Soon, ‘VOTE HERE’ signs will line the roadway outside many church or school buildings. The election workers inside are an essential part of every election. They are present to provide faster service ...
Read More »Israel is actually waging a just and humane war: Here’s why
Some people are saying that Israel’s war against Hamas is not a “just war” as they would describe World War II. I believe Israel is in a “just war” and I’ll explain ...
Read More »Israel imports more food as farmers struggle
Israeli farmers are predicting a 35% drop in both production and revenue. But those in the country’s southern breadbasket near Gaza are projecting an average 70% loss of produce and 69% loss ...
Read More »News Briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 21
Here is the latest news for Tuesday, condensed for easy reading. Argentina’s new president to visit Israel before inauguration Aregentina’s new libertarian president Javier Milei says he will visit Israel and the ...
Read More »California raises fast-food wage to $20 per hour
Fast-food workers in California will now make $20 per hour. According to ZipRecruiter, as of Sep 21, 2023, “the average hourly pay for an Entry Level Rn in California is $28.94 an ...
Read More »IRS says millions of Americans missing this tax credit
Millions of Americans are eligible for a tax credit that last year averaged more than $2,000, according to a statement just relased by the IRS. Some 20 percent of those entitled to ...
Read More »Sen. Josh Hawley criticizes vote to impose union contract on railroad workers
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley was not pleased with the U.S. Senate’s Thursday vote to impose a new union contract on railroad workers. The Senate passed the bill 80-15 to put the ...
Read More »Judge temporarily blocks Biden mandate that forced participation in transgender surgeries
A Biden administration mandate requiring healthcare providers and religious employers to provide transgender surgeries, counseling and procedures against their religious beliefs has temporarily been blocked by a federal judge. District Judge Daniel ...
Read More »Reaction to Supreme Court rulings on Biden vaccine mandates
Legal experts are reacting to the Supreme Court ruling against the sweeping Biden vaccine mandate while allowing the mandate requiring health care workers. The rulings came mid-afternoon on Jan. 13 and were offered ...
Read More »Employee group sues United Airlines over vaccination religious exemption policies
The friendly skies are not so friendly to thousands of employees who risk losing their jobs by seeking religious exemptions to United Airlines vaccination mandates. “Any pilot or any employee that all ...
Read More »Judge rules in favor of Missouri-led coalition of states to temporarily halt vaccine mandate
A federal judge on Monday placed a temporary injunction on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at Medicare- and Medicaid-affiliated facilities. The ruling comes as another setback in which other ...
Read More »How Communism (yes, Communism) almost ruined the first Thanksgiving
The little-known story of how the Plymouth Pilgrims progressed from the false dream of communism to the sound realism of capitalism and created the first Thanksgiving. This time of the year, whether ...
Read More »OSHA suspends vax mandate for 80 million Americans after Biden loses in court
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has suspended the enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses. If it had continued, OSHA would have faced thousands of lawsuits ...
Read More »More than 4.3 million quit jobs in August alone
As the Biden vaccine mandate is challenged by workers from Southwest Airlines pilots to medical staff, 4.3 million U.S. workers quit their jobs just in August. Economists fear the numbers could even ...
Read More »Missouri Chamber of Commerce opposes Biden vaccine mandates
The controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate from the Biden administration will affect 100 million Americans including those working for Missouri businesses. Regulations for federal workers will apply to more than 3,700 companies in ...
Read More »Christian girl forced to convert, work as slave by Pakistani doctor
A 13-year-old Christian girl was forced to convert to Islam to allow her to work in the family kitchen of a Muslim doctor in Pakistan. It is one of many continuing cases ...
Read More »Inflation in May matches that of the Great Recession
U.S. inflation is now at its highest level since the Great Recession of 2008. The Labor Department released additional data on Thursday showing that prices for May rose 5 percent from a year ...
Read More »Restaurant menu prices rise over food costs
Skyrocketing inflation is hitting restaurant owners hard with both chains and local establishments raising menu prices. Restaurant managers are seeing price increases of up to 300% on some items used in the ...
Read More »Free virtual event this week addresses mental health of church workers
The pandemic has placed a heavy burden on pastors and church leaders, who often neglect their own mental health and physical health while focusing on their congregations. During the past year, several ...
Read More »To encourage work, Missouri will end federal unemployment bonus
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced that the state will end participation in all federal pandemic-related unemployment insurance “bonus” programs on June 12. “From conversations with business owners across the state, ...
Read More »Governors ending federal unemployment bonus to get people to work
Ongoing federal unemployment benefits are discouraging many workers from returning to work. Several Republican governors are ending these benefits early to help businesses struggling to find help. A recent analysis by University ...
Read More »Businesses are closing for lack of workers. Here’s why
Across the country an unintended consequence of Covid relief are having serious repercussions in both big and small businesses. It’s now at a crisis level as a shortage of workers grows. For ...
Read More »Here’s why 40% of small business owners can’t find workers
A whopping 40 percent of small business owners were unable to fill job openings last month—a seven-point increase from January. This finding comes from a new report by the NFIB (a small ...
Read More »Can employers require workers take a Covid vaccine?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency in charge of enforcing laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace, on Dec. 16 said that employers can require employees to get vaccinated before entering ...
Read More »Kansans create gridlock around Capitol, pressure governor to open economy
April 23 may have been Governor Laura Kelly’s anniversary, but she may not have liked the gift of gridlock Kansans brought to the Capitol. Several groups representing counties and cities throughout Kansas ...
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