State Government
Pritzker under fire for continued COVID emergency mandates(The Center Square) – Illinois continues to be in a state of emergency, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s continued COVID-19 declarations. The Land of Lincoln is one… Read More
National
Federal court halts vaccine mandate impacting Air Force service members(The Center Square) – A federal district court in Ohio has blocked the Department of Defense from imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on all U.S Air Force service members… Read More
Biden administration
More than 60,000 Army soldiers losing pay, benefits over vaccine mandateAttorney representing military whistleblowers argues total number is much higher (The Center Square) – Roughly 40,000 National Guard and 22,000 Reserve soldiers who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccines… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Teachers’ union president calls for members to ‘fight’ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for AmericansWith all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union called on her gathered members “to build our power”… Read More
Crime
St. Louis woman pleads guilty in $291,000 in federal COVID-19 fund scam(The Center Square) – A St. Louis woman who admitted to fraudulently obtaining a $291,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan in 2020 will be sentenced on Sept. 21. Porshia… Read More
Pandemic, State Government, Transportation
Missouri committee recommends rehab, childcare, rail tax credits for supply chain woes(The Center Square) – Drug rehabilitation, childcare subsidies and tax credits for railroads are a few of the 33 recommendations given to Gov. Mike Parson from the Missouri… Read More
National
Republicans pressure education secretary on school choice restrictions(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday questioned Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the issue of school choice in the public education system. In his… Read More
National
Missouri university blames pandemic isolation for failing grades, mental health issues(The Center Square) – An outreach program helped college students recover from failing midterm grades, and accompanying research confirmed that pandemic-caused isolation contributed to their learning problems. Read More
National
Air Force service members sue over COVID vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – A group of Air Force service members have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense and the head of the Air Force to block… 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
State Government
Goldman Sachs: Two-thirds of Illinois businesses still haven’t recovered from pandemic(The Center Square) – Two years after lockdowns were extended in Illinois for a second month, two-thirds of Illinois businesses say they still are having trouble making ends meet even… Read More
State Government
Small businesses in Greene County now eligible to apply for ARPA funding relief to recover from pandemic-related lossesGREENE COUNTY, Mo. – Small businesses in Greene County are now able to apply for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The county… Read More
National
Biden administration will fight to keep mask mandate for planes, trains and airports(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice has appealed a federal judge’s ruling overturning the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mask mandate on planes, trains… Read More
National
Report: Red states fared better during, after COVID-19 crisis compared to blue states(The Center Square) – Red states fared better than blue states did during and after state lockdowns and in their governments’ response to the COVID-19 crisis last year, a… Read More
National
Report highlights cost of pandemic school closures, limited effectiveness of lockdowns(The Center Square) – A working paper that examined how U.S. states responded to the COVID-19 pandemic found that states with strict lockdowns and other COVID-19 policies did… Read More
National
Report highlights ‘compounding effect’ of pandemic on student performance(The Center Square) – A new nationalreport highlights the "compounding effect" the pandemic and remote learning have had on student performance, especially for the youngest learners.The… Read More
State Government
Parson declares COVID pandemic over in Missouri, endemic begins Friday(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced during a press conference on Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic was over and the state will begin an endemic phase… Read More
National, State Government
Missouri and Kansas join 19 other states in suing to end the Biden administration’s mask mandates on public transportationAttorneys general for Missouri and Kansas Tuesday joined a lawsuit with 19 other AGs seeking to end the Biden administration’s lingering mask mandate on planes, trains and buses. Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Government transparency a victim of COVID-19“Far too often governments routinely deny requests for information with impunity.” – John Cornyn Sunshine Week, launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors, is a… Read More
National
College liberty organization celebrating the end of mandates on campuses(The Center Square) – A youth liberty organization, with a chapter in Illinois, is celebrating the end of what they call “COVID-19 tyranny” on campus.Young Americans for Liberty… Read More