Culture
‘The spirit of revival is moving across America’: Actor Kirk Cameron releases book ‘Pride Comes Before the Fall’ during Pride MonthActor and evangelist Kirk Cameron released his new book, Pride Comes Before the Fall, on June 1, the first day of LGBT Pride month. The children’s… Read More
Government
‘If you love your children, you need to flee California.’ State senator plans to leave, urges parents to do the same over radical custody lawA California state senator said he’s planning to leave the state and urged parents to do the same after a radical gender bill was approved by a Senate committee… Read More
Springfield
Arena League football unveils Springfield team’s owner, logo and name – and it’s quite a catchSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Arena League football announced the owner of its Springfield team and unveiled the new team’s name – the Ozarks Lunkers – during a press conference Wednesday. Read More
Kansas, Taxes
Kansas superintendent published false claims in ad pushing a 12% tax hike(The Sentinel) — Unified School District 469 Lansing last week published on its website an advertisement titled “Revenue Neutral Rate Explained” designed to encourage support for a double-digit… Read More
Missouri
Missouri parks now allowing harvesting of hay, drawing of water to help farmers deal with drought(The Center Square) – Missouri government agencies are allowing farmers to harvest hay and obtain water from state parks and conservation areas to deal with worsening drought conditions. Read More
Illinois
Census data contradicts Pritzker’s claims that Illinois is growing(The Center Square) – Illinois residents continue to leave the state, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. One analyst says some residents are going for warmer weather,… Read More
Courts
Arizona Supreme Court upholds state law protecting religious confessionsThe Arizona Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious liberty and state law in a case involving the confession of a criminal act to clergy. The April… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooled student, also a CEO, earns Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at 19Homeschool graduate Tanishq Mathew Abraham has a lot to celebrate. The 19-year-old CEO just completed his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. “Wouldn’t have done it without the love and… Read More
Border
Illegal border crossers so far this year outnumber the population of 8 states(The Center Square) – At least 1.2 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture at the southern border in the first five months of this year, according… Read More
Government
Abbott signs bills banning DEI in public higher education, reforms tenure(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed two bills into law designed to reform public higher education institutions in Texas. One bans them from implementing DEI… Read More
Courts
Catholic parents sue state officials for dismissing Supreme Court decision granting religious schools tuition funding(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two parents and a Catholic high school filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin for allegedly discriminating against religious… Read More
Culture
21 federal agencies promote pride month with taxpayer dollars(The Daily Signal) – While a number of companies have faced public criticism for promoting LGBTQ Pride Month in June, federal organizations promoting “pride” activities have mostly flown under… Read More
Public Education
Parents furious at school board for pushing LGBT, sexual content on kids despite them ‘opting out’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A district-wide library book policy has parents accusing a Wyoming school board of failing to stop the “sexualization” of their kids, according to ABC13… Read More
Courts
Arkansas Supreme Court orders school choice reform to go forwardThe Arkansas Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling preventing the implementation of the state’s new educational reform law. The LEARNS Act is a… Read More
COVID-19
Biden administration has until Saturday to declassify docs on Chinese lab’s connections to COVID-19 outbreak; Hawley sits waitingThe Biden administration is required by law to declassify all federal information on the suspected lab leak of COVID-19 by this weekend. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is waiting… Read More
Culture
Parent org tracks thousands of schools that advise teachers on how to hide gender transitions from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents Defending Education (PDE), a parental rights organization, has identified thousands of school districts which have policies that advise employees on how to keep… Read More
Courts
Teachers’ union files suit over new Tennessee law blocking automatic dues withdrawals(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Education Association has filed a lawsuit over a law that eliminates the option for automatic payroll dues deductions for its public employee members. Read More
Opinion
Wisconsin med school fully embrace DEI(Do No Harm) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (UWMSMPH) scores in the green on the Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity (DICE) Inventory, as… Read More
Culture
More evidence reveals Boston Children’s Hospital performed gender surgeries on minors, despite hospital’s denialWhen Boston Children’s Hospital was accused last year of performing “gender-affirming” surgeries on minors, the hospital denied the claims and scrubbed its website. Now,… Read More
Public Education
School choice programs don’t hurt test scores at public schools, says studyTwo of Wisconsin’s school choice programs did not harm test scores at public schools, contrary to the predictions of critics. This, according to a new study which also… Read More