COVID-19, National Security
Pentagon lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members(The Center Square) – The Department of Defense has officially lifted the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. service members.Congress included a provision in their latest military funding bill… Read More
Crime, Missouri
Missouri business owner sentenced for $650K federal pandemic loan fraud(The Center Square) – A Missouri business owner who pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud and misuse of a Social Security number to gain $653,332 in fraudulent COVID… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mask mandates make comeback in some public schools amid push back from MDs, parentsExperts and parents are questioning school districts which are imposing mask mandates over seasonal increases in viruses.Districts in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts are among those bringing… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Report: Washington schools superintendent not sufficiently tracking $3B in federal aid(The Center Square) – A new state study looking at school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on minority students found that the Washington Office of… Read More
Public Education
Audit finds Dyer County Schools gave unauthorized bonuses to administrators(The Center Square) — An audit from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found that Dyer County Schools gave more than $60,000 in ineligible bonuses to administrators out of federal COVID-19… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Boston could bring back mask mandate for kids(Daily Caller) – Boston Public Schools is considering reinstating a mask mandate after the holiday break to minimize absenteeism from COVID-19, the mayor stated in a Wednesday announcement.The… Read More
Biden administration, Big Tech
New ‘Twitter files’ allege Biden administration worked with Twitter to control COVID conversation(The Center Square) – A new batch of “Twitter files” released Monday indicates the Biden administration worked with Twitter to control the public conversation about COVID-19, which included censoring… Read More
COVID-19, State Government
Missouri has spent $8.82B of $11.8B in federal COVID-19 funds, state auditor reports(The Center Square) – Missouri received more than $11.8 billion in federal COVID-19 funding since April 2020, according to the latest report from Democratic Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway.Through the… Read More
Biden administration, Health
Governors cite Medicaid costs in asking Biden to end COVID public health emergency(The Center Square) – Twenty-five governors signed a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to end the federal public health emergency in April, saying Medicaid costs are costing… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School district under fire for latest mandatory COVID-19 masking policyA school district in New Jersey is taking heat after it reinstated mandatory masking for students, district employees and visitors to all district buildings."Please be advised that as… Read More
Government
The long-term shifts taking place in American K-12 education(reimaginED) – American K-12 education was doing quite poorly before the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. In comparisons to other nations on international exams, American schools spent lavishly but… Read More
Biden administration
House Republicans plan for ongoing inquiry into origins of COVID-19(The Center Square) – House Republicans have made it clear they plan to use their newfound majority to investigate the origins of COVID-19.House Committee on Oversight and Reform… Read More
Culture, Public Education
City’s school district orders kids to mask up for two weeks after holidays(Daily Caller) – Philadelphia schools will again require students and staff to wear masks during the school day after the holidays, according to Fox 29 News.The School District… Read More
Culture
Randi Weingarten doesn’t appear at final House coronavirus hearing after GOP invite(Daily Caller) – Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), did not testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on Wednesday, despite an… Read More
State Government
DeSantis asks statewide grand jury to investigate COVID-19 vaccines(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday new actions designed to hold the federal government and pharmaceutical companies accountable for decisions related to COVID-19 vaccines. DeSantis… Read More
Biden administration
COVID vaccine mandate for troops may finally get the axe via military budget(The Center Square) – Lawmakers are down to the wire on the National Defense Authorization Act, the massive annual funding bill for the military that needs to pass this… Read More
Biden administration
Plaintiff attorneys: Near final blow dealt to Air Force by Sixth Circuit over vaccine mandateJudges unanimously uphold class wide injunction protecting U.S. Air Force personnel (The Center Square) – All three judges on a U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously upheld… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Americans have lost confidence in public education, fueling school choice growth during the pandemic, according to reportA startling 5 in 10 parents profess a loss of confidence in the public school classroom, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.That statistic comes in a… Read More
Big Tech
Apple and Biden are both out to censor speech in the United States and China, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley warnsThe Biden administration and Apple Inc. have been caught in alarming and elaborate schemes to censor speech here and abroad, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says. Apple recently made… Read More
Biden administration
AGs demand health-care worker COVID vaccine mandate ends(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from 22 states are urging the Biden Administration to end its mandate requiring health-care workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they’re employed… Read More