Politics
Second Amendment groups send legal warning to California AG to comply with Supreme Court decision on right to carry(The Center Square) – Two groups defending the Second Amendment sent a legal warning to California Attorney General Rob Bonta Monday demanding that he “cease his blatant disregard… Read More
Local News
Boy Scout troops help pull passengers from wreckage, administer first aid after fatal derailment of Amtrak trainMENDON, Mo. – There have to be merit badges in this for some heroic young men.After an Amtrak train crashed into a dump truck and derailed near Mendon,… Read More
Politics
PRESS RELEASE: Republican Congressmen Waltz and Pfluger, Raptor PAC, Endorse Taylor Burks for CongressCOLUMBIA, Mo. – On Monday, Taylor Burks announced he has received the endorsement of Republican Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Mike Waltz (FL-6). He has also secured… Read More
Law Enforcement
New Missouri law gives Kansas City police 25% of city’s budget(The Center Square) – A new law requires the Kansas City board of police to receive 25% of Kansas City’s general revenue fund, an increase from the previous… Read More
Homeschools
Here’s what success in homeschooling looks like, according to this 12-year veteranWhat does success in homeschooling look like? Simple, says Christina Perry. “Success looks like my kids growing up to be who God makes them to be,” the homeschooling mom… Read More
Culture
Wokeism in secular private Schools: No bridge is too farThis part is part three in the series, Wokeism in secular private schools. (Part 1 | Part 2) (Capital Research) – In contrast to government education, private… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Poll shows majority of residents in four states surveyed support curriculum transparency(The Sentinel) – According to a new poll provided to The Daily Wire, an overwhelming majority of registered voters in Kansas and three other states support more transparency… Read More
Government
School choice gains in Arizona next logical step in education freedom; wrangling sure to follow(reimaginED) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wraps up his final legislative session with victories on multiple fronts, not the least of which is to reclaim Arizona’s status as the… Read More
Government
SCOTUS nonpublic school funding ruling a victory for Illinois school choice advocates(The Center Square) – Opponents of school choice in Illinois who say extending public funding to religious schools would be a violation of the separation of church and… Read More
Local News
West Plains PD ready for 2nd annual community police academy, looks to add new community advisory boardWEST PLAINS, Mo. – The West Plains Police Department is gearing up for its second annual Community Police Academy, while forming a new Police Community Advisory Committee to focus… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: The slippery slope of red flag gun laws"No free man shall ever be barred from using arms to guard public liberty." – Thomas JeffersonThe gun control debate began in the 1920s in Germany’s Weimar Republic. Read More
Education
After being demonized, parent advocates doubt the sincerity of the Biden administration’s effort to mend fencesParent advocates are highly skeptical of the Biden administration’s sudden pivot to try to reconcile itself with concerned parents it once sought to investigate as domestic terrorists. The U.S. Read More
Courts
Individuals call for assassination of Justice Clarence Thomas after Roe v. Wade ruling(The Center Square) – Individuals have been calling on social media for the assassination of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after he issued a separate concurring opinion on… Read More
Courts
Silent prayer in public is protected by the Constitution, US Supreme Court rules in coach prayer caseThe government cannot punish its employees or anyone else for silent prayer, even at public events and facilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in another landmark victory… Read More
Pro-Life
‘Trigger law’ makes Missouri first to regulate abortion after overturning of Roe v. Wade(The Center Square) – Two of Missouri’s top Republican leaders took prescribed action Friday to regulate abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade. Missouri became… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School official labels parents who disagree with ‘non-negotiable’ equity agenda as ‘resisters’, leaked meeting notes showParents concerned with the racial agenda in one California public school are labeled “resisters” and essentially ignored by the district’s director for Equity and Inclusion – who says her agenda… Read More
Government
Arizona lawmakers send Ducey universal school choice bill(The Center Square) – Arizona is likely to become the first state in America that empowers all its students to take tax dollars with them to a school… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Indiana laws on guns, gender, abortion take effect July 1(The Center Square) – The Indiana General Assembly passed 179 pieces of legislation during the 2022 session, which will take effect on July 1. The most prominent new laws… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Kansas’ ‘Value Them Both’ amendment allows regulations but doesn’t ban abortions as opponents imply(The Sentinel) – Kansans will vote on a constitutional amendment known as Value Them Both on August 2 to determine whether there should be any regulation on abortion.Opponents… Read More
Government
Microschools offer flexible span of educational opportunities, endless choice for families(reimaginED) – Originally tagged “pandemic learning pods,” as though once the COVID-19 emergency had passed, so would these traditional education alternatives, the micro-school phenomenon appears ready to shed its… Read More