(Missouri Independent) – Bipartisan momentum is building in Congress to restrict China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing U.S. farmland, a reflection of a similar push by some states as well as apprehension over Chinese spy balloons, rising land prices, and growing international competition. “Foreign ownership of agricultural land threatens small family farms and the […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote Thursday to advance legislation that would end the 32-year-old and the 20-year-old Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq. The 68-27 vote moves the measure past the chamber’s 60-vote legislative filibuster and towards a final passage vote as soon as next week. House Republican leaders, […]
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show another increase in the nation’s maternal mortality rate, and a Minnesota expert says there are several underlying factors. The report, released last week, covers data from 2021. That year, deaths of pregnant women or new mothers in the U.S. went up by nearly 40% […]
As the National Rifle Association gears up for annual events next month in Indianapolis, another group is speaking out about rightful handgun ownership and accessibility as gun-related crimes increase. In advance of the NRA get-together, the group Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence will hold a “Teach-In,” to help shift the dialogue to focus on the […]
Jose Campusano, 38, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Utica, New York, pled guilty to selling cocaine and illegally reentering the United States. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division; and Thomas […]
On March 7, a federal grand jury in Austin returned an indictment, unsealed, charging seven individuals with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and other crimes arising out of their scheme to defraud the IRS using stolen identities. According to the indictment, from 2018 through 2021, Abraham Yusuff, of Round Rock, Meghan Inyang, of […]
A group formed to oppose COVID-19 mask mandates is expanding its agenda to influence school board elections, and a national watchdog group believes another goal is defunding public education. The group “Moms for Liberty” launched in Florida in 2021 with a mission to “unify, educate and empower parents.” With eight chapters in Texas, the organization […]
The Department of Justice announced an indictment charging five men and a woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering. The six defendants are alleged members of the 100% Third Ward (103) Gang, which operates in and around the Third Ward area of Houston. The defendants […]
A Mississippi man was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Halil S. Ozerden to 42 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and restitution in the amount of $7,810 for burning a cross in his front yard with the intent to intimidate a Black family. According to court documents, in Gulfport, Mississippi, on […]
(Missouri Independent) – President Joe Biden’s budget request for the upcoming fiscal year asks Congress to boost funding for defense and domestic programs and levy a 25% minimum tax on billionaires, setting up a significant contrast with House Republicans, who hope to cut spending to last year’s levels and overwhelmingly oppose tax increases. The president’s […]
Senator Josh Hawley introduced the “This Land is Our Land Act,” new legislation to ban Chinese corporations and individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party from owning United States agricultural land. “No Chinese corporation or individual associated with the CCP should be permitted to own American farmland. It undermines the integrity of our nation’s food […]
Seven people have been indicted in the Western District of Washington in an investigation that began with a drug trafficking ring in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Over the past 36 hours, law enforcement has taken all of the defendants into custody, with three arrested in Arizona and four arrested in Seattle. In […]
Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Seroy A. Mobley, 38, of Evansville, was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm. He was the […]
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced. that Wathana Insixiengmay, 34, of Nampa, Idaho was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for possessing, with the intent to distribute, 15 pounds of fentanyl. According to court records, Insixiengmay was the main fentanyl distributor for a large drug trafficking organization with direct ties to Mexico. Insixiengmay received between […]
(Politico) – The nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain confirmed Thursday that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal — acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape, threats from state officials, and pressure from anti-abortion activists. Nearly two dozen Republican state attorneys general wrote to Walgreens in February, […]
(Missouri Independent) – The majority conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday that the Biden administration had the authority to implement a federal student debt relief program that was estimated to potentially aid millions of borrowers. The conservative justices, who hold a 6-3 majority on the court, questioned whether the Department of […]
(Missouri Independent) – Forty million people in the U.S. are having difficulty affording household expenses, and a little more than 25 million people say they sometimes or often do not have enough to eat, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent Household Pulse survey data. The survey is designed to collect data on household experiences during […]
(Missouri Independent) – The U.S. Supreme Court last week denied a petition by Tyson Foods’ lawyers requesting that wrongful death suits brought by the families of four Tyson employees who died of COVID-19 be heard in federal court. Nearly three years after the employees of Tyson Foods’ Waterloo, Iowa, facilities died in the early months […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $64,321,000 to Missouri from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support Missouri communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies. Nearly half of this funding will be available as grants […]
The DEA in partnership with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Tempe Police Department announced the culmination of a three-year-long investigation targeting the Sinaloa Drug Cartel. To date, over 150 individuals have been charged and investigators have seized over 4.5 million fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills, 66 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 138 kilograms of cocaine, […]
