CBS St. Louis reports: A Kansas City high school will begin collecting hair from students to conduct mandatory drug tests. KHSB-TV reports that Rockhurst High School will start the random drug testing during the 2013-14 school year. “Our point is, if we do encounter a student who has made some bad decisions with drugs or… Continue Reading »
Justin Sink at The Hill reports: White House press secretary Jay Carney laid the blame for a surprise economic contraction squarely at the feet of congressional Republicans Wednesday, saying economic threats during the “fiscal cliff” negotiations had prevented important defense spending. “Our economy is facing a major headwinds, and that’s Republicans in Congress,” Carney said. The… Continue Reading »
Michael Gormley at Newsday reports: New York‘s Senate Republicans who can block legislation are slamming Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s proposal to expand abortion rights as an extreme measure from the radical left. “I think this is not a well-thought-out piece of legislation,” said Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Nassau County. “The bottom line is, in… Continue Reading »
Eric Scheidler at the Pro-Life Action League reports: The pro-abortion group NARAL has just launched a bizarre new video that places abortion on the same moral plane as getting a haircut, picking a sweater, going for a jog or chewing gum—all, apparently, things that a woman can “choose to do with her body,” just like… Continue Reading »
Cameron Joseph at The Hill reports: A group of Hillary Clinton supporters is launching a campaign to draft her to run for president — the first major push from an outside group for her to run. The group, “Ready for Hillary,” filed as a super-PAC with the Federal Election Commission late last week and plans… Continue Reading »
