National
Cargill bringing new soybean plant to Pemiscot CountyPEMISCOT COUNTY, Mo. – Cargill is bringing a new soybean processing plant to Pemiscot County. Ground will be broken on the new facility early next year with the goal… Read More
State Government
Measure to allow mandated increase in KCPD funding headed to the ballot in NovemberJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The fight to protect the Kansas City Police Department’s funding may not be completely over, but pro-law enforcement advocates took a promising step forward during… Read More
National
U.S. gas prices hit new high, again(The Center Square) – Gas prices hit a new record high yet again Monday, the latest in a series of record-high price points as Americans grapple with soaring inflation… Read More
National
Federal judge halts Biden administration from revoking Title 42 immigration enforcement(The Center Square) – A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday stopped the Biden administration from revoking Title 42, a public health authority that allows illegal immigrants to be… Read More
Culture
School board member to host ‘Queer Youth Open Mic Night’ for ‘all ages’ in her sex shopA Washington state school board director will host an LGBTQ event for youth at the sex shop she owns. “All queer youth (0 to 18 years old) are invited,”… Read More
Public Education
Public schools can’t escape criticism when reflecting on Brown v. Board(reimaginED) – Nearly 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education rewrote the rules of American K-12 education, pundits and academics are still debating its legacy. And despite nearly… Read More
Culture
Virginia rep intends to sue to stop store from selling explicit books to minors(The Center Square) – A Virginia lawmaker is heading to the courts to prevent Barnes & Noble from selling the controversial books “Gender Queer” and “Court of Mist and… Read More
Local News, Uncategorized
10-restaurant food hall in Nixa will pay tribute to 1950s feed millNIXA, Mo. – Residents of Nixa and the Springfield area can look forward to a new restaurant and entertainment concept in the form of an open-air food hall called… Read More
Public Education
School board president sued, accused of ‘tyranny’ for silencing and ejecting parents from meetingsFights over what parents can say during school board meetings – or whether they can say anything at all – are becoming commonplace. Some parents, feeling unfairly and even… Read More
Public Education
Missouri attorney general sues more school districts over new mask mandates(The Center Square) – The final days of school bring field trips, exams, teachers cleaning out classrooms, and lawsuits from Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt. Read More
Government
Sununu pledges to veto New Hampshire ‘parental bill of rights’ legislation(The Center Square) – Gov. Chris Sununu is pledging to veto a controversial proposal to create a "parental rights" law requiring schools to notify parents if their child questions their… Read More
Public Education
Maine Department of Education pulls LGBTQ video used by GOP in attack ad(The Center Square) – Maine's Department of Education has yanked a video for kindergartenders about same-sex relationships and transgenderism after it was used by Republicans in a political ad attacking… Read More
State Government
‘In God We Trust’ decals OK to go back on police vehicles, after Haven City Council reversalThe people have spoken. What’s more, they have been heard. For now. After voting to strip “In God We Trust” decals off the city’s police cars, the… Read More
State Government
St. Louis has Missouri’s top big city tax burden in Show-Me Institute report(The Center Square) – Missourians living in the state’s largest 20 cities can discover their local tax burdens per citizen in a new report by… Read More
Public Education
Parents protest public school district’s woke agenda: Private schools ‘spend less with better results’Strict masking policies may have first caught their attention, but now alert parents in one Missouri school district are protesting divisive, even partisan “equity” curriculum, test questions and policies. Read More
Public Education
Virginia report: lower education standards, lockdowns caused decline in achievement(The Center Square) – A reduction in achievement standards, the COVID-19 school lockdowns and a lack of transparency have contributed to a decline in student achievement in Virginia’s public… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Genius move? NYC’s Black mayor bucks Progressives on the racial chessboard of ‘gifted’ education(The Center Square) – Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to save accelerated education in New York City from progressive critics begins with students like Cassy Thime’s daughter: a Black second-grader… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill opening up abortion providers to civil liability(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill Thursday that would allow civil actions against any physician that performs an abortion. House Bill… Read More
Public Education
NCTQ: Teacher training in Kansas lacks math commitment(The Sentinel) – A nationwide study of 1,100 elementary teacher training programs, including 16 in Kansas, shows more than 20% fail to provide adequate instruction in math. The numbers… Read More
Culture
LGBTQ event at church features a drag show for youth as young as 12Free meals and "a drag show from some of our local drag queens" is on offer at a church in Naples, Florida this weekend – for 12 to 18… Read More