National
Airline CEOs ask Biden to lift mask mandate(The Center Square) – A group of 10 major airlines are now calling on President Joe Biden to lift the federal transit mask mandate, one of the last remaining… Read More
State Government
MO Department of Corrections lifting all COVID-19 restrictions for inmate visitations April 1CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) has announced that COVID restrictions for inmate visitations will be lifted April 1, and visitors will no longer be required… Read More
National
Navy SEALs fighting vaccine mandate secure victory but fight isn’t over(The Center Square) – A group of Navy SEALs locked in a legal battle over vaccine mandates got another victory in their fight, which could go all the way… Read More
State Government
St. Louis is Missouri’s last region with a mask mandate after county ends requirement(The Center Square) – St. Louis County ended its COVID-19 mask mandate this week, leaving the City of St. Louis as the only large city in Missouri with a… Read More
National
U.S. senators introduce TRUCKERS Act to exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from vaccine mandates(The Center Square) – Florida’s former governor and current U.S. senator, Rick Scott, and eight other Republican senators introduced a bill to exempt all non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers… Read More
National
Fifth Circuit rules lower court must reconsider decision on United Airlines’ vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower district court must reconsider its decision when it rejected a request for… Read More
National
Judge blasts Air Force over denying vaccine religious exemption requests, grants injunction(The Center Square) – U.S. District Court Judge Tilman Self, III, is the first to stop the U.S. Air Force from enforcing its military COVID-19 vaccine mandate on a… Read More
State Government
Appeals court dismisses Pritzker’s school mask order appeal as ‘moot’(The Center Square) – The temporary restraining order blocking Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mask and exclusion policies in schools remains in place as the Fourth District Court of Appeals… Read More
State Government
Pritzker insists school masks still mandated despite judge and legislators blocking rule(The Center Square) – Despite a district court judge and a top legislative committee blocking Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask and exclusion mandate, the governor says students are still… Read More
National
Did dismissals of safe outpatient drugs cause needless COVID deaths? Dissenting doctors say yesFor the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no officially approved outpatient treatments for combating the disease. The medical establishment expressed extreme caution regarding such treatments,… Read More
National
Trucker convoy protests Canada-U.S.vaccine mandate, grabs international attention(The Center Square) – Tens of thousands of truck drivers have formed a caravan to draw attention to their cause and protest new vaccine mandates.The “Freedom Convoy” departed… Read More
National
Courts push back against COVID mandates as Americans’ support for such measures dwindles(The Center Square) – U.S. courts are handing losses to Democrat-led COVID-19 polices around the nation, from federal to state rulings, as polling shows Americans are souring on the… Read More
State Government
Gov. Mike Parson delivers 2022 State of the State address to Missouri General AssemblyJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Mike Parson delivered the annual State of the State address on Wednesday, outlining his administration’s efforts towards improving Missouri’s economy, workforce development and lessening… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: True ‘COVID relief’ demands a new economic consensusThe United States is experiencing an economic crisis. Nobody could’ve predicted COVID-19 and the strain it would place on the global market, but the pandemic is only partly to… Read More
National
What’s the impact of SCOTUS ruling on vaccine mandate for millions of health care workers?(The Center Square) – With the U.S. health care system already strained while facing increased hospitalizations during the nearly two-year long COVID-19 pandemic, many are worried that last week’s… Read More
National
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate, upholds health worker mandate(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on private sector businesses, though it allowed a separate mandate to stand for… Read More
National
CDC director: 75% of COVID deaths among vaccinated had four comorbidities(The Center Square) – Ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on vaccine mandates expected as early as this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is under increased… Read More
National
Poll: Americans less concerned about COVID, more concerned about economy, inflation(The Center Square) – Americans are more concerned about the economy than COVID-19, even as cases surge nationwide, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for… Read More
National
As more schools start 2022 with remote learning, advocates say 2021 was ‘historic year’ for choice(The Center Square) – As school districts across the U.S. start 2022 in remote-learning settings or are considering doing so because of a rise in COVID-19 cases, parents now… Read More
National
Navy SEALs secure legal win ahead of Supreme Court vaccine arguments(The Center Square) – A group of Navy SEALs obtained a victory in their legal battle against COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could have broad implications for all branches of… Read More