Authoritarian governments that reach across borders to persecute their own citizens did so at a greater rate last year, particularly in Southeast Asia and East Africa, a human rights group charged Thursday.
A Cole County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that Missouri can use public funds to pay for private school scholarships even though state law doesn’t explicitly authorize it. In a 57-page ruling, Judge Brian Stumpe wrote that lawmakers could directly appropriate funds to the MOScholars program because state law does not “expressly prohibit” it. The […]
(The Center Square) - A woman at the center of the detransition movement is waiting to find out if a North Carolina appeals court will let her case proceed as she seeks to reinstate medical malpractice claims that could dramatically change accountability standards in gender medicine.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House will decide whether to advance a bill reauthorizing a controversial government surveillance authority, but it may not have the votes to pass.
(The Center Square) – A man accused of orchestrating one of Minnesota’s largest Medicaid fraud schemes has failed to appear in court, forcing a delay in his $11 million trial and prompting a search by law enforcement.
• Columbia is getting its first charter public school after state education officials today approved Frontier Schools to open a STEM-focused, tuition-free campus. The school is scheduled for the 2027-28 year. It will serve pre-K through fifth grade, starting with about 200 students in pre-K through second grade. Frontier operates schools in Kansas City and received $2 million in federal startup funding. The approval follows a 2024 Missouri law expanding charter school eligibility beyond Kansas City and St. Louis. Columbia Public Schools is fighting the move in court.
Bill would protect immigrant services workers' information amid accusations of silencing journalists
(The Center Square) – A new bill introduced in the California Legislature aims to protect the private information of immigration nonprofit employees after concerns that those workers are getting threats.
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wanted with their papers, including burning them.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill increasing penalties for drivers who ignore school bus stop signs.
(The Center Square) – Hearings are expected this week in the case of an Army veteran charged with violating the Espionage Act between 2022 and 2025 from her time spent with an elite Fort Bragg unit between 2010 and 2016.