Public Education
‘Armed with knowledge’: National conference empowers teachers to stand up to unionsAround 200 educators attended the Teacher Freedom Summit last week, a “first-of-its-kind” conference to help public school teachers understand and stand up to the unions that claim to support… Read More
Free Speech
RFK Jr. testifies about censorship before Congress(The Center Square) – Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress Thursday about government censorship of Americans, especially related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Reporting has shown… Read More
Missouri
Missouri Chamber consultant sees manufacturing renaissance, ongoing labor challenges(The Center Square) – Manufacturing in Missouri is undergoing a rebirth with a solid foundation for long-term sustainability, according to a consultant’s commentary provided by the Missouri Chamber of… Read More
Energy
Republicans blast gas stove regulation at hearing, say it is just the beginning(The Center Square) – House Republicans blasted a recently proposed federal regulatory effort to largely ban gas stove use for Americans at a hearing Tuesday and argued more… Read More
President Biden
President Biden ‘looks like a criminal’ in House whistleblower testimony over his family’s foreign influence peddling, Hawley saysWhistleblower testimony on his family’s payoffs from foreign actors has President Joe Biden – and perhaps even the Department of Justice – looking “like a criminal,” says Missouri Sen. Read More
Illegal Immigration
More than 175,000 came through southern U.S. border in June(The Center Square) – Over 175,000 people came through the southern border in June, according to newly published U.S. Customs and Border Protection data and… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley urging action on St. Louis area’s historic radioactive contamination, seeks Senate hearings and victims fundMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley is going nuclear. Arguing that radioactive contamination in the St. Louis area from the WWII-era Manhattan Project “may prove to be among the most… Read More
Culture
YouTube censored detransitioner’s story while ‘glamorizing’ pro-trans content(The Daily Signal) – YouTube has censored the story of a young woman who underwent an irreversible surgery as part of an attempted gender transition. Read More
Public Education
School board defies Gavin Newsom, rejects curriculum despite governor’s threats(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A California school board rejected a history curriculum Tuesday that included a biography on Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected… Read More
Opinion
Here’s the real reason Obama went out of his way to defend librarians in a ‘banned books’ letter(The Daily Signal) – Former President Barack Obama just came out in favor of porn in schools. Sure, the former president didn’t say that… Read More
Courts
Rhode Island school district to allow Christian clubs after advocacy group files lawsuit(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Providence Public School District (PPSD) came to an agreement with Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) Tuesday following a lawsuit after the district allegedly refused to… Read More
Government
Gov. Evers promises veto of fairness in girls sports bill(The Center Square) – Wisconsin will not see a law that keeps transgender girls out of female sports in the state, according to the governor. Gov. Tony Evers… Read More
Culture
Late Missouri businessman Stan Herzog recognized for humanitarian support for orphaned childrenIn just over a decade, The World Orphan Fund has helped more than 135 orphanages and 10,000 children worldwide, thanks in large part to generous donors. One of… Read More
Government
Louisiana Legislature overrides governor’s veto, enacts law banning gender-affirming care for minorsA bill banning gender-affirming care for minors will become law after Louisiana lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto Tuesday. The House and Senate voted 76-23 and 28-11, respectively, to… Read More
Courts
Cake shop appeals to Colorado Supreme Court after web designer wins free speech SCOTUS caseA cake shop is filing an appeal in its religious liberty case, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found a web designer could not be forced to… Read More
Culture
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas adds new infamy with Antifa shirtTransgender activist and swimmer Lia Thomas is creating a stir on social media after posting a photo of herself in a sweatshirt that says “Antifa Super Soldier.” Antifa… Read More
Culture
US senator slams Biden’s admin for ‘woke agenda’ which forced a female military recruit to share housing and a shower with biological malesAn 18-year-old female military recruit had to share sleeping quarters and a shower with two trans-identifying biological males, causing one U.S. Senator to speak up. South Dakota Senator… Read More
Culture
Illinois Freedom Caucus: Minor girls shouldn’t have to change with trans in locker rooms(The Center Square ) – The legality of whether a private institution like the Springfield YMCA is required to allow transgender individuals into women’s locker rooms even with minors… Read More
Public Education
Virginia education department releases ‘model policies’ that vow to ‘keep parents informed’ about their kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Virginia Department of Education has released a final version of its model policies for the state’s public schools, according to a press release… Read More
Opinion
California Democrats vote against anti-child trafficking bill, then reverse course(The Daily Signal) – Last week, one Democrat in the California state Assembly made a rare public apology—not over a scandal, but over her position on a vote that… Read More