by Star News Staff | Jun 16, 2021
by Eric Lendrum Under the orders of Joe Biden, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ordered the shutdown of an office created by President Donald Trump for the purpose of helping victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens, as reported by CNN. The...
by Star News Staff | Jun 16, 2021
by Sebastian Hughes Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is launching a super PAC to help elect conservatives in the 2022 midterms, Politico reported Tuesday. The Champion American Values PAC (CAVPAC) will allow him to travel the country and raise unlimited...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 16, 2021
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced on Tuesday an executive order that will prevent the state’s public colleges and universities from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for its students. The executive order comes in response to Arizona State University...
by Star News Staff | Jun 16, 2021
by Ailan Evans Lumber prices have begun to drop following record highs, with futures closing Monday at their lowest price in over two months. Lumber futures reached their highest-ever price in early May according to Nasdaq, trading at $1,711.20 per thousand...
by Star News Staff | Jun 16, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee Immigration cases deciding if migrants will be legally allowed to stay in the U.S. have doubled since 2017, according to migration data released Monday. Over 1.3 million cases are pending, with more than 110,000 pending in New York courts...
by Star News Staff | Jun 16, 2021
by Ailan Evans Taiwan claims dozens of Chinese warplanes penetrated its airspace Tuesday, the largest and most recent Chinese incursion as tensions between the two countries escalate. Twenty-eight People’s Liberation Army aircraft, including fighter jets,...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 16, 2021
The Press Secretary for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) tussled Monday and Tuesday with two prominent Florida news media outlets, accusing them of political bias. “Of [South Florida Sun Sentinel]’s last 10,000 Tweets, ONE (1) was positive about [Gov. Ron DeSantis]....
by Hayley Feland | Jun 16, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Minneapolis has a second “No Go Zone,” despite efforts from law enforcement and city officials to remove barricades blocking an intersection in Uptown Minneapolis at Lake Street and Girard Avenue. This is the second...
by Grant Holcomb | Jun 16, 2021
Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring Florida’s public schools to allow for a moment of silence at the beginning of each day, before instruction begins. DeSantis signed the legislation while at The Shul of Bal Harbour, a...
by The Center Square | Jun 16, 2021
by J.D. Davidson School-choice advocates are calling the recently passed Ohio Senate budget proposal as a step in the direction toward more options for parents. The Senate’s version of the budget includes differences negotiators still must work out with the...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 16, 2021
Due to the huge wave of violent crime sweeping Minneapolis, the City Council Committee has recommended that the Minneapolis Police Department receive $5 million in overtime funds after major budget cuts were implemented following the death of George Floyd....
by Hayley Feland | Jun 16, 2021
Minnesotans held a “Never Again” protest in response to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s extension of his emergency powers for the 15th time. The Never Again protest was in support of Representative Erik Mortensen’s (R-MN-55A) HF 2204 bill...
by Casey Owens | Jun 16, 2021
State Representative Michele Rayner of District 70 officially announced her campaign for U.S. Congress in 2022 to replace the seat left vacant by Charlie Crist who is running for governor. Rayner, a Democrat and the first openly gay woman of color elected to...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 16, 2021
A Republican candidate for Secretary of State traveled to Arizona, where a high-profile audit of the 2020 general election results is taking place. “Kristina Karamo, candidate to be Michigan’s next Secretary of State, is the only person from Michigan to...
by Star News Staff | Jun 16, 2021
Catalytic converter thefts have become such a problem that some car dealerships are now charging $60 for theft deterrent services. The Rudy Luther Toyota dealership in Minnetonka is now offering to spray catalytic converters with “high-temp, flame-proof orange...
by Chris Butler | Jun 16, 2021
Members of a group called No Left Turn in Education this month asked Peach State residents to stand up to Critical Race Theory (CRT) and sign a petition asking government officials to ban it. In a press release, No Left Turn in Education Georgia chapter members...
by Eric Burk | Jun 16, 2021
The ONE Casino proposal will go to a Richmond voter referendum in November, after the City Council approved a recommendation from an evaluation panel. On Monday evening, the Council and the public discussed the proposal. Proponents said the casino would provide...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 16, 2021
A woman died Sunday after a car plowed into the recently occupied “No-Go Zone” in Uptown Minneapolis, near Lake St. and Girard where a wanted man, Winston Smith, was shot by police. The car drove into a group of protesters in the street shortly...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 16, 2021
In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to address the new autonomous zone in Uptown Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said that they want to advance racial justice but that they need to “acknowledge that the atmosphere has substantially changed.”...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 16, 2021
Centene Corp (CC) reached a record settlement agreement Monday with Ohio for its alleged overbilling of the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) for its pharmaceutical services. America’s largest Medicaid managed care organization agreed to pay $88.3 million...
by Chris Butler | Jun 16, 2021
Buckhead made national headlines Monday after Fox News host Tucker Carlson described, in sometimes graphic terms, how crime rates in this Atlanta residential district have soared and he also said certain of Atlanta’s politicians incited that violence. Buckhead...
