by The Center Square | Jul 20, 2021
by Nyamekye Daniel Georgia’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia Department of Labor officials said this week. The state’s unemployment rate in June was 4%; three times lower than what it was at...
by Star News Staff | Jul 20, 2021
by Jonathan McGee Ohio school districts are about ready to pull the trigger on a lawsuit against the state over the expansion of Ohio’s school choice voucher program. The Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding is an association of over 500...
by Star News Staff | Jul 20, 2021
window.addEventListener(“message”, receiveSize, false); function receiveSize(e) { if (e.origin + “/” === “https://justthenews.com/”) document.getElementById(“jtn-embed-6728”).style.height = e.data +...
by Eric Burk | Jul 20, 2021
Prince William Supervisor Jeanine Lawson is running for the GOP nomination for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Lawson joins four other candidates for the nomination; the winner will challenge incumbent Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton...
by Eric Burk | Jul 20, 2021
Governor Ralph Northam, Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia), and top General Assembly finance Democrats are proposing using $700 million of the Commonwealth’s $4.3 billion American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds to make sure every Virginian has access to...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 20, 2021
Just days after Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed HB 244, banning colleges and public schools from forcing students to take the COVID-19 vaccine, one Ohio lawmaker wants to ban mask mandates in public schools too. “Senate Bill 209, introduced by state Sen....
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 20, 2021
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drug overdoses are on the rise in Florida. Specifically, the death toll rose by about 37 percent from 2019 to 2020 in Florida. One of the most notable trends was the amount of...
by Casey Owens | Jul 20, 2021
The future of Florida’s cruise ship industry remains in question after a panel of three judges for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on a preliminary injunction blocking the CDC’s authority allowing cruise ships to set sail. U.S....
by The Center Square | Jul 20, 2021
by Scott McClallen Sixteen months after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Michigan is still behind 322,000 jobs compared to pre-pandemic in Feb. 2020. Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 5% percent was unchanged in June, according to data released...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 20, 2021
A recent poll conducted on the Arizona election audit demonstrated high levels of support from Republican voters and that almost half of the state’s residents believe the ballot examination is important. The Arizona Public Opinion Pulse poll showed that...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 20, 2021
One Georgia election official who gained national notoriety for pushing back against former President Donald J. Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the state is now shrugging off proof that such fraud existed. After a voter data analyst named Mark Davis said...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 20, 2021
Virginia Trost-Thornton became the newest member of the Virginia Redistricting Commission (VRC) on Monday, replacing Republican citizen member Marvin W. Gilliam Jr. Made up of both state legislators and other appointees, the VRC is tasked with the redrawing of...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 20, 2021
A highschool in Owatonna has introduced an elective class about critical race theory. The course is applicable for college credit. The course description says that taking Introduction to Education is strongly encouraged as a prerequisite. The description says...
by Casey Owens | Jul 20, 2021
Two weeks after it was signed into law, Governor DeSantis celebrated the approval of SB 976, otherwise known as The Florida Wildlife Corridor Act. The Act directs the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to promote and encourage investments...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 20, 2021
After a tirade against parents who support Critical Race Theory was caught on video, Fairfax’s NAACP Vice President Michelle Leete has resigned from her position on the Virginia Parent Teacher Association (PTA). “Today, the Virginia PTA executive committee...
by Chris Butler | Jul 20, 2021
Former U.S. Republican Sen. Bob Corker this week granted an exclusive interview to The Atlantic, and he used the occasion to voice his differences with the Tea Party. This, while the writer of the article, Emma Green, touted Corker as someone who called out the...
