As the peak of the coronavirus pandemic appears to have passed, ten Republican-led states have all recorded the lowest unemployment rate on record. According to The Hill, the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows ten different states with unemployment rates as low as just over 2 percent. Nebraska and Utah are … Continued
A free speech advocacy group reports that Republican lawmakers have filed 15 bills in nine states since May to ban gender identity discussions and LGBTQ materials in schools, building on a movement for more parental involvement in academic policies and curricula. The legislation includes Florida’s H.B. 1557, the Parental Rights in Education bill that critics … Continued
A Kansas high school principal who showed a four-minute video about white privilege to his staff was told to apologize after a teacher complained that the video was offensive. A school board member told Tim Hamblin, principal at Derby High School, to apologize to his staff after he showed the video during an in-service day last month, KMUW reported. … Continued
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a Republican-backed congressional map Thursday and called for a new bipartisan map. The map, known as Ad Astra 2, would have made it more difficult for the state’s sole Democrat in Congress, Rep. Sharice Davids, to get reelected. Republican leaders in the state Legislature have indicated that they will attempt to override her veto. … Continued
Record amounts of fentanyl and other drugs are being seized in Kansas after they’ve made their way north from Mexico and the state’s attorney general, Derek Schmidt, said he is trying to stop it. He joined a coalition of other Republican attorneys general at the Texas-Mexico border to see first-hand how the Biden administration’s open … Continued
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Legislature’s Democratic leadership on Thursday released a draft bill to get rid of the food sales tax in the state. Known colloquially as the “Axe the Food Tax” bill, the legislation would eliminate the state’s 6.5% sales tax on food. The draft bill also includes a full exemption on … Continued
Once again, several states are pushing back against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 mandates. Two dozen states asked a federal court Tuesday to block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration for Children and Families from requiring Head Start program staff, certain contractors and volunteers to wear masks and be fully … Continued
Former senator and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has passed away at the age of 98. The Elizabeth Dole Foundation made the announcement in a post on Twitter: It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had … Continued
The governor of Kansas has said she intends to sign a measure that will force businesses that require COVID-19 vaccination to give broad exceptions to workers who don’t want to get the vaccine. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, said in a one-sentence Nov. 22 statement that she will sign the legislation “when it reaches my desk.” Derek … Continued
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says the Biden administration made the “right decision” in temporarily pausing its implementation of a rule that requires large businesses to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine or regular testing. Ms. Kelly is a Democrat, making her a notable voice in opposition to the emergency temporary standard developed by the Occupational Safety and … Continued
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) slammed on Friday President Joe Biden’s attempt to unilaterally mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for millions of Americans. Kelly’s comments came one day after the White House formally announced the mandate for businesses that employee more than 100 people. The mandate is being implemented via the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and requires … Continued
President Joe Biden counterintuitively argues that his proposed massive increases in government spending are the keys to beating back inflation, which hit 5.4% last month, and contends that “no serious economist” thinks unchecked inflation is on its way. According to his own advisers, Biden is wrong on both counts. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on July 15 said … Continued
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