by Corinne Murdock | Jul 27, 2021
The CDC awarded the University of Arizona (UA) $15 million to study COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and immunity in children and underserved communities. Children as young as 4 months to minors as old as 17 years will be eligible for study of the emergency use...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 27, 2021
Representative John Thompson said in an interview with the Star Tribune on Sunday that while he did speak with the officer who pulled him over, he did not apologize. According to the Star Tribune, Thompson said “Nobody knows what was said in that...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 27, 2021
Just after escaping headlines for a drunk driving arrest wherein he attempted to use Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s name to threaten police, state Rep. Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) is back in the news. “A Michigan lawmaker reported spending $221 of...
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 27, 2021
Shelby County Schools (SCS) will require masks for all individuals in schools for this upcoming school year – even for vaccinated individuals. However, employees in administrative offices are only strongly encouraged to wear masks. The district issued the...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 27, 2021
When Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) line-item vetoed a $155 million program for K-5 reading scholarships in the $17 billion school budget she signed earlier this month, teachers’ unions and other school choice opponents likened the scholarships to...
by Chris Butler | Jul 27, 2021
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accepted generous campaign donations from a medical company that got a $434 million no-bid contract with the state to help fight COVID-19. This, according to a new article...
by Chris Butler | Jul 27, 2021
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) sparred last week with a CNN anchor who asked whether right-leaning news sites are “killing people.” The CNN anchor in question, Kate Bolduan, specifically asked Carter about the COVID-19 vaccine. “How much do you think...
by The Center Square | Jul 27, 2021
by J.D. Davidson The state has been paying some Ohio farmers for the past two years in an effort to reduce Lake Erie water contamination, and at least one city has spent two decades dumping sewage into the lake with little punishment. Rep. Jon Cross, R-Kenton,...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 27, 2021
A former Minneapolis police officer started a nonprofit with the goal of helping fellow officers to overcome PTSD. Former Officer Chris Steward served the Minneapolis Police Department for over 14 years. Steward said, “This was my opportunity to serve the...
by Eric Burk | Jul 27, 2021
Twitter locked the account for GOP nominee for lieutenant governor Winsome Sears over the weekend. Staff said they were unable to log in for a 72-hour period starting Friday, and visitors to her page received a warning message before being given a link to visit...
by Star News Staff | Jul 27, 2021
by Anthony Gockowski An abortion clinic failed to report 1,000 abortions to the state last year, meaning abortions actually increased in 2020 and again surpassed 10,000. Pro-life activists initially celebrated the Minnesota Department of Health’s annual...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 27, 2021
A foundation that is run by George Soros is helping to fund the Yes 4 Minneapolis initiative, which is seeking to replace the Minneapolis Police Department. An arm of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, the Open Society Policy Center, donated $500,000 to...
by Eric Burk | Jul 27, 2021
Governor Ralph Northam is proposing that Virginia legislators use $250 million of Virginia’s American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds for HVAC upgrades in the Commonwealth’s schools. He announced the proposal on Monday, a week before the Virginia...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 27, 2021
The city of Savannah has reinstated its indoor mask mandate, effective immediately. “Many people have just let their guard down,” Mayor Van Johnson said, explaining the decision. “They’ve stopped masking, they’ve stopped social distancing regardless of...
by Casey Owens | Jul 27, 2021
A lawsuit against Governor DeSantis, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), and its Director Dane Eagle was filed on Sunday in an attempt to bring back the $300 a week in federal unemployment assistance to Floridians. The federal assistance was...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 27, 2021
A South Florida caravan is traveling to Washington D.C. to implore the U.S. government for assistance in ending the communist regime, who have controlled Cuba since 1958. “We want support for a humanitarian intervention in our country,” Yoan David...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 27, 2021
Just over 15 months from the 2022 midterms, Florida Democrats have yet to find candidates who could take back seats lost to Miami Republicans in 2020. Former Congresswomen Donna Shalala and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who represented Florida’s 26th and 27th...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 27, 2021
On Monday, jury selection commenced for the trial of accused murderer Steven Wiggins in Knoxville, Tennessee, with 23rd Judicial District Judge David D. Wolfe presiding. Wiggins, who has been in jail in Robertson County prior to his transfer to Knoxville for...