On March 6, 2025, Michigan Republicans intensified their push for the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” signed in early February 2025. The order mandates that educational institutions receiving federal funding ensure sports participation aligns with athletes’ biological sex, aiming to protect women’s sports by barring transgender girls.

Michigan Republicans, including state senators and representatives, have framed this as a matter of fairness, safety, and compliance with federal policy, while the MHSAA has resisted immediate action, citing legal uncertainties and state law conflicts.

During the news conference, it was revealed that, as of now, there are no trans high school athletes participating in spring sports.

The campaign began gaining traction in February when Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Michigan) appeared on The Steve Gruber Show on February 21, urging the MHSAA to comply or face consequences like the withdrawal of federal funds. Walberg argued that the MHSAA’s reluctance to enforce the order undermined female athletes’ rights. This sentiment was echoed by State Senator Jonathan Lindsey (R-Coldwater), who, on February 11, warned that the MHSAA’s defiance could jeopardize funding for Michigan schools. State Representative Jason Woolford (R-Howell) went further, introducing House Bill 4066 on February 13, which would legally require Michigan schools to separate athletes by biological sex, aligning state policy with Trump’s order.

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The pressure culminated in a news conference held today, March 6, 2025 in Lansing, where Michigan Republican lawmakers, led by State Senator Lana Theis (R-Brighton), publicly demanded MHSAA compliance. Theis, joined by Representative Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) and other GOP colleagues, criticized the MHSAA for “doubling down” on its current policy, which allows transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports with a waiver. Theis called the MHSAA’s stance “a blatant disregard for fairness and the law,” emphasizing that Trump’s order was clear: schools permitting male participation in women’s sports risk losing federal support. Hall reinforced this, stating, “President Trump delivered results nationwide, but here in Michigan, the MHSAA is refusing to protect girls’ sports. It’s time to stop delaying and follow the law.”

The lawmakers highlighted the executive order’s language, which declares it U.S. policy to “rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities,” arguing that the MHSAA’s inaction could have broader financial implications for Michigan’s education system. They also pointed to the NCAA’s recent policy shift to comply with the order as evidence that change was feasible and necessary.

The MHSAA’s reaction, delivered via a statement from Director of Communications Geoff Kimmerly shortly after the news conference at around 10:00 AM EST, maintained its cautious approach. Kimmerly reiterated that the association is “awaiting further guidance” on how the executive order aligns with Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, amended in 1976 to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression. “We’re continuing to go with our policy as is,” Kimmerly said, noting that only two waivers for transgender girls were granted in the 2024-2025 school year out of approximately 175,000 student-athletes, suggesting the issue’s limited scope. He added that the MHSAA, a private nonprofit overseeing interscholastic athletics, is consulting legal experts to assess whether compliance with Trump’s order might violate state law, potentially sparking a legal conflict between federal and state authority.

 

 

MIDLAND, Mich - Hens could lay in Michigan’s residential backyards under a bipartisan bill introduced in the state House in January.

House Bill 4049, introduced by Rep. James DeSana, R-Carlton, would allow up to five chickens per quarter-acre of property, with a limit of 25 chickens in residential areas. Rep. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor, is a co-sponsor.

“Eggs are too damn expensive right now, and this legislation could make a real difference,” Morgan said in an email to Michigan Capitol Confidential.

The bill would allow people living under residential zoning restrictions to keep egg-laying hens on their property. If enacted into law, the bill would override local ordinances that ban hens in residential areas.

Any number of hens higher than the limit specified in the bill would be subject to local zoning laws. The bill would not ban local governments from enforcing nuisance laws on noise, hours of operation, or advertising. The bill allows cities to ban roosters, if they choose, because of possible noise complaints. Click here to read more.

 

WASHINGTON D.C. - MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace faced backlash online following President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night after they used an emotional moment with a young brain cancer survivor honored by the president to bash Trump.

The commentary from the far-left hosts came after Trump recognized 13-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, who was in the gallery for the event and has always dreamed of being a police officer.

“In 2018, DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer,” Trump said. “The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago.”

“Since that time, DJ and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true and DJ has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer, actually a number of times. Click here to read more.

 

DETROIT — A judge declared three Michigan brothers dead Wednesday, more than 14 years after they disappeared at Thanksgiving in a small-town tragedy that remains unsolved despite an explicit belief by investigators that their father is responsible.

Lenawee County Judge Catherine Sala granted a request by Tanya Zuvers, the mother of Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton.

“This is a case of terrible and longstanding impact on the community of Lenawee,” Sala said. “No condolences will ever be enough for such losses suffered.”

But at the same time, the judge rejected a request to also acknowledge that the boys' father, John Skelton, murdered the children, finding a lack of “clear and convincing evidence” after listening to testimony from law enforcement officers Monday. Click here to read more.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two men have been charged after investigators said they were connected to the deaths of three Chiefs fans who were found dead in the backyard of a Kansas City home in January 2024.

Jordan Willis and Ivory J. Carson were charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance in the deaths of Ricky Johnson, 38; Clayton McGeeney, 36; and David Harrington, 37.

Investigations have been ongoing since Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, when a woman called Kansas City police and said she had found a dead body at the Kansas City home after she had been searching for her fiancé, 36-year-old McGeeney. Click here to read more.

 

LANSING, Mich - A Michigan electric vehicle battery company that pocketed $900,000 from taxpayers six years ago will keep the cash without penalty as it moves production and 188 jobs to South Carolina.

It’s the latest example of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s flawed attempt to force Michigan residents into transitioning from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric-battery operated cars and trucks in which billions of taxpayer dollars have been used to subsidize a nascent industry.

Akasol. Inc., a subsidiary of BorgWarner, will lay off a total of 188 workers when it closes two separate plants in Hazel Park and Warren on April 14, to shift production of lithium-ion batteries south to enable the company to “grow above market,” the company said in a statement to the Detroit Free Press. Click here to read more.

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NASHVILLE, TN - A former student is suing a school system after he says he graduated with a 3.4 GPA but is unable to read or even spell his own name.

The student, who is referred to as “William A.” in the lawsuit, did not receive a “compensatory education” from the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, according to a ruling by the judge.

“William A. is dyslexic and graduated from high school with a 3.4 grade-point average. Yet even then he could not read. The school now challenges an order that it provides him with compensatory education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. We affirm the order,” the ruling states.

In 2023, the parents of the student said that the school system failed to provide their son with a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

In the complaint filed on Aug. 25, 2023, it stated that in June of 2023, Judge Phillip Hilliard awarded a substantial compensatory education to William A. due to the school system’s long-standing denial of FAPE. Click here to read more.

 

LOS ANGELES—Federal authorities in Los Angeles arrested two alleged leaders of a criminal organization suspected of smuggling 20,000 people from Guatemala to the United States and charging each person as much as $18,000 to get them into the country.

Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, known as “Turko,” and his lieutenant, Cristobal Mejia-Chaj, were taken into custody Friday. They have each pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to smuggling illegal immigrants across the border over five years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

A federal judge ordered the men, who themselves are in the country illegally, jailed without bond until their trial in April.

The indictment names Renoj-Matul as the head of one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the United States, a vast ring operating for at least a dozen years that primarily transported people to the United States from Guatemala. Click here to read more.

 

CHICAGO, IL - Illinois ability to keep its residents is third from the bottom. Only California and New York have more people moving to other states.

Illinois’ population grew last year, according to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. But it was thanks to a massive influx of international migrants, not because the state was drawing in people from other states.

Previous trends of Illinoisans choosing to move to other states continue to hold in Illinois. The state is pushing more of its own residents to other places in the country than virtually any other state, ranking 48th in losses from domestic migration.

When comparing all 50 states’ 2024 domestic migration figures, Illinois’ loss of 56,235 is only beaten by California, losing 239,575, and New York, losing 120,917. Even when considering population size, Illinois ranks 46th in domestic migration with only Alaska, California, New York and Hawaii losing residents to other states at a faster rate. Click here to read more.

 

BOISE, ID - Support for greater educational freedom is moving west as lawmakers in Idaho and Wyoming increase funding for school choice, including designating funding for pre-K education.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit program into law Thursday aimed at expanding schooling options in the state. Meanwhile, the Wyoming State Legislature passed a universal school choice bill that now sits on the Republican governor’s desk awaiting his signature.

The Idaho legislation provides a refundable tax credit for parents of up to $5,000 per K-12 student. In combination with increased funding for K-12 public education and Idaho’s LAUNCH career readiness program, this legislation makes Idaho the first state to offer education freedom from kindergarten to career, according to Little. Click here to read more.

 

HOUSTON, TX- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities.

Kennedy wrote an opinion piece for Fox News Sunday.

The comments he made in the piece come as a measles outbreak is happening in Texas and eight other states.

As of last Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported 164 cases of measles. Click here to read more.