Bethany Blankley
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School choice options expand across U.S. in 2022
(The Center Square) – More parents overwhelmingly chose school choice in 2022 after expressing frustration with lockdown policies, school boards and mandates. As more state legislators look to expand school → Read More
Additional $495.3 million allocated to Operation Lone Star, border security operations
(The Center Square) – An additional $495.3 million has been transferred from the state’s general fund to support Texas’ border security efforts through Operation Lone Star. → Read More
Law enforcement: Border Patrol agents have lost operational control, awareness at border
(The Center Square) – While Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claims the southern border is secure and he has a plan in place for increased surges, those in → Read More
Attorneys general coalition suing Biden administration over end of Title 42 grows to 21 states
(The Center Square) – Ten days after three attorneys general sued the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over its plan to terminate the immigration-related public health authority known → Read More
City of San Antonio settles with AG Paxton over illegal immigration lawsuits
(The Center Square) – The city of San Antonio has settled two lawsuits with the state of Texas over violations of the state's anti-Sanctuary City law. → Read More
DeSantis proposes historic level of education funding, increasing pay for teachers
(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed fiscal 2023 budget would dedicate an historic $23.9 billion in funding to education, of which $13.3 billion would go to K-12 public → Read More
Democrats descend on churches in Virginia in Souls to the Polls campaign urging parishioners to vote for Terry McAuliffe
(The Center Square) – Democratic leaders are targeting church goers to get out the vote, endorsing Democratic incumbent Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is slightly behind in the polls for the → Read More
Texas, Missouri AGs sue Biden administration over border wall
(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a second joint lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday over the ongoing border → Read More
Abbott, DeSantis fire back at Biden: 'Do your job'
(The Center Square) – In response to President Joe Biden criticizing the governors of Texas and Florida for not implementing mask mandates or other restrictions after COVID-19 spikes, both Republican → Read More
Texas border city sues Biden administration over illegal immigration
(The Center Square) – The Texas border city of Laredo has sued the Biden administration, hoping to halt its policy of transferring several hundred people a day into the city → Read More
Despite new statewide ban, at least 12 Texas colleges teach 'Critical Race Theory'
(The Center Square) – Although the Texas legislature passed a bill to ban teaching “Critical Race Theory” concepts in Texas K-12 public schools, at least 12 colleges and universities, many → Read More
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine 94.5 percent effective in Phase 3 study
(The Center Square) – Biotech company Moderna announced Monday that its new COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be 94.5 % effective. → Read More
GAO: Through CARES Act, Treasury Department sent nearly $1.4 billion to dead people
(The Center Square) – A report published by the Government Accountability Office analyzed how much the federal government has spent so far in response to the national public health and → Read More
Worldwide pediatric experts argue schools should reopen
(The Center Square) – Several reports published in western countries worldwide argue that children should be returning to in-person classrooms in the fall. → Read More
Congressional leaders receive at least $1 million in pension payouts paid for by taxpayers
(The Center Square) – As the nation struggles with record high unemployment, extended job losses, continued statewide shutdowns, and crippling national debt, a new report reveals that congressional leaders will → Read More
Trump administration wins hospital transparency case
(The Center Square) – The Trump Administration won a legal battle in U.S. District Court this week when Judge Carl Nichols ruled against a lawsuit brought by several hospital associations → Read More
Americans to get second stimulus check in August, Trump says
(The Center Square) – Congress is preparing another coronavirus relief package, President Donald Trump said, which includes another direct cash payment to Americans. → Read More
Report: U.S. companies adapting to produce coronavirus supplies will reverse globalization
(The Center Square) – Solvay, a polymer-specialist company in the mid-Ohio Valley with operations in Washington and Pleasants counties, has partnered with Paragon, a medical-supplies development company to create a → Read More
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to review Keystone Pipeline ruling
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal judge’s decision and grant a permit to allow the construction of the Keystone → Read More
Report: Consumers on track for record year of debt repayment before coronavirus hit
(The Center Square) – U.S. consumers were on track for a record year of debt repayment before the coronavirus shutdown, according to a new 2020 Credit Card Debt Study published → Read More