by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 21, 2022
A Connecticut mom who has helped organize mothers who support Republican Bob Stefanowski for governor emphasized to The Connecticut Star her group is composed of moms of all political views who have felt ignored by the Democrats in Hartford ruling their state....
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 21, 2022
Vulnerable New Jersey U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7) is under fire for an anti-parent rant. At a town hall, Malinowski referred to parents’ concerns about their kids’ education as “made-up cultural bulls**t because they want power. Not...
by Rachel Alexander | Mar 21, 2022
Fallout is continuing after a multimillion-dollar jury verdict was awarded to a former staffer of Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs due to Hobbs’ racist and sexist treatment of her. Hobbs admitted, “I participated in furthering systemic racism.” Democrats...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 21, 2022
The City of St. Paul will use a $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to hire additional police officers to increase public safety. In addition to the DOJ money, St. Paul officials will rely on funding from the American Rescue Plan and...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 21, 2022
According to a brochure distributed by Connecticut’s public-sector-labor coalition, Governor Ned Lamont (D) and the state’s unionized employees have negotiated contracts that will cost taxpayers plenty if ratified. Wins for each unionized worker would include...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 21, 2022
Jianjie Liu, a Chinese national arrested in Georgia in 2019, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, amid an indictment that included money laundering conspiracy, nine counts of money laundering, and access device fraud charges. According to a release...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 21, 2022
State Senator David Argall (R-Mahanoy City) last week proposed two constitutional amendments that would affect state-legislative redistricting in Pennsylvania. The first reform the senator wants to make would change the process for choosing the chair of the...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 21, 2022
Former Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson was sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release after she was convicted of wire fraud charges. Robinson’s legal woes have dragged on for more than a year, as she was charged with multiple...
by Steve Stewart | Mar 21, 2022
Governor Ron DeSantis is in a standoff with Republican legislators over congressional redistricting plans which could be headed to the courts. The controversy comes after a successful legislative session which rewarded DeSantis with a number of victories he can use in...
by Eric Burk | Mar 21, 2022
Virginia’s parole board votes will be subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests when State Senator David Suetterlein’s (R-Roanoke) SB 5 and Delegate Wren Williams’ (R-Patrick) HB 1303 take effect this summer. “What it seeks...
by Rachel Alexander | Mar 21, 2022
Arizona enacted historic tax cuts last year changing the state’s tax code law to mostly a 2.5% flat tax rate. But opponents collected enough signatures to put an initiative on the ballot this fall, Prop. 307, that would reverse the legislation. In response, Republican...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 21, 2022
Democrat-sponsored legislation which contains the creation of a firearm buyback program and refers to gun violence as a public health issue is scheduled for Tennessee General Assembly Committee consideration over the coming days. The legislation requires the Tennessee...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 21, 2022
The Nashville Soccer Club (NSC) said in a Wednesday statement that the club has topped 20,000 season-ticket memberships for the 2022 Major League Soccer season at GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada. “Today is yet another...
by The Center Square | Mar 21, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Drug users in Wisconsin can get a test to see if their pills or powders contain fentanyl. Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed a new law that legalizes fentanyl test strips. “Tragically, fentanyl has played a serious role in overdose deaths...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 21, 2022
Metro Nashville public school students and staff are no longer required to wear masks following a February school board vote that takes effect Monday. MNPS posted a reminder for students and their parents on social media Friday, along with a public service...
by Eric Burk | Mar 21, 2022
The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) re-elected Chair Susan Swecker for a four-year term with 80 percent of the vote on Saturday. “I am incredibly grateful to Virginia Democrats for putting their faith in me to continue to lead the Party as we move forward....
by Julie Carr | Mar 21, 2022
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, interviewed former Georgia state representative Vernon Jones, who is running in the GOP primary to replace Rep. Jody B. Hice (R.-Ga.) for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Jones, who is...
by The Center Square | Mar 21, 2022
by J.D. Davidson An Ohio policy group is continuing its fight against cities in the state collecting income taxes from people who do not work in those cities. The Buckeye Institute filed an appeal with Ohio’s Sixth District Court of Appeals in a case...
