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OSHA halts implementation of workplace vaccine mandate after court order(The Center Square) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is temporarily suspending enforcement of the Biden administration’s private sector COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Wednesday announcement comes… Read More
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Budget watchdogs: 8 states would have top marginal income tax rates over 60% under Build Back Better plan(The Center Square) – The Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act, according to the latest version in the U.S. House, would tax Americans earning $400,000 and above… Read More
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Lawsuits challenging Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate consolidated, sent to Sixth Circuit(The Center Square) – Multiple legal challenges to President Joe Biden's workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be consolidated and heard by justices with the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of… Read More
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Lawsuits challenging Biden’s vaccine mandates mount, likely heading to U.S. Supreme Court(The Center Square) – Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the Biden administration over three different vaccine mandates targeting private employees, federal employees and healthcare workers serving Medicare and… Read More
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Federal appeals court to Biden administration: Halt implementation of private sector vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court late Friday ordered the Biden administration to stop implementation of its private sector vaccine mandate until legal challenges work their way… Read More
State Government
Missouri governor considering unemployment benefits for those fired for refusing federally mandated COVID-19 vaccinations(The Center Square) – If a worker is fired for not getting a federally mandated COVID-19 vaccination, Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson wants to help them. “You see… Read More
National, State Government
Missouri attorney general files third lawsuit to stop federal vaccination mandates(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is leading a third multi-state coalition in a lawsuit against a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates, this time for health care… Read More
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Inflation hits 30-year high as holiday season nears(The Center Square) – The prices of everyday goods are getting increasingly more expensive, new federal data confirm. The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday… Read More
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Navy SEALs sue Biden administration over COVID mandate(The Center Square) – A group of Navy SEALs filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its vaccine mandate, the latest to join the legal fight over what… Read More
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Poll: Most Americans oppose $450,000 payouts to migrants, want southern border closed(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans strongly oppose a Biden administration plan to use taxpayer money to pay some migrants who entered the U.S. illegally $450,000 each,… Read More
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Federal court temporarily halts Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate over ‘grave’ constitutional issues(The Center Square) – The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine mandate on private sector businesses with 100 employers or more,… Read More
State Government
Schmitt leads 11 states in filing suit against Biden’s vaccine mandate for private employersJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Eric Schmitt led 11 states in filing suit against the Biden administration Friday morning in an effort to halt President Biden’s new… Read More
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Groups sue Biden administration over mandatory worker vaccinations for larger employersJob Creators Network files legal challenge to mandate saying it’s illegal (The Center Square) – The Biden administration on Thursday announced a January deadline for a new… Read More
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Federal payment programs get more scrutiny over waste, fraud(The Center Square) – House Republicans are demanding answers from the IRS on whether millions in taxpayer dollars are being lost to waste and fraud through a new Biden… Read More
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Missouri Republicans fight back against Biden IRS reporting mandateD.C. – Every Republican Congress member and both U.S. Senators from Missouri signed on in support of legislation last month that would prohibit the Department of Treasury from requiring… Read More
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Texas, Missouri AGs sue Biden administration over border wall(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a second joint lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday over the ongoing… Read More
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Biden unveils vaccine mandate to affect 100 million Americans, critics push back(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden announced sweeping new COVID-19 vaccine mandates that will force millions of unvaccinated Americans to receive the vaccine, undergo weekly testing or lose… Read More
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As Biden’s poll numbers drop, lawmakers call for hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal(The Center Square) – After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan left dozens of casualties, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want answers on what went wrong. Read More
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Despite widespread job openings, Biden administration plans unemployment benefits beyond deadline(The Center Square) – The Biden administration is working to ensure that $300 weekly unemployment payments from federal taxpayers continue in some form beyond their expiration date set by… Read More
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Biden pushes for third dose, vaccine mandate for nursing home workers(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden outlined plans for a booster for fully vaccinated Americans and vaccine mandates for nursing home employees in a speech Wednesday. During… Read More