by Star News Staff | Jun 18, 2021
by Star News Staff | Jun 18, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan The United States Supreme Court has unanimously sided with a Catholic adoption agency in a religious freedom case regarding same sex unions. The court ruled 9-0 that the city of Philadelphia’s refusal to contract with Catholic Social...
by Star News Staff | Jun 18, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 412,000 last week as the economy continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released...
by Star News Staff | Jun 18, 2021
by Eric Lendrum The highly-connected and well-funded network of donors, think tanks, and other institutions run by the Koch Brothers is pushing for Congress to “immediately prioritize” amnesty for illegal aliens, as Breitbart reports. The Koch network’s...
by Star News Staff | Jun 18, 2021
by Eric Lendrum On Wednesday, Joe Biden’s Department of Education declared that it would be reversing a popular policy from the presidency of Donald Trump that protected student athletes from interference by so-called “transgender” students, and instead said...
by Star News Staff | Jun 18, 2021
by Steven Hall The Supreme Court slammed Texas and other Republican-led states’ attempts on Thursday to take down Obamacare. The 18 Republican states challenged whether the individual mandate, a requirement by law for people to purchase healthcare, can...
by Eric Burk | Jun 18, 2021
A group of parents is collecting signatures to recall three members of the Fairfax County Public School Board (FCPS). FCPS has announced plans to have five-days-a-week, in-person school in the upcoming school year. But the Open FCPS Coalition is still seeking...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 18, 2021
Instead of calling 911 to report crime, Minneapolis residents are now being told to call 311 if the crime is not currently in progress or if it is non-violent. The 311 line is staffed by civilian city workers who will take complaints and file reports instead of...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 18, 2021
After no candidate succeeded in obtaining more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s state House primaries, the two special elections are headed for a runoff. One of those special elections has national implications. Republican Devan Seabaugh will...
by The Center Square | Jun 18, 2021
by Scott McClallen Michigan business owners say federal $300/week boosted unemployment benefits are exacerbating a worker shortage partly caused by COVID-19 fears. Roy Baldwin, owner of Baldwin’s Smokehouse Barbecue in Buena Vista Township, says COVID-19,...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 18, 2021
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is sending members of various law enforcement agencies throughout the state to Texas and Arizona to help combat the crisis at the Southern border. “Governors Abbott and Ducey recently sent out a call for help to every state...
by Eric Burk | Jun 18, 2021
Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) is calling for sanctions against top Chinese health officials until they allow an independent investigation into the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of COVID-19. Wittman and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21)...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 18, 2021
The Michigan Conservative Coalition Thursday demanded that the Republican-controlled state Senate conduct an audit of the 2020 election, like the one being conducted in Arizona. The group said that “as co-sponsor of the ‘Let Freedom Ring’...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 18, 2021
Many businesses have been impacted by the increasing rates of violence in Minneapolis. One, a salon that has been located in Uptown Minneapolis, announced its decision Monday to permanently close its location that has been open for over 35 years. The owner and...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 18, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – House Bill 240 (HB240), known as the Parents Right to Know Act, received its first hearing in the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee Wednesday. The hearing was called soon after ramped up pressure came from Rep Reggie...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 18, 2021
Herschel Walker, the former star NFL running back and potential candidate for U.S. Senate, released a video on Thursday, adding speculation that Walker will enter the race to compete against Senator Raphael Warnock. Walker has been widely encouraged to run in...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 18, 2021
A far-left legal nonprofit has filed the latest lawsuit against the state of Florida over its new election law. “The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the groups HeadCount and the Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters Corp., is the fourth challenge to the law, which...
by Chris Butler | Jun 18, 2021
Tensions were high Thursday as school system employees assembled at this month’s Gwinnett County School Board meeting and handed out flyers instructing parents to act with civility as they discussed and debated Critical Race Theory (CRT). The contentious issue...
by Chris Butler | Jun 18, 2021
Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on Tuesday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against U.S. President Joe Biden’s ban on oil and gas leases on federal lands. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr joined...
by Casey Owens | Jun 18, 2021
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed two executive orders to the Florida Executive Board of Clemency on Wednesday related to local governments establishing COVID-19 restrictions. The orders were adopted with support from CFO Jimmy Patronis and Attorney...
