Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Biden to open up Medicaid, Obamacare to about 700,000 illegal immigrants(The Center Square) – About 700,000 foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally will be able to access taxpayer-funded health care under a new program President Joe Biden authorized Thursday. Read More
President Biden
House GOP now investigating nine Biden family members(The Center Square) – House Republicans are now investigating nine members of President Joe Biden’s family in connection to the family’s business dealings. Oversight Committee Chair James Comer… Read More
Crime, Guns
Gun violence emergencies prompt concerns of government overreach(The Center Square) – Across the country, there is a push to declare gun violence as a “public health crisis” and impose a “state of emergency” in response to… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri Legislature
Trans activist calls for Missouri Republicans to be ‘driven out’ of civil society for supporting ‘ethnic cleansing’ with restrictions on trans proceduresA St. Louis trans activist says Missouri politicians supporting restrictions on gender transition treatments are pushing “ethnic cleansing,” and should be driven out of restaurants and other public venues… Read More
Public Education
‘It’s a human rights violation’: Arizona paraprofessional fired for blowing the whistle on public school’s neglect of special needs studentsWhen an Arizona public school put an unqualified education paraprofessional in charge of a special education classroom, he blew the whistle in a video. Then the school allegedly fired… Read More
Public Education
Iowa Senate confirms school choice advocate as Department of Education directorThe Iowa Senate voted 37-13 to confirm the appointment of school choice champion Chad Aldis as head of the state’s Department of Education.Last fall, the Republicans won a… Read More
Culture
NGO normalizing prostitution to 10-year-olds received millions from Gates FoundationAn organization receiving millions from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation normalizes commercial sex work and expansive gender identities for children 10 and under.The International Planned Parenthood Federation… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parent keeps child at home after ‘kill’ list circulates at Pennsylvania schoolA parent at a Pennsylvania school is keeping their son at home after the student appeared on a “kill list” circulating among 5th grade students.The parent, who wishes… Read More
Culture
‘I’m not going to stop until I stop breathing’: Mother jailed for defying public school zoning regulations speaks out for parents’ rights and school choiceTwelve years ago, Kelley Williams-Bolar went to jail and made national news for lying so her daughters could attend a school outside their public district.Now, she’s a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
How Walmart pushed Arkansas public schools to go woke(Washington Free Beacon) – In January 2020, Walmart approached public school administrators in Bentonville, Arkansas, about hosting diversity training sessions for the district."We want people to feel welcomed,… Read More
Government
School Choice group and Concordia University launch new teacher pipeline(The Center Square) – There is a new push to get more teachers certified for some Wisconsin classrooms, including certifications for just a $9,000 price tag.School Choice Wisconsin… Read More
Public Education
95% of Univ. of Missouri grads employed within 6 months of getting diploma(The Center Square) – The percentage of University of Missouri graduates still looking for work after earning diplomas in 2022 is parallel to downward trends in state and national… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Virginia parents’ lawsuit can continue against Loudoun schools over bias incident reporting form, court rules(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit made by Loudoun County, Virginia, parents against their public school… Read More
Culture
Riley Gaines details assault by trans activists who kept her barricaded for hoursNCAA champion swimmer Riley Gaines detailed the attack by trans activists that resulted in her being barricaded in a classroom for hours after she gave a speech at a… Read More
Government
Oklahoma governor promotes schools choice, calls for no income cap(Daily Caller) – Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt touted school choice legislation on Monday as the state legislature continues to debate its individual education plans.In the 2023 legislative… Read More
Public Education
Thirty months later, Arizona lawmakers want answers about a Yuma district’s spending(The Center Square) – A follow-up report to a Yuma-area school district performance audit has raised almost as much outrage as the development that first sparked the probe nearly… Read More
Culture
Legislation aiming to protect girls sports in North Carolina to be heard as LGBT activists muster opposition(The Center Square) – LGBTQ rights activists are mobilizing ahead of planned committee meetings this week on legislation designed to restore integrity to girls’ school sports programs.Equality North… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Missouri school district to fight bias, racism in math curriculum(The Daily Signal) – A Missouri school district plans to include the personal pronouns “they/them” in math problems and hire certified teachers as “math interventionists” to fight racism and… Read More
Courts, St. Louis
Amid avalanche of legal troubles, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner now faces criminal contempt for office no-show at murder trial MondaySt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, already facing possible ouster for dereliction of duty, was threatened with contempt of court Monday after one of her assistant prosecutors failed… Read More
Missouri
Pet desert tortoise goes missing for days in Christian County, miraculously found on Easter SundayCHESTNUTRIDGE, Mo. – Some residents in the Saddlebrooke and Branson area were on high alert recently during a search-and-rescue mission for a rather large desert tortoise. Chaz Koeppen,… Read More