Elections
House Republicans investigate foreign funding to influence elections(The Center Square) – House Republicans have launched an inquiry into whether foreign actors are funneling money through nonprofit groups to influence America’s elections. House Ways and Means… Read More
President Donald Trump
Republicans, conservatives defend Trump; campaign blasts Georgia indictment(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment has sparked a flurry of pushback from Republicans and conservatives, who call it a political effort to take down… Read More
Guns, Illinois
Gun rights group files legal challenge to Illinois law inviting lawsuits against industry(The Center Square) – Just days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure allowing lawsuits against firearms industry members for a variety of things, the law is being… Read More
Government
Multi-occupancy genderless bathrooms are now legal in Illinois(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure that allows multi-occupancy bathrooms in the Land of Lincoln to be genderless if a business or public institution… Read More
Courts
State Supreme Court says religious schools can require teachers to adhere to faith-based principles(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school Monday, arguing that religious organizations have the right to require their staff… Read More
Public Education
Texas school considers allying with NGOs to aid illegal foreign national students(The Center Square) – Fredericksburg Independent School District board members are considering partnering with nongovernmental organizations to provide health care services to “a pretty large population of undocumented students,”… Read More
Culture
NBA’s Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac launches new faith-based clothing linePro basketball star Jonathan Isaac has introduced a new clothing brand that carries a message of faith in Christ to the NBA community. The Orlando Magic forward launched… Read More
Public Education
Universal ‘free’ school meals to cost Massachusetts’ taxpayers $172MMassachusetts will offer school meals to all students, even those who don’t need them, with millions coming out of the $56 billion state budget signed last week by the… Read More
Public Education
American values nonprofit PragerU offers curricula for classrooms. Florida approves, with more states to followThe children’s educational initiative of the conservative nonprofit PragerU has created videos and materials for use in public schools, and Florida is the first state to officially approve their… Read More
Courts
Target sued by shareholder after Pride backlash depreciated stock prices by billionsAmerica First Legal has filed a shareholder lawsuit against Target in response to the retailer’s significant drop in stock price from its pushing of polarizing Pride merchandise. The… Read More
Public Education
Report: 44% of Wisconsin schools’ reading curriculum ‘doesn’t work’(The Center Square) – A new report on reading in Wisconsin shows many schools across the state continue to use reading lessons shown to leave students behind. The… Read More
Culture
Is the Biden admin promoting atheism abroad? House GOP investigates state department grants(The Daily Signal) – The Biden administration, which came under fire earlier this year for an internal FBI memo targeting anti-abortion Catholic activists as “potential”… Read More
Public Education
Kentucky’s largest school district remains out while fixing transportation issues(The Center Square) – Students in Kentucky’s largest public school district will remain out through at least the middle of this week as Jefferson County Public Schools officials continue… Read More
Public Education
Nevada Democrats reject scholarship compromise, while private foundation fills the gap, for nowNevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo said a private foundation will fund the $3.2 million shortfall in choice scholarships, as Democrats rejected proposals from the governor to fund the program. Read More
Kansas
‘Totally unreasonable’: Police raid on Marion County newspaper raises First and Fourth Amendment concerns(The Sentinel) — The Aug. 11 raid on the newsroom of the Marion County Record and its publisher’s home and confiscation of computers, cell phones and other equipment is seen by… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson: $2.8 billion to ‘go big’ on I-70 project was Sen. Lincoln Hough’s suggestion(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used a gambling analogy to describe collaboration with state Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, for $2.8 billion in funding to expand… Read More
Culture
Baylor University receives religious exemption on Title IX from U.S. Department of EducationA Christian university formally received a Title IX exemption allowing the school to uphold its religious beliefs on sexuality. Over the weekend, Baylor University was approved for a… Read More
President Biden
Florida Republican files 4 articles of impeachment against President Biden(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Florida, filed four articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden on Friday. “It’s long past time to impeach Joe Biden,”… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Suspected terrorism funder arrested after being released into U.S. at border(The Center Square) – Another foreign national who entered the U.S. illegally and was released into the country by the Biden administration had an extensive criminal record and was… Read More
President Donald Trump
Fulton County grand jury considers 2020 elections case against Trump(The Center Square) — Fulton County prosecutors are presenting allegations to a grand jury that former President Donald Trump sought to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. Read More