missouri
Legislation
Missouri Legislature sends bill to governor ending funding for abortion providers

(The Center Square) ā€“ Legislators believe Planned Parenthood hasnā€™t received any reimbursements from Missouri for two years, and a bill headed to Republican Gov. Mike Parsonā€™s desk will make that… Read More

April 26, 2024
Public Education
St. Joseph School District unsure whether Lanning disallowed from board volunteer requirement sheā€™s proposing after harassment charges

St. Joseph, Missouri school board member Whitney Lanning is pushing for board members to be required to volunteer at least four hours each month in schools if they want to… Read More

April 19, 2024
Public Education
Two new members appointed to Missouri State Board of Education

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed two new members to the State Board of Education. Parson announced last week his appointments of Tawni Hunt Ferrarini and Thomas G. Prater to… Read More

April 18, 2024
Legislation
Missouri school choice expansion approved by Legislature, awaits governorā€™s signature

The Missouri Legislature passed a school choice expansion bill which now heads to the governorā€™s desk. SB 727 was approved by the House 82-69 on Thursday. Read More

April 18, 2024
Culture
Missouri AG predicts ā€˜negative findingsā€™ in probe of Planned Parenthoodā€™s transgender business

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ Planned Parenthood has refused to produce records that could prove it has irreversibly harmed children without parental consent as part of its booming transgender business, possibly… Read More

April 18, 2024
Public Education
21 F-bombs: New audio reveals extent of hostility, profanity, in St. Joseph, Missouri school board memberā€™s attacks on colleagues

(The Heartlander) ā€“ New audio for the first time exposes the naked ferocity of a profanity-laced verbal assault by a St. Joseph, Missouri school board member on a colleague, for… Read More

April 17, 2024
Opinion
Missouri, Kansas lawsuits remind Biden that student loans remain Congressā€™ prerogative

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Missouri invites the federal courts to recognize that President Joe Bidenā€™s preoccupation with canceling student loans is part of a pattern. Read More

April 12, 2024
Opinion
‘We found Godā€™: How the opportunity for Christian education led my family from atheism to Jesus

Wikipedia states that divine intervention is an event that occurs when a deity, God, becomes actively involved in changing some situation in human affairs. This couldnā€™t be truer for our… Read More

April 10, 2024
Public Education
Exclusive: Legal troubles mount as St. Joseph school superintendent video raises questions of illegal electioneering

Social media videos posted by the St. Joseph School District (SJSD) in Missouri raise questions about whether district employees may have illegally electioneered for the recently passed bond issue. Voters… Read More

April 9, 2024
Public Education
Conflicts of Interest? CAPSTJOE Treasurer Williams and Executive Director Lanning both on board of school, which contracts with organization

Two St. Joseph, Missouri school board members also work for an organization awarded a contract by the school district, one of many possible conflicts of interest within the power of… Read More

April 4, 2024
Public Education
Missouri state Rep. Gragg confirms Springfield Public Schools student ā€˜kidnappingā€™ allegations

Missouri state Rep. Jamie Gragg confirmed to The Lion the allegation by a Springfield Public Schools (SPS) whistleblower of a “kidnapping” of a gender-dysphoric student by two teachers was substantially… Read More

April 3, 2024
Culture
Conservative, grassroots candidates with decades of public service push fiscal responsibility and common sense policies in race for health board seats in Missouri

Three conservative candidates with decades of public service are pushing fiscal responsibility and common sense policies in the race for the Clay County Health Board in Missouri. Incumbent… Read More

March 28, 2024
Public Education
Exclusive: Springfield Public Schools insider alleges ā€˜kidnappingā€™ of trans student; SPS waffles

A whistleblower at Springfield Public Schools (SPS) says two teachers took a gender dysphoric student home with them without parental permission after the student expressed a desire to transition to… Read More

March 27, 2024
Courts
Hereā€™s the key to preserving free speech, according to the man who filed the ā€˜most importantā€™ such case in US history

The Missouri-launched ā€œmost important free speech case in the history of our countryā€ was just argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. But even with a victory in the… Read More

March 26, 2024
Public Education
Family of Missouri teen charged in brutal beating of classmate claims sheā€™s the real victim

The family of a teenage girl charged with violently assaulting a fellow student is asserting her innocence, claiming she acted in self-defense. The fight, captured on video and shared across… Read More

March 25, 2024
Public Education
Springfield Board of Education candidates seek to address violence, academics, indoctrination in schools

A grassroots group fighting to get Springfield Public Schools back on track academically and ideologically has endorsed a slate of candidates it has confidence will help do that. ā€œBack on… Read More

March 25, 2024
Public Education
St. Joseph, Missouri School Board president contends criminally charged member is a ā€˜leaderā€™

When candidates for the St. Joseph, Missouri Board of Education were asked how to bring more civility to the board, its President Latonya Williams praised the current board for its… Read More

March 22, 2024
Public Education
Fouled out? Calls grow for Whitney Lanningā€™s school board resignation after video shows her hounding Isaura Garcia, leading to criminal charges

St. Joseph, Missouri school board member Whitney Lanning is facing calls to resign after surveillance video shows her harassing other board members, allegedly screaming profanities and threatening violence. The… Read More

March 20, 2024
Public Education
Poll: Majority of Missouri voters support ESAs

A new poll of Missouri voters found strong support for various forms of school choice. The survey of 900 Missourians, conducted by Saint Louis University (SLU)… Read More

March 19, 2024
Courts
Landmark Missouri v. Biden case at Supreme Court Monday, exposing ā€˜disgusting underbellyā€™ of government censorship, Sen. Schmitt says

Missouriā€™s lawsuit fighting censorship of conservatives on social media has revealed the ā€œdisgusting underbellyā€ of the Biden administrationā€™s ā€œvast censorship enterprise,ā€ says U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt ā€“ who filed the… Read More

March 18, 2024