by Corinne Murdock | Jul 8, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennesseans may have the option to weigh in on the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana: medical, recreational, or both. State Representative Bruce Griffey (R-Paris) introduced bill HB 1634 on Wednesday to include a voter opinion poll on the subject...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Richard Manning The White House Facebook page crowed, “3,000,000 jobs created since President Biden took office” in response to the Labor Department’s Employment Situation report on July 2. But do they deserve any credit for these job gains? The answer is...
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 8, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Risa Heller Communications hired TJ Ducklo, the Nashville native who resigned as the Biden administration’s deputy press secretary shortly after his suspension for threatening and insulting a reporter. The reporter in question, Tara Palmeri, had inquired...
by Chris Butler | Jul 8, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Federal officials have charged the owner and chief executive of the Spring Hill-based Crestar Labs with aiding and abetting and violation of the anti-kickback statute for allegedly orchestrating a fraudulent Medicare billing scheme. This scheme, according to a...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | National, News
by Harry Wilmerding The Japanese government has considered banning all spectators at the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics as COVID-19 cases have surged, according to Reuters. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to announce new measures to combat the rising COVID-19...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | National, News
by Eric Lendrum On Wednesday, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) will be hosting one of the most far-left activists in America at their biennial conference, for the purpose of promoting Critical Race Theory, Breitbart reports. Ibram Kendi, the author of...
by Bethany Bowman | Jul 8, 2021 | Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, National
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Adam Ernst and Michael Rotundo make up the duo After Midtown. Ernst grew up in Pennsylvania about two hours outside of Amish country while Rotundo hails from Trenton, Ohio. Ernst was into metal and rock while Rotundo was more of a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 8, 2021 | News, SNEF-Journalism, TechLife, Tennessee
The founder of CloutHub, a free speech social media network, has responded to former President Donald J. Trump’s class action lawsuit against several Silicon Valley titans, which the forty-fifth president announced Wednesday. “I am pleased that President...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | National, News
by Andrew Trunsky Former NYPD officer Eric Adams will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City after updated vote tallies gave him a narrow lead over former city sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia. Adams led Garcia 50.5% to 49.5% when the...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | National, News
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 8, 2021 | News, SNEF-Journalism, Tennessee, The South
Though Tennessee ranks tenth-cheapest in gas prices among all 50 states, prices for a barrel of unleaded fuel are still on the rise, and Tennesseans can expect that trend to continue. “AAA’s Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.88 which is the same as...
by The Center Square | Jul 8, 2021 | National, News
by Ted O’Neil As the country continues to climb back from more than a year of an economic downward spiral during the COVID-19 pandemic, cities in states with Republican-led governors that imposed fewer restrictions are experiencing a faster and more...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 8, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced a bill on Tuesday that is aimed to increase the level of transparency associated with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The legislation, known as the DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021, would...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | National, News
by Kendall Tietz Oil prices climbed to a six-year high Tuesday as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia continue to tamp down on global output, The Wall Street Journal reported. An OPEC meeting was called off...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Paul Bradford The House of Representatives voted last week to remove all Confederate-related statues from public view. Only 120 lawmakers—all Republicans—voted against the measure. One defender of the move was House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)....
by Chris Butler | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
A U.S. District Judge on Wednesday denied one group’s request that he issue a preliminary injunction against certain sections of Georgia’s new voter integrity law, Senate Bill 202. The Coalition for Good Governance requested the injunction for the July 13...
by The Center Square | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by J.D. Davidson More Ohio farmers can be paid by the state to implement measurers officials say help protect Lake Erie as 10 more counties have been added to the H2Ohio program, which received a $120 million boost in the recently signed state budget. The...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will be hearing a case between the State of Florida and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over cruise industry COVID-related restrictions. Last month, a federal district judge sided with Florida and issued an...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 8, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Florida’s May revenues have exceeded expectations, according to a new report from state economists. May’s state income reflected a tenth straight month of revenue exceeding state projections, which economists say is a good sign despite the cost of...
by Rachel Alexander | Jul 8, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Legal issues may arise over a resolution the city of Tucson passed declaring that it will defy Arizona’s “Second Amendment Sanctuary” law, which says the state will not comply with federal laws and regulations that violate the Second Amendment. Arizona’s law...
by Star News Staff | Jul 8, 2021 | National, News
