The Supreme Court justices will give a first glimpse Thursday of how they intend to handle the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, in oral arguments on cases that could focus more on how the tangled legal challenges play out in federal courts.
The Trump administration has announced it will resume collections on defaulted student loan debt. In a statement, Education Secretary Linda McMahon declared, “American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies.” Starting May 5, the Treasury Department began the process of withholding tax refunds, federal salaries and government benefits from approximately 5.3 million borrowers currently in default.
Gov. Mike Kehoe’s last-minute plan to convince the Chiefs and Royals to stay in Missouri cleared the state House Tuesday, though its fate in the Senate remains murky with only days left before the legislature adjourns for the year..
Jackson County voters could decide later this year on switching to an elected assessor, a potential change highlighted by residents’ anger over property assessment valuations in recent years.
Former Missouri governor and U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, who was the youngest person ever elected to the state’s highest office, died Tuesday. He was 86.
Two students from Eastern Jackson County have been chosen as National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners.
The Truman Library Institute will host a panel discussion next week to note the 75th anniversary of the Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Forces issuing its follow-up report to Truman’s executive order to desegregate the military. The free panel discussion event, “Freedom to Serve,” is at 6:30 p.m.
An Independence man is charged with possession of child pornography after he was arrested last week by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Randall Wheeldon, 58,… Login to continue reading Login…
Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Tori Friedrich said she thought she would never be a teacher, as she observed her mother in that profession.