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Michigan Should Follow Mississippi’s Lead on Reading

Michigan’s public education system fails to prepare enough students with basic literacy skills. Reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, markedly declined over the last couple decades. The state’s fourth grade reading score now ranks 44th in the nation.

Mississippi’s trajectory looks quite different, as Graphic 1 below demonstrates. The Magnolia State’s performance on the fourth grade reading test landed in ninth place — up from 49th in 2013. Its average reading score increased from 12 points below the national average to five points above it. Michigan’s score dropped from four to five points below the national average over the same period. Click here to read more.

 

Louisville pays Christian photographer $800,000 for law requiring her to do same-sex weddings

ouisville agreed to pay Christian photographer Chelsey Nelson $800,000 in attorney’s fees after she prevailed over its public accommodations law that required her to photograph same-sex weddings if she did traditional weddings and censored her from stating “her unwillingness to do so or otherwise make same-sex couples feel ‘unwelcome.’”

The settlement over attorney’s fees was reached Tuesday, more than three years after a federal court ruled the First Amendment supersedes the statute and banned the Kentucky city from “either compelling or suppressing Nelson’s photography and writing.” Six months ago the court granted summary judgement to Nelson.

The case notably predated the Supreme Court’s landmark 303 Creative precedent that protects creative professionals such as wedding photographers and web designers against compelled participation in work that violates their conscience. Click here to read more.

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Delta suspends special travel perks for Congress as DHS shutdown rages on

WASHINGTON — Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it would be suspending airport escorts and red coat services for Congress members and staff because of the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

The airline told CNBC that due to the impact on resources from the “longstanding goverment shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta..

However, Delta’s Capital Desk, a reservation line for members of Congress and staffers, remains open at this time.

With the suspension in place, Congress members will receive the same treatment as other passengers, based on their Sky Miles status. Click here to read more.

 

Dog reunited with family 11 years after being stolen from backyard: ‘It’s just amazing’

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania family has been reunited with their beloved dog more than a decade after he was stolen from their backyard.

The family had two dogs stolen from their Philadelphia backyard in 2015. One of the dogs was found, but the other, named Forty-Cal, never came home.

Forty’s family searched for days, which turned into weeks and years.

Time moved on, and the family relocated to Luzerne County – but they never forgot about their beloved dog. They made sure to keep Forty’s lost pet report active and ensured his microchip information was up to date, despite thinking he was long gone.

Then, ACCT Philly found a senior stray on Saturday night. The animal shelter scanned his microchip, and because the information was current, they were able to contact Forty’s family with some happy news.

Their dog would finally be coming home. Click here to read more.

 

Biden-Released Illegal Alien Shot, Killed Sheridan Gorman as She Ran for Her Life

An illegal alien, released into the United States by former President Joe Biden’s administration, shot and killed 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman, a freshman at Loyola University Chicago, as she ran for her life trying to flee for safety, prosecutors allege.

As Breitbart News reported, 25-year-old illegal alien Jose Medina-Medina of Venezuela was arrested by the Chicago Police Department and charged with murdering Sheridan Gorman, who also went by Shera, in a random attack on a pier at Chicago’s Tobey Prinz Beach.

Prosecutors are providing new details as to what they say occurred on the night of March 19, Block Club Chicago reports:

About 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Gorman, 18, was with a group of friends on the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach in Loyola Park, a few blocks north of Loyola’s campus. Gorman alerted her friends that someone was hiding near the pier, at which point the group of friends was chased by the person, who has been identified as Medina, Assistant State’s Attorney Mike Pekara said in court Monday. [Emphasis added] Click here to read more.

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New IRS data shows wealth fleeing high tax states as Gretchen Whitmer pushes to tax Michiganders another $800 million

New domestic migration data from the Internal Revenue Service is revealing the negative impact of high taxes at a time when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to dial up dollars collected from Michiganders by $800 million.

The data from 2022-23 released last week shows wealthy Americans are taking their money to low- or no-income tax states, with Michigan among the top 10 states they’re fleeing.

An analysis by Unleash Prosperity found Florida leading states for net gain in adjusted gross income with $20.6 billion flowing into the Sunshine State in 2022-23, followed by Texas at $5.5 billion, South Carolina at $4.1 billion, North Carolina at $3.9 billion, Arizona and Tennessee at $2.8 billion, Nevada at $1.5 billion, Idaho at $1 billion, New Hampshire at $0.8 billion, and Georgia at $0.7 billion. Click here to read more.

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FBI Misled Court To Spy on Second Trump Campaign Adviser

Carter Page wasn’t the only adviser from Trump’s first campaign wiretapped by the FBI. Walid Phares was electronically monitored for a 12-month period between 2017 and 2018, according to the Washington-based FBI agent who was assigned to investigate him as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia collusion probe.

As in Page’s case, the bureau withheld evidence exonerating Phares from the court to secure surveillance authorization, according to newly declassified FBI documents.

“I had no idea any of this was happening,” Phares told RealClearInvestigations in an exclusive interview Wednesday night. “This is shocking because they told my lawyer that I was only a ‘witness’ and that they just needed some information.”

“But these were huge abuses that I can see now,” he added. Phares said he intends to sue the FBI and Justice Department for damages. Click here to read more.

 

House Oversight launches investigation into alleged fraud in California hospice programs

The House Oversight Committee launched an investigation Monday into allegations of rampant taxpayer fraud in California’s hospice programs, which it argued that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has been aware of for the past four years.

President Donald Trump signaled last year that California would be the next state his administration investigates when it comes to fraud, after an investigation in Minnesota found that fraudsters targeted the state’s food assistance program, daycare facilities and medical programs.

House Oversight Republicans accused Newsom of failing to prevent and detect fraud in his state’s hospice system, despite state audit reports indicating fraud in the programs, and is requesting documents and communications regarding California’s oversight and internal controls to detect and prevent fraud for its federally funded hospice programs. Click here to read more.

 

Venezuelan migrant charged in murder of Loyola student misses court due to hospitalization

CHICAGO - A Venezuelan migrant accused of gunning down a Loyola University freshman did not appear in court Monday for his detention hearing due to being hospitalized.

Jose Medina, 25, allegedly shot and killed 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman early Thursday while she was walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in Rogers Park, according to Chicago police.

Medina was masked when he approached the group and began shooting in their direction on the beach’s pier, striking Gorman in the back as she tried to flee. Gorman died at the scene.

Authorities said witness accounts, surveillance video and forensic evidence helped identify Medina as the suspect. Witnesses described the gunman as wearing all black with a mask and noted his distinct slow gait and limp. Click here to read more.

 

Meth-Smoking Illegal Alien Accused of Slitting Woman’s Throat in Salt Lake City

An illegal alien is accused of choking a woman and then slitting her throat while he was high on meth in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jesus Alejandro Ramirez-Padilla, a 30-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, among other charges.

According to police, Ramirez-Padilla was smoking meth with a woman when he began thinking about murdering someone. The illegal alien allegedly told police that he decided he would try to kill the woman.

Police allege that Ramirez-Padilla choked the woman from behind until she fell on the ground. The illegal alien allegedly continued choking the woman before slashing her throat more than once. The woman, found by police in an alley, was rushed to a nearby hospital and is recovering from her injuries. Click here to read more.