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Work Resumes on Bipartisan Trump–Biden Border Wall
(The Center Square) The Department of Homeland Security has begun to close gaps in a border wall in Arizona after President Joe Biden pledged in January 2021 to not build “another foot.”
DHS says it plans to complete the Yuma Morelos Dam Project and close four wide gaps in the...
Inflation Squeezes Food Banks and Food Pantries
(Headline USA) Hunger is a problem in Illinois every summer. When schools are closed, families don’t have school meals to help feed their kids. Record inflation is compounding the issue.
Steve Ericson, executive director of Feeding Illinois, the state association for food agencies, told The Center Square that this summer, inflation...
Vulnerable House Dems Zero-In on Abortion in Lead-Up to Midterms
(Headline USA) A Democrat in a Republican state, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas is one of the most vulnerable incumbents seeking reelection this year. In the final months of her congressional campaign, she is focusing on Republicans' strict opposition to abortion rights.
An online ad she released last week...
17-Year-Old Killed, 4 Hurt in Stabbings on Wisconsin River
(Headline USA) A Minnesota teenager died and four other people were seriously hurt after being stabbed while tubing down a Wisconsin river, authorities said.
St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson the victims and suspect, a 52-year-old Prior Lake, Minnesota man, were all on the Apple River when the attack happened...
California is Breaking its Own ‘Green’ Laws
California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. It's the law: California limits climate pollution and each year the limits get stricter.
The state has also been a major oil and gas producer for more than a century, and authorities are...
Manchin Shies Away From Mainstream Democrats Ahead of Midterms
(Headline USA) Sen. Joe Manchin, one of the Democrats' most conservative and contrarian members, declined on Sunday to endorse Joe Biden if the president seeks a second term in 2024 and refused to say whether he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress after the November elections.
Greanted, in a...
Biden Slammed for Ignoring CDC Guidance as His COVID Reappears
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Less than a day after receiving two negative COVID tests, President Joe Biden was flouting the guidance of his own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorities.
Those included quarantining for a full week after the first sign of symptoms and continuing to wear a mask...
Economist: Inflation Hurts Rural Residents More Than Those in Urban Areas
(Headline USA) Inflation is affecting all Illinoisans, but more so in rural areas of the state because of high fuel and energy prices.
The price of gas and diesel has negatively affected the farming community, but also the people who have to drive long distances to work, school or the...
Va. School Board Members Back Firing of Teacher Over Pronoun Dispute
(Headline USA) Eight school board members from five school divisions filed a brief with the Va. Supreme Court in support of West Point Public Schools after the district fired a teacher who refused to use a student’s preferred pronouns.
High school French teacher Peter Vlaming lost his job for refusing...
Ted Cruz to Headline School Choice Event in Nev.
(Headline USA) Texas Republican Ted Cruz is coming to Las Vegas.
The Club for Growth announced on July 29 that Cruz would speak at the second annual School Freedom Forum on Aug. 10.
The convention will likely be part victory lap and part call to action for school choice supporters.
Several states...
Abortion Opponents Continue Their Efforts After the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
(Headline USA) Now that Roe v. Wade has been toppled, abortion opponents are taking a multifaceted approach in their quest to end abortions nationwide, targeting their strategies to the dynamics of each state as they attempt to create new laws and defend bans in courts.
One anti-abortion group has proposed...
Ind. Senate Narrowly Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban
(Headline USA) Ind. state senators narrowly passed a near-total abortion ban on July 30 during a rare weekend session, sending the bill to the House after a contentious week of arguments over whether to allow exceptions for rape and incest.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 26-20 after about three hours of...
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