Immigration
DC mayor again asks for help with illegal immigrants after Pentagon declines first request(The Center Square) – Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed her request for help from the U.S. military to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants being bused to… Read More
Public Education
$250K STEM education grant benefits Nebraska middle schoolersA program to build collaboration between Nebraska businesses and schools has awarded two grants of $125,000 to promote STEM education. The program, called the The Developing Youth Talent Initiative,… Read More
Economy
Bipartisan group of lawmakers blast IRS for backlogs, customer service issues(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers are calling on the IRS to clear its backlogs and improve customer service issues. Nearly 100 members in the… Read More
Public Education
Final briefs filed as North Carolina Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in school funding case(The Center Square) – Parties in North Carolina's decades-long Leandro school funding lawsuit have filed final briefs in the case ahead of oral arguments at the state Supreme Court… Read More
National
Judiciary Republicans ratchet up investigation of FBI’s Trump raid(The Center Square) – Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday ratcheted up their investigation into the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Republicans… Read More
Culture, Public Education
As students return to school, some are facing COVID-19 vaccine mandates doctors say stunt learning and don’t substantially impact public healthMore COVID-19 mandates are in store for students in two major U.S. cities, and some doctors argue the costs outweigh the benefits. Schools in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. Read More
Public Education
Virginia Board of Education to hold first meeting with Youngkin appointees(The Center Square) – The Virginia Board of Education plans to meet Wednesday, the first meeting since Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees took their seats and solidified a 5-4 majority… Read More
Public Education
Spokane-area school district explores limits on CRT, general identity lessons(The Center Square) – The Mead School District will review proposals on Monday, Aug. 15, to exclude Critical Race Theory and gender identity lessons from classrooms and focus civics… Read More
Public Education
Report: Minneapolis teachers union contract structures layoffs by race(The Center Square) – A Minneapolis Public Schools' contract with a teachers union says that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned outside of seniority order before “educators… Read More
Public Education
Virginia schools reporting vacancies despite salary hikes(The Center Square) – Despite Virginia teacher salaries continuing to rise, many school districts are reporting teacher shortages as students return to class for the 2022-2023 school year.During… Read More
Public Education
Some Illinois school districts facing bus driver shortages(The Center Square) – The school bus driver shortage that was prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting some Illinois school districts with higher costs covered by… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: These doctors want to serve your children ‘gender affirming’ care, and sex change operations are on the menuThere are forces actively aligning against our children, and they are multiplying. As parents, if we don’t do something about it now, it could be too late. According to the… Read More
Immigration
Texas GOP declares invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – The Republican Party of Texas has declared an invasion at the southern border. Its chair, Matt Rinaldi, is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican,… Read More
Local News
Small Business Spotlight: Lake of the Ozarks snack and boat rental shop to bring back wildly popular restaurantLAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – A new boat rental at the Lake of the Ozarks is taking the area by storm, offering one-of-a-kind rentals and free ice cream… Read More
Biden administration
Republicans blast Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan withdrawal(The Center Square) – On the one-year anniversary of the chaotic and deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban is in control of the struggling nation and… Read More
National
New York most restrictive in U.S. on citizen political engagement(The Center Square) – A first-of-its-kind report examining how states restrict speech on government graded New York worst of all.The Institute for Free Speech ranked all the states on… Read More
Local News
Mountain Grove man keeping sweet tradition alive with maple syrupMOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. – One man in Mountain Grove is helping keep a cherished American tradition alive with the art of making maple syrup straight from the tree. Read More
Press Release
Former Missouri Republican Chairwoman Kay Hoflander publishes bookAfter seven years writing a weekly column “Full Circle,” Kay Hoflander celebrates the unique experiences of the post-war generation in her nonfiction debut, Musings of a Baby Boomer: Life… Read More
2022 election
Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat rated a toss-up by election forecastersIncumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona’s Class III U.S. Senate on Nov. 8. As of August… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
A new educational frontier opens wide with coming of Arizona’s universal school choice law. What’s it mean for Christian educators?Arizona may soon be the site of the Oklahoma Land Rush of school choice, as a new law allows all parents in the state to take their kids’… Read More