by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 23, 2021
After years of haranguing by left-wing protestors, the Cleveland Indians have finally caved, and will change their team’s nickname. The name change was announced in a two minute video narrated by Tom Hanks. The team will be called the Cleveland Guardians....
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 23, 2021
State Senator Paul Boyer (R-Glendale) won’t hold Maricopa County election officials in contempt for noncompliance with the Senate’s subpoena for election equipment and materials needed to complete the audit. This was revealed by Senate President...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 23, 2021
Tennessee’s State Building Commission voted Thursday to remove Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s bust from the State Capitol building. The statue will be relocated to the Tennessee State Museum, along with the busts of Admirals David...
by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
by Victor Davis Hanson In the old days, Democrats had predictable agendas, supposedly focused on individual rights, the “little guy,” and distrust of the military-industrial-intelligence complex. The Left, often on spec, blasted the wealthy, whether the “lucre”...
by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
by Ailan Evans Three Senate Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday requiring the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider collecting revenue from major tech companies to fund broadband internet. The Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable...
by Bethany Bowman | Jul 23, 2021
Long before I started following country music and moved to Nashville, I listened to Big Band music and loved the jazz “standards.” It was the one genre in which my classically trained mother and I both equally enjoyed. I am old enough to vaguely remember the...
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 23, 2021
Knox County Schools (KCS) approved a dual enrollment course from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) that has historically taught Critical Race Theory. The KCS board of education approved the course offering, “SOWK 1030: Cultural Diversity,” as...
by The Center Square | Jul 23, 2021
by Scott McClallen Militiamen arrested for the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claim the government set them up. Court documents obtained by Buzzfeed show government informants played a crucial role in the kidnapping plot. One informant posed as a...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 23, 2021
Five members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation co-signed a letter from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23) this week urging the world’s democracies to support freedom in Cuba. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1), Tim Burchett (R-TN-2),...
by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The Department of the Treasury has awarded a small fraction of the tens of billions of dollars Congress appropriated for pandemic rental assistance since January. The federal government has expended less than $3 billion of the $46.6 billion...
by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
by Melissa Mackenzie If you want to know, up close and personal, the banality of evil, attend a school board meeting. With critical race theory and forced vaccination and masking all the rage, I did just that last night. This board meeting wasn’t my first. When...
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 23, 2021
Knoxville City Council will be considering a zero-tolerance policy on racism and sexism displayed by any city employee. Council member Amelia Parker announced that she is drafting the policy. This latest initiative follows a similar policy proposed in the wake...
by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the bipartisan infrastructure deal endorsed by President Joe Biden, saying that the vote came too early and that the bill was not yet finalized. Senate Majority Leader Chuck...
by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 419,000 last week as the economy continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 23, 2021
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery joined a coalition of 26 other states to file an amicus brief in the first 2nd Amendment Supreme Court case in over a decade, according to his office. The group, led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 23, 2021
U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) joined a group of bipartisan lawmakers to introduce legislation to help eliminate the current processing backlog of U.S. passport applications. As economies around the world slowly begin to reopen, the State Department...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 23, 2021
Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia on Thursday, legal counsel for several Pennsylvania counties, as well as numerous public officials and private companies argued Governor Tom Wolf (D) abused his police powers during the...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 23, 2021
While speaking to state lawmakers at a committee hearing on Wednesday, Commissioner for the Department of Tourist Development Mark Ezell apologized for the sudden rollout of the “Tennessee on Me” tourism initiative. The program, introduced by...
by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
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by Star News Staff | Jul 23, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee The Biden administration will reportedly keep restrictions allowing border officials to expel most migrants for another month, The Monitor reported Wednesday. The Trump administration implemented public health order Title 42 prohibiting some...
by Casey Owens | Jul 23, 2021
Almost a month after it was signed, HB 3, which dedicates $271 million in literacy initiatives throughout Florida, was celebrated on Thursday by Governor Ron DeSantis in Fort Pierce, Florida. The bill created Florida’s first statewide book distribution...