Culture
Sen. Schmitt demands state department-funded censorship org disclose funding, partners(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt on Thursday demanded the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) provide information on its efforts to blacklist conservative news sites in a letter… Read More
Culture
Five illegal immigrants charged with trafficking 14-year-old girl across AmericaFive foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally were arrested Monday in Macon County, Missouri and charged with endangering the welfare of a child who was with… Read More
Culture
Fauci âand his minionsâ still lying about likelihood COVID came from Wuhan lab, fiery Hawley arguesFour years after the COVID-19 outbreak, and a year after a deadline for the federal government to come clean on what it knows, we still know precious little about where… Read More
Culture
Feds planning mammoth electric line corridor through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois; are residents informed enough to oppose it?The Biden administration is taking public comments on a proposed five-mile-wide electric transmission corridor crossing half of Kansas and all of Missouri â but do residents even have enough information… Read More
Public Education
Gender identity belongs in science class, Missouri teacher says(The Daily Signal) â A Missouri high school teacher has discussed her ex-husbandâs transgender identity with minors in her science class, a former student told The Daily Signal. Read More
Public Education
Missouri school board president runs unregistered for-profit food business out of nonprofit youth center she directsRecently reelected St. Joseph, Missouri School District (SJSD) board president LaTonya Williams is running a personal catering business that sold alcohol without a license and continues to operate out of… Read More
Courts
âWe never tell parentsâ: Video allegedly showing Missouriâs Planned Parenthood trafficking minors for out-of-state abortions leads to day in courtMissouriâs Planned Parenthood has a First Amendment right to help arrange out-of-state abortions for minors without the knowledge of parents, its attorneys reportedly argued in court this week. âFACT CHECK:… Read More
Courts
Missouri school board member pleads guilty to harassment over profane tirade caught on videoA school board member in St Joseph, Missouri pleaded guilty on Tuesday to harassment stemming from an incident following a school board meeting in February. Whitney Lanning, an at-large member… Read More
Culture
âBorrower bewareâ? That appears to be the policy for age-inappropriate books for children at this Kansas City-area libraryThe Missouri secretary of state last year enacted a rule requiring libraries to âadopt written policies determining what material is age-appropriate.â But at least one Kansas City-area library seems… Read More
Public Education
Former Missouri assistant coach charged with attempted sexual contact with studentA former football assistant coach and substitute teacher in Platte County, Missouri has been released on bail after being charged with attempted sexual contact with a student. Dillon D. Thomas… Read More
Homeschools
Midwest homeschoolers host used curriculum sale to help families save amid inflationAs inflation continues to pressure families nationwide, KC-area homeschool groups are offering creative ways to help parents save on educational costs, including a June 11 Used… Read More
Public Education
âParents deserve to knowâ: Missouri state auditor launches proactive school district finance reviewsThe Missouri state auditor is fulfilling his campaign promise to proactively audit school districts and provide accountability to parents. Scott Fitzpatrick announced his office is starting with a review of… Read More
Culture
As school year ends, 750 sites in Missouri providing meals for children on Federal taxpayer money(The Center Square) â As free and reduced-price meals for students stop as the school year ends, more than 750 sites throughout Missouri will be providing meals through the Missouri… Read More
Public Education
Missouri high school faces scrutiny over gender ideology survey(The Daily Signal) â A Missouri high school instructed students in a health class to complete a survey asking if they understood âthe difference between sex assigned at birth and gender.â… Read More
Culture
Missouri, nation mourn missionaries killed by gang in Haiti as Hawley scolds âweakâ Biden for deathsOfficials across the country are mourning the loss of two Missouri missionaries in Haiti, a husband-and-wife pair who were killed by one of many armed gangs that has pushed the… Read More
Courts
Griffin says process to change Title IX law is outlined on Schoolhouse Rock(The Center Square) â Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are leading four other state attorney generals in the latest lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s changes to the… Read More
Public Education
Light is now being shed on dark money behind anti-Israel protests â funding that may break the law, Hawley arguesLiberal dark-money groups funding the anti-Israel protests may be violating the law, and are âdefrauding the American people and putting Jewish students and faculty at risk,â argues Missouri Sen. Josh… Read More
Government
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs education bills that include school choice expansion(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The governor of Missouri signed two education bills Tuesday that included measures to expand school choice in the state. Republican Gov. Mike… Read More
Culture
Missouri pro-abortion group pushing âextremeâ constitutional amendment turns in signatures, awaits verificationAn amendment to enshrine âabortion rightsâ into the Missouri Constitution could appear on the ballot if enough signatures gathered by the pro-abortion activists are verified. Proposed constitutional amendments require signatures… Read More
Public Education
St. Joseph, Missouri school district libraries contain obscene books in apparent violation of state lawA Missouri school district may be committing multiple felonies by offering obscene, pornographic books to students. The St. Joseph School District (SJSD) offers at least 9 books to students which… Read More