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US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections
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Six more US troops killed in Iran war, in crash of refueling aircraft
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a briefing at the Pentagon on March 13, 2026. (Screenshot from C-SPAN) WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced Friday that six more American troops have died as a result of the war in Iran, bringing the total to 13 since the conflict began in late February. U.S. Central…
Missouri House approves bill codifying protections for political expression in schools
The Missouri House passed a bill Thursday protecting student free speech rights sponsored by state Rep. Darin Chappell of Rogersville. Chappell is shown speaking during a March 20224 Missouri House debate (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). Protections for religious expression in K-12 schools could also be expanded to guard ideological and political speech through a bill…
‘Half-baked’ USDA relocation irritates members of both parties on US Senate Ag panel
U.S. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Alexander Vaden testifies before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on July 30 (Photo via committee livestream). Members of both parties on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee chastised a U.S. Department of Agriculture official Wednesday for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift thousands of jobs out of the Washington, D.C.,…
In coaxing the Chiefs across the state line, Kansas makes a reckless gamble
A commemorative, encased football signed by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Lt. Gov. David Toland, House Speaker Dan Hawkins and Senate President Ty Masterson was given to Kansas City Chiefs CEO and chairman Clark Hunt. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) The deal to lure the Kansas City Chiefs across the state line to Kansas, announced by…
Report: Trump administration mulling transfer of special ed from Education Department
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department is looking to move the $15 billion Individuals with Disabilities Education Act program outside of the agency, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. In a statement to States Newsroom, department spokesperson Madi Biedermann…