National
Biden addresses Omicron strain: No ‘additional measures’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden spoke from the White House Monday to address concerns over Omicron, a new strain of the coronavirus that shook the stock market… Read More
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Biden releases oil reserves to address rising gas prices(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden announced Tuesday his administration will release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help address skyrocketing energy costs. Read More
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Thanksgiving dinner, travel, Black Friday shopping more expensive as inflation continues to rise(The Center Square) – As Americans prepare for Thanksgiving this year, traveling and cooking a family dinner will be significantly more expensive.Inflation has increased by more than 6.2%… Read More
National, State Government
Parson joins 13 governors demanding changes to transportation regulations, creates supply chain task force(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson joined governors from 13 states on Monday pledging to solve problems in the transportation and logistics industries and criticizing actions… Read More
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Energy companies to Biden: Poor policy decisions are responsible for spike in energy costs(The Center Square) – The energy industry is pushing back after President Joe Biden suggested that the skyrocketing cost of gasoline and other energy sources could be foul play… Read More
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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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Poll: Half of U.S. voters question Biden’s health, 48% question his mental fitness(The Center Square) – Half of U.S. voters question the physical health of President Joe Biden and 48%, a plurality, question his mental fitness, according to a new poll… 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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Poll: Biden approval rating hits new low(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped to its lowest level since taking office. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll found that Biden’s… 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
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Republicans vow to fight White House plan to pay migrants who entered country illegally(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans say they will fight a White House plan to pay up to $450,000 in reparations to migrants separated from their families under the… Read More
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Cruz introduces bill prohibiting vaccine mandate for minors(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation that would prohibit the federal government and any entity at the… 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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Analysis: Heavy Democratic losses hurt Biden agenda(The Center Square) – Republicans won convincing victories in many parts of the country on election day, from a clear gubernatorial win in Virginia to a nail-biter in reliably… Read More
National, State Government
Missouri’s Schmitt, Nebraska’s Peterson join eight states in lawsuit against Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors(The Center Square) – Republican Attorneys General Eric Schmitt of Missouri and Doug Peterson of Nebraska are leading eight additional states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and… Read More
State Government
Parson issues executive order on federal vaccine mandate to protect an individual’s religious objection, medical restriction(The Center Square) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday issued an executive order prohibiting Missouri's executive branch from compelling or penalizing anyone to comply with any federal mandates… Read More
National
Polls: Biden and Congress hit new lows among voters(The Center Square) – New polling shows that both President Joe Biden and the 117th Congress have hit new lows in approval this year. The polling comes at… Read More
State Government
Missouri School Boards’ Association withdraws from the national organization after NSBA equated parents’ concerns to “domestic terrorism”The Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA) withdrew from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) recently after the NSBA sent a letter to President Biden… Read More