8am/FTC wants to eliminate non-compete clauses in contracts
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-24-24 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to eliminate non-compete agreements. Story here: https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2024/04/24/federal-trade-commission-votes-kills-employers-ability-to-use-non-compete-agreements-on-employees-n2173237 MORNING NEWS DUMP: S…
7am/Top 30 everyday irritations that we complain about!
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-24-24 Should Missouri go back to being a primary state and abandon the caucus? Story here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/04/23/after-backlash-march-primary-missouri-lawmakers-debate-reversing-2022-election-change/ Maplewood (MO) City Council updates their hate c…
6am/Maplewood City Council updates hate crime ordinance
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-24-24 Various college pro-Hamas protests include arrests, suspensions, and the cancellation of in-person classes. Maplewood (MO) City Council updates their hate crime ordinance in response to vandalism of an Israeli flag and photos of hostages at a home in town. St…
5am/Mark Miller on U.S. Supreme Court case re: homelessness
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-24-24 Mark Miller from the Pacific Legal Foundation talks about the Supreme Court case regarding homelessness in City of Grants Pass (Oregon) vs. Johnson. The case is about whether cities can use their powers to manage the community's health, safety and welfare to p…
Dan Schneider on research regarding Facebook election interference
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-24-24 Dan Schneider from the Media Research Center talks about the results of their Free Speech America research study showing multiple incidents of Facebook interfering in elections and censoring content. He also discusses their research on bias in various search e…
Dennis Hancock on STL County senior property tax freeze program
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-24-24 Dennis Hancock from the St. Louis County Council talks about their vote last night on the senior property tax freeze program and other county items. Last night, the bill did not advance. Three members voted not to advance it. It'll come up for a vote again nex…
8am/Illinois may change how tipped workers are paid
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-23-24 Economic analyst Stephen Moore from the Committee To Unleash Prosperity talks about the administration tossing $7 billion to a solar panel project for 900,000-plus homes, $95 billion to foreign aid, their addiction to spending, and how Bidenomics is squeezing …
7am/Would you consider living out of a van?
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-23-24 Missouri Senator Bill Eigel talks about foreign ownership of farmland, the bill to defund Planned Parenthood, and fighting back on a state-by-state basis against the horrendous revisions of Title IX by the Biden administration. (https://billeigel.com/) (https:…
6am/Antisemitic vandalism at a home in Maplewood w/Israeli flag
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-23-24 A home in Maplewood is dealing with antisemitic vandalism of their Israeli flag and pictures of Israeli hostages. Story here: https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/repeated-vandalism-at-maplewood-home-with-israeli-flag/ Proposed bill in Missouri to raise the mini…
5am/Melanie Collette on radical changes to Title IX & women's sports
Mike Ferguson in the Morning 04-23-24 Melanie Collette from Project 21 talks about the Biden administration's radical changes to Title IX and how it will affect women's sports and our school systems from kindergarten through college. Story here: https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4603908-biden-ti…