by Brian Ball | Jul 9, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – GOP gubernatorial contender Jim Renacci has stepped up his campaign against incumbent Gov. Mike DeWine in a social media ad likening the governor’s language and actions during the COVID-19 pandemic to prominent Democrat governors Andrew...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 9, 2021
Tennessee will be the 37th state to join a massive anti-trust lawsuit against tech giant Google. Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced Wednesday that Tennessee will band together with the other states in the lawsuit in an attempt to combat what they...
by RealClearWire | Jul 9, 2021
by Michael S. Kochin My father likes to say that the secret ballot means that he doesn’t have to listen when I tell him how I voted. This joke conceals a serious point: Ballot secrecy is not just a right of the individual but also a guarantee to all that my...
by Star News Staff | Jul 9, 2021
by Eric Lendrum Although the magazine Lancet has doubled down on its efforts to defend China and claim that there is no evidence behind the lab-leak theory of the coronavirus origins, three prominent scientists who originally agreed with this assessment were...
by Bethany Bowman | Jul 9, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – About as far away as you can get from a beach, Jarod Grubb grew up near Glacier National Park in northwest Montana. Like many young boys, his dream was to be a professional baseball player. And he was good enough to get a...
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 9, 2021
Vanderbilt University announced last month that it joined the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium to further fight racial injustice and foster inclusivity on campus. According to the USS website, consortium membership means Vanderbilt University will...
by Star News Staff | Jul 9, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan A Business Insider list of former President Donald Trump’s officials tracks where these figures are working since departing the administration, warning that like Trump, these former staffers are “nowhere close to being gone.” Insider...
by Star News Staff | Jul 9, 2021
by Sebastian Hughes The Congressional Black Caucus’s political arm waded into the Democratic Primary for an Ohio special election Wednesday, endorsing Hillary Clinton’s preferred candidate, Politico reported. The CBC Political Action Committee put their support...
by RealClearWire | Jul 9, 2021
by Paul Sperry Most police departments — including Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police — are required to release an officer’s name within days of a fatal shooting. Not the U.S. Capitol Police, which is controlled by Congress and answers only to Congress. It...
by Star News Staff | Jul 9, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 373,000 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 RealClearWire | Jul 9, 2021
by Larry Behrens With President Biden pressing on with attacks against America’s oil and natural gas workers to push his environmental agenda, it’s past time to shed a little light on the failure he’s promoting. He may claim that his proposal to produce 80% of...
by Star News Staff | Jul 9, 2021
by Ailan Evans State attorneys general of 36 states and the District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Wednesday alleging the company engaged in anticompetitive practices in its Play Store for Android. The complaint argues Google holds...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 9, 2021
The city of Chandler, Arizona is offering grants of up to $1,000 each for anyone that can offer diversity education in its K-12 schools. A total of $10,000 may be disbursed for this initiative. Eligible applicants for this annual grant range from individual...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 9, 2021
Katie Hobbs, the Arizona Secretary of State who recently launched a bid for governor, sent a letter to Attorney General Mark Brnovich and requested that he open an investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies over allegations of...
by The Center Square | Jul 9, 2021
by Nyamekye Daniel The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a financial toll on Georgia’s long-term care facilities, officials said. Devon Barill, communications director for the Georgia Health Care Association and Georgia Center for Assisted Living (GHCA/GCAL),...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 9, 2021
The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed an appeal in federal court after a judge upheld a Florida law banning Floridians under 21 from purchasing a firearm. The law was passed in 2018 by the Florida Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Rick Scott raising the...
by Rachel Alexander | Jul 9, 2021
Five ballot proposals addressing voting may be on this fall’s ballot if their sponsors collect enough signatures. Three of them, known as referendums, seek to stop legislation from becoming law, requiring 118,823 signatures each. The other ballot initiatives...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 9, 2021
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton denied Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s request to require timely deportations from federal authorities. Federal law states that authorities must deport illegal immigrants within 90 days. In the ruling,...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 9, 2021
Former U.S. Representative and GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci called on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to “come clean” to voters on his knowledge of and potential involvement in corruption allegations that have become national news. “What...
by The Center Square | Jul 9, 2021
by Scott McClallen After Michigan missed President Joe Biden’s vaccine deadline of 70% injected with a first COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer bet big on a vaccine lottery, tossing in $5 million of taxpayer-funded prizes. In the meantime, the...
by The Center Square | Jul 9, 2021
by Tyler Arnold Additional childcare subsidies provided during the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended until the end of 2021, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The state program, which provides financial assistance for childcare services,...
