Gasoline, Missouri
Senators renew push for year-round E15 fuel use, including in Missouri(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of senators is asking the Biden administration again to allow the sale of E15 fuel throughout the year. The Environmental Protection… Read More
Illegal Immigration, Kansas City
Mexican national in Kansas City area headed to prison for third illegal entry, after firebombing his wife and multiple driving offensesAn illegal immigrant who once firebombed his wife in her moving vehicle, and was arrested for various driving offenses in the Kansas City and Lawrence areas, has been sentenced… Read More
Border, Congress
Rep. Roy: Republicans are failing Americans on border security(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, blasted House Republicans for saying one thing and doing another on border security. He took to the House floor on… Read More
Missouri
Missouri’s unemployment remains low; cost of living rated 6th lowest in U.S.(The Center Square) – Missouri’s unemployment rate continues to be at a record level and its cost of living is one of the lowest in the nation, according to… Read More
Biden administration, Congress
Democrats join in bipartisan vote to ‘rein in’ Biden’s executive orders(The Center Square) – Nearly 60 House Democrats voted with Republicans in the U.S. House Wednesday to put a check on President Joe Biden’s executive orders.The House voted… Read More
Kansas City
New KCI airport’s $1.5 billion terminal takes flight in historic eventKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City International Airport’s new $1.5 billion terminal opened Tuesday at 5 a.m., featuring 1.1 million square feet of space for travelers. The airport… Read More
Government
Gov. Huckabee Sanders expected to sign Arkansas universal school choice bill early next weekThe bold educational reform bill heralded by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will head to her desk early next week after House approval on Thursday.After passing the senate… Read More
Government
Oklahoma legislature considers multiple bills to expanding school choice, including one for homeless studentsOklahoma is considering an update to its school choice voucher program that would include homeless children.SB 358, introduced by Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, revises standards to the state’s… Read More
Culture
Bellevue, Nebraska abortion ban petition nears goalA petition to make Bellevue, Nebraska, a sanctuary city for the unborn has received “well over 7,000 signatures,” says organizer Mark Lee Dickson.State statute requires a petition initiative… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tours Christian schools to promote school choiceTexas Gov. Greg Abbott is taking his message of educational freedom to Christian schools around the state.On Tuesday, Abbott attended Covenant Christian School’s Parent Empowerment Night in Conroe. Read More
Culture
NYC mayor calls himself a ‘servant of God,’ criticizes faithless education, ruffling feathers on the leftNew York City Mayor Eric Adams is being harangued by the political left for refusing to separate his faith from his office.At an interfaith breakfast hosted at the… Read More
Public Education
Chicago’s powerful teachers’ union ditched Lightfoot for challenging it(Daily Caller) – The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) celebrated Democratic Chicago Mayor candidate Brandon Johnson on Tuesday after he defeated Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, an endorsement that could… Read More
Public Education
Not one student proficient in math in 10 Minneapolis, St. Paul public schools(Daily Caller) – At least 10 elementary and high schools in the Minneapolis Public School District and St. Paul Public School District in Minnesota, did not have a single… Read More
Government, Opinion
McClatchy, Iorio collude to keep kids uneducated(The Sentinel) – One-third of public school students in Kansas cannot read or do math at grade level, and the McClatchy newspapers and columnist Sharon Hartin Iorio seem determined… Read More
Government
Arkansas committee approves LEARNS bill(The Center Square) – The Arkansas House Education Committee gave a “do pass” recommendation to a sweeping omnibus bill that would raise starting teacher salaries and provide “Educational… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic schools, home schooling retain pandemic enrollment(National Catholic Register) – When Damon and Lauren Paczkowski discovered that their two children’s public elementary school would only be open for half days in the fall of 2020,… Read More
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI: Expect a 77-month wait for four months of emails from FBI director on Trump(The Center Square) – The FBI says that it would take nearly 6 1/2 years for it to release the thousands of pages of FBI Director Christopher Wray’s emails… Read More
COVID-19
FBI confirms COVID-19 likely came from Wuhan lab(The Center Square) – The FBI has confirmed initial reports that the Biden administration is now saying the most likely source of COVID-19 is the virology lab in Wuhan,… Read More
Congress
Bipartisan train safety legislation introduced in Congress(The Center Square) – Republicans and Democrats in Congress want to tighten railroad regulations and spend more than $20 million to develop rail safety, nearly a month after a… Read More
Biden administration, COVID-19
Americans deserve to know what the government knows about the ‘likely’ leak of COVID-19 from a lab in Wuhan, China, says HawleyJosh Hawley wants you to know what he knows about the origin of the COVID-19 virus. The U.S. senator from Missouri, along with Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, introduced… Read More