinois’ school choice program(The Center Square) – Despite hundreds of parents and children chanting for the Invest in Kids extension to be called for a vote, Illinois Democrats have yet to do so. Read More
Public Education
Public school alternatives continue rise in North Carolina, as enrollment in public schools declinesTotal charter school enrollment in North Carolina rose approximately 5% this school year, while total public school enrollment shrank by 0.4%. This latest data from the North Carolina… Read More
Public Education
With 9,000 special needs students waitlisted, Florida congressmen push for mid-year school choice expansionFlorida Republicans want to expand one of the state’s four school choice scholarship programs to accommodate the thousands of waitlisted special needs students. The… Read More
Government
More work needed on school safety, Arkansas lawmakers told(The Center Square) – Arkansas lawmakers passed some of the most comprehensive school safety legislation in the county, but more work is needed, a joint education committee heard Monday. Read More
Culture
Female field hockey player hospitalized after teeth knocked out by male opponent, leading to calls for policy changeA biological male playing on a girl’s varsity field hockey team severely injured a female opponent during a high school tournament Thursday in Massachusetts. Read More
Illegal Immigration
Questions surround millions meant for Joliet non-citizen care(The Center Square) – After the city of Joliet rejected $8.6 million in taxpayer funds to help city officials house and provide food to nearly 1,900 non-citizens, there are… Read More
Auto industry
Automakers hitting brakes on electric vehicles for all(The Center Square) – Over two months, automakers have hit the brakes on planned electric vehicle production by 2030. Ford Motor Co. paused its $3.5B EV plant in… Read More
Federal government
U.S. weapons, taxpayer dollars end up with Taliban, Hamas(The Center Square) – Concerns that American weapons and tax dollars are increasingly going to groups such as the Taliban and Hamas are coming under increasing scrutiny. Debate… Read More
Federal government
How old is too old for Washington? New poll shows where Americans stand(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans support age limits for their elected officials in Washington, D.C., according to a new poll.The Center Square Voters' Voice poll,… Read More
Free Speech
Report: Feds coordinated broad censorship of Americans on election, COVID, more(The Center Square) – The federal government coordinated with an array of entities to censor Americans’ speech online, a newly released report from the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization… Read More