President Biden
AG Garland appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden case(The Center Square) – Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel Friday in the Hunter Biden criminal case. U.S. Attorney David Weiss will take the role as… Read More
Biden administration
Hearing into Biden administration’s online censorship of conservatives goes exceedingly poorly for government, observers reportA hearing Thursday over whether the Biden administration can censor online speech “did not go well” for the federal government, according to one interested observer.Matt Taibbi – the… Read More
Opinion
Don’t defend Planned Parenthood’s ‘gender-affirming care.’ Defund It.(The Daily Signal) – In post-Roe America, Planned Parenthood is shifting gears. To make up for its lost abortion revenue, it’s expanding its reach into what it calls “… Read More
Courts
Court sides with city against fire chief fired for attending church conference(The Center Square) – The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the City of Stockton in firing former fire chief Ron Hittle, who argued… Read More
Culture
Gender zealots censor politicians, religious leaders for voicing the truth(The Daily Signal) – Two politicians from Mexico traveled last week to Washington, D.C., to share chilling stories of how their left-wing government is punishing them for speaking out… Read More
Public Education
When less is more: Charter schools receive less funding but deliver better student outcomesCharter schools outperform their traditional public-school counterparts despite receiving significantly less funding, recent studies show. The University of Arkansas released a new report analyzing… Read More
Public Education
Colleges crack down on use of AI in classrooms after dozens of cheating students reportedCollege professors across the country are working to “ChatGPT-proof” their assignments after educators reported “dozens” of cheating students. Timothy Main, a writing professor at Conestoga College in Canada,… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas school board gives preliminary green light to school safety rules(The Center Square) – New school safety rules created as part of the Arkansas LEARNS Act will soon be available for public comment, pending the governor’s approval. Lawmakers… Read More
Public Education
School system shuts down as students stranded on buses after first day back(The Daily Signal) – After a long first day of school Wednesday, hundreds of students in Louisville, Kentucky, were stuck on school buses until almost 10 p.m. Read More
Government
Parents could face jail time for sending emails school staff don’t like: Critics sound alarm on California bill(The Daily Signal) – California already has undermined the rights of parents from out of state when it comes to experimental transgender “health care,” but… Read More
Public Education
Universities are spending like crazy to grow their bureaucracies, and students are footing the bill, analysis finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Public universities across the United States are spending money to increase their workforce and then passing the bill along to students, according to an… Read More
Culture
Gender clinic’s services for kids include transgender hormone therapy and surgery referrals(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Employees at M Health Fairview were given paperwork to inform them of new transgender policies, including offering cross-sex hormones and surgery referrals to children… Read More
Kansas City
Jackson County assessor facing class action lawsuit, probe by Missouri auditor, over wildly varying assessments, chaotic appeals processKansas City taxpayers have performed their own assessments of the Jackson County property tax system. The verdict: mass confusion, myriad complaints and record numbers of appeals. Now the… Read More
Public Education
‘It’s a no-brainer’: NYC parents give reasons for moving their kids into charter schoolsTraditional public school kindergarten enrollment is plummeting in New York City as parents enroll their kids into better-performing charter schools. Angelina Almonte, mother of three and a public-school… Read More
Public Education
Public education watchdog blasts nationwide practice of prosecuting parents who defy public school zip code assignmentsA new report suggests that many parents across the nation are made out to be criminals for enrolling their children in high-performing schools. Their crime? Rebelling against the… Read More
President Biden
Biden makes Grand Canyon national monument, ending uranium prospecting(The Center Square)— President Joe Biden proclaimed a new monument near the Grand Canyon, a move that will stop proposed uranium mining in the area. The Baaj Nwaavjo… Read More
Federal Spending
HUD program spends average of $232,000 to create single affordable housing unit(The Center Square) – Average per-unit costs were $232,000, most for one-bedroom apartments, in a review of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program designed to build… Read More
Border, Texas
Group files brief defending Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty(The Center Square) – The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty on behalf of 22 Republican members of… Read More
Public Education
Texas school district organizes shuttles and t-shirts for staff, students and families to attend ‘Pride Parade’The Austin Independent School District in Texas has arranged shuttles to take “staff, students and their families” to the annual Austin Pride Parade on Saturday, apparently on the taxpayers’… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Youngkin blasts Biden DOJ for asking to ‘mediate’ Virginia school board meetingsThe Republican governor’s office in Virginia assailed the Biden administration for using the Department of Justice Community Relations Service to insert itself into local school board meetings. “The… Read More