The Biden administration is giving millions of dollars to international “organizations committed to the practice and spread of atheism and humanism.” The grants, which amount to $500,000 each for foreign groups, is ... Read More »
Increased charter school funding goes to Missouri House
The Missouri Legislature is moving closer to providing increased funding for charter schools. The Senate passed a bill by a vote of 29 to five, and it now will go back to the ... Read More »
Kansas City area nonprofit receives 2022 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards grant
A Kansas City nonprofit that serves the growing challenge of homeless Black women has received funding from Chick-fil-A. Sisters in Christ KC has three facilities providing transitional living and credits their growth ... Read More »
How one young woman brought ‘black minds’ to the school debate
Why ‘Black Minds Matter’ could be a game-changer for families in struggling schools. Growing up on the east side of Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of a teenage mother, Denisha Merriweather was failing. ... Read More »
Missouri Senate committee debates expanding charter schools
The Missouri Senate Education Committee is considering a bill that would allow charter schools to expand beyond just Kansas City and St. Louis, Missourinet reported. The bill comes as, for the first ... Read More »
Missouri officials anticipate record revenues in coming year
Despite the pandemic, Missouri revenues have never been higher. Gov. Mike Parson and legislative budget leaders released estimates for revenue in the year that begins July 1, 2022, showing revenues are expected ... Read More »
LGBT compliance forced on Church daycares in Build Back Better plan
Child care provisions in President Biden’s massive Build Back Better plan will shut out Christian and other faith-based facilities that affirm traditional biblical doctrine. The controversy involves language within the House-passed bill ... Read More »
Missouri funding for highway projects includes controversial component
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to address many unfunded projects with new revenue from the state gas tax increase and massive federal infrastructure bill. The funding totals $6.5 billion. It includes ... Read More »
Whopping majority of Americans oppose Biden spending bill
New polling shows the Biden/Harris/Pelosi spending bill is one of the most unpopular Democrat schemes in modern history. The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018 and 2020—is releasing ... Read More »
Christian starts bank to counter cancel culture threat to commerce
Nick Vujicic, a motivational speaker who traveled the world through his organization to speak to millions about his Christian faith, became a co-founder of a pro-life bank after he was kicked out ... Read More »
New grants to protect children against crime in Missouri
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson this week announced $4 million in new grant opportunities to combat crime against children and provide additional funding to agencies that provide services to crime victims. “The last ... Read More »
Republicans introduce bill to replenish Israel’s life-saving Iron Dome
The Iron Dome, Israel’s missile-defense system, helped protect the nation from recent attacks by the Palestinian terror group Hamas. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has introduced a bill to replenish it. ... Read More »
Missouri Right to Life disappointed with continued funding of Planned Parenthood
Pro-life leaders in Missouri expressed their disappointment on Wednesday after a special session ended with the state continuing funding Planned Parenthood. Lawmakers were called into a special legislative session last week by ... Read More »
Catholic bishops meet to discuss denying Biden communion
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will meet his week to discuss whether President Biden will be allowed to receive communion while promoting abortion until birth and forcing colleges to allow biological ... Read More »
Kansas City Council considers controversial plan to slash police funding
Despite soaring murder rates, the City Council in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday announced a proposal that would significantly reduce funding for the city’s police to the minimum allowed by state law ... Read More »
U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran as regime continues enriching uranium
President Joe Biden has reversed course and will lift sanctions on Iran put in place by the Trump administration. The sanctions have been credited with defunding the regime, the world’s largest sponsor ... Read More »
Pro-life amendment stalls action on Medicaid expansion in Missouri
A pro-life amendment adopted by the Missouri Senate this week is slowing action on a bill to fund Missouri’s Medicaid program. “My intent was not to deny Medicaid recipients birth control,” Senator ... Read More »
Even among blacks, support for Black Lives Matter waning, police rising, poll finds
The long-awaited trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd began last week in Minneapolis. Americans’ faith in the Black Lives Matter movement has dropped since last ... Read More »
Sen. Rand Paul forces removal of stimulus for Planned Parenthood
Democrats have been forced to remove funding for Planned Parenthood they had inserted into the Covid Stimulus Bill. The funding had been inserted as just a part of the 90 percent of ... Read More »
Biden proposes state travel ban while increasing migrant entries
President Joe Biden is being called out for hypocrisy after he floated a ban on Americans traveling to Florida and other states over Covid fears. The suggestion comes as his administration prepares ... Read More »
Biden notifies Congress he is defunding southern border wall
President Joe Biden has defunded work on the southern security wall with Mexico. He informed Congress Feb. 11 that he reversed President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration that funded construction of the wall. ... Read More »
Democrats plan to ditch Hyde Amendment that bans federally funded abortion
The Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding of abortion, is at risk of being repealed in the next Congress. “This is the last year,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat who ... Read More »
Planned Parenthood loses funding after federal court ruling
Planned Parenthood was given a major setback this week when a federal appeals court ruled Texas and Louisiana may withhold federal funding to clinics performing abortions. It reversed an earlier appellate ruling ... Read More »
Grants totalling $93 million will help 92 churches strengthen bonds
Lilly Endowment has awarded 92 grants to strengthen Christian congregations so they can help people deepen their relationships with God, build strong relationships with each other and contribute to the flourishing of ... Read More »
Law professor attributes soaring homicide rates to “Minneapolis effect”
Homicides are spiking in major cities across the United States because of what a law professor at the University of Utah calls the “Minneapolis effect.” “These spikes are remarkably large, suddenly appearing ... Read More »