by The Center Square | Mar 10, 2021
by Nyamekye Daniel The Georgia House approved a bill Monday that would increase foster care adoption tax credits in the state. House Bill 114 increases the annual tax incentive for adopting a foster child from $2,000 to $6,000. Proponents of the bill, including...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by Brad Polumbo President Biden’s $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” could soon become law. The budget-busting legislation, sold as emergency COVID response and “stimulus,” passed the Senate over the weekend. But even the liberal-leaning fact-checking...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine was able to neutralize the highly transmissible Brazilian virus variant, a new lab study showed. The effectiveness of the vaccine against the variant was “roughly equivalent” to the original strain,...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee The jury selection process in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will continue despite an active appeal to reinstate previous charges, the Associated Press reported. Judge Peter Cahill said he...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by Eric Lendrum In a rare nearly-unanimous decision, the Supreme Court sided with a Christian college student whose right to freedom of expression and freedom of religion were initially silenced by his college campus in Georgia, as reported by ABC News. The 8-1...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci A group of Republican state attorneys general alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that President Joe Biden’s climate policies are a major overreach and could damage their states’ economies. The 12-state coalition said Biden overstepped...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by Nicole Silverio Arizona and Montana filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s administration Monday in an effort to block the limits on deportations, Fox News reported. Attorney General Mark Brnovich of Arizona, joined by Attorney General Austin Knudsen...
by The Center Square | Mar 10, 2021
by Steve Bittenbender As New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday announced the attorneys who will conduct the independent review on the sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republicans in the state Legislature said they intend to...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by Debra Heine The Looney Toons skunk Pepe Le Pew is the latest fictional character to fall victim to cancel culture warriors. The comically lecherous Le Pew was axed from Warner Brothers’ new “Space Jam” movie after being called out in the media for...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Mar 10, 2021
by David Keltz No matter what we are told by the “experts,” science is constantly evolving and is rarely ever as settled as those in power want us to believe. Doctors are often forced to make consequential decisions and recommendations based on partial or...
by Chris Butler | Mar 10, 2021
Six Democrats in the Georgia General Assembly filed a bill this week that calls on state officials to expand access to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. According to that bill, HB 741, those Democrats also want to make eligible people...
by Chris Butler | Mar 10, 2021
Six Georgia House Republicans filed legislation that would provide for a probate court judge to cease acting as a superintendent of elections and then create a board of elections to assume that judge’s prior responsibilities. This, according to a bill that...
