by Chris Butler | Feb 10, 2021
One year into COVID-19, Georgia State Rep. Jodi Lott (R-Evans) has introduced a bill that she says will incentivize people to manufacture medical devices inside state lines. Sponsors say that this legislation, if enacted into law, would limit Georgia’s need to...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 10, 2021
by Pedro Gonzalez In what CNN’s Chris Cillizza accurately described as a “gut punch” to the GOP’s Trumpian faction, the House Republican Conference decided against removing Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for her vote to impeach former President...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 10, 2021
by Reed Spaulding Clarity and consensus among medical professionals has been hard to find on many issues related to COVID-19 policy, so it’s much appreciated when something appears to be clear-cut and universally agreed upon. In today’s sound-bite world, it can...
by The Center Square | Feb 10, 2021
by Dan McCaleb A $15 minimum wage would result in 1.4 million jobs lost and disproportionately hurt younger workers and those with less education, a new Congressional Budget Office report says. President Joe Biden, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and other Democrats...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 10, 2021
by Eric Landrum Joe Biden has directed various federal agencies to significantly roll back criteria for making arrests and ordering deportations of illegal aliens, according to Fox News. The overhaul comes after a memo that was issued on January 20th, Biden’s...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 10, 2021
by Debra Heine Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on Monday referred to maskless Super Bowl revellers as “bad actors,” and vowed that they will be identified by law enforcement and dealt with. In late January, the Democrat mayor extended the city’s mask mandate, requiring...
by Jason M. Reynolds | Feb 10, 2021
A group of 15 secretaries of state this week issued their support for the “Keep Nine Amendment” recently introduced in Congress, marking the latest victory for the organization seeking to preserve the independence of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Keep Nine...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 10, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The CEO of Chinese tech company Huawei said he would welcome a phone call with president Joe Biden after years of being targeted as a national security threat. Ren Zhengfei, the founder and CEO of Huawei, said he hoped President Joe Biden’s...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 10, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The federal budget deficit grew a whopping 400% in one year as the pandemic caused spending to skyrocket, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report Tuesday. The estimated January federal budget deficit was $165 billion, $132 billion...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Feb 10, 2021
by Alex Munguia A professor at the University of Florida has been indicted on charges of wire fraud and failure to disclose his ties to China. The professor obtained a $1.75 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health. According to...
by The Center Square | Feb 10, 2021
by Nyamekye Daniel Tens of thousands of rural Georgians are expected to gain access to high-speed internet under a private-sector partnership announced Monday by Gov. Brian Kemp and other state leaders. The partnership between the Central Georgia Electric...
by Chris Butler | Feb 10, 2021
Georgia Republican Party Chair David Shafer has not yet declared that he will seek a second term for that position, but Cobb County GOP Chair Jason Shepherd wants Shafer’s seat. Shafer, however, has told allies that he plans to seek a second term and will...
