by Eric Burk | Jul 29, 2021
Lynchburg Circuit Court Judge J. Frederick Watson dismissed lawsuits challenging the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) model transgender policies. In the decision published Tuesday, Watson found that the plaintiffs the Christian Action Network...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 29, 2021
The City of Bloomington’s Human Rights Commissioner Anita Smithson called a Bloomington Back the Blue Rally “fascist radicalization.” While Smithson’s Twitter account is private, a member of the Bloomington Patriots Facebook group was able to provide...
by Rachel Alexander | Jul 29, 2021
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to co-sponsor legislation that indirectly funds local media. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act establishes tax credits that give consumers a huge deduction on media...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 29, 2021
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) teamed up Wednesday with the Washington Football Team to offer incentives for fans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Richmond. “We are pleased to work with the Washington Football Team to help ensure that Training...
by Eric Burk | Jul 29, 2021
As part of his “Investment Week” announcing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation proposals, Governor Ralph Northam announced $862 million for Virginia’s unemployment insurance trust fund, depleted during COVID-19. “Shoring up the...
by Casey Owens | Jul 29, 2021
The State University System of Florida (SUSF) released a letter encouraging students to get vaccinated prior to arriving on campus in August for the 2021 fall semester. Although the letter does not require students to get vaccinated, the low vaccination rate in...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 29, 2021
A local peace activist and the grandfather of Aniya Allen, a young girl who was shot and killed in Minneapolis, says he is leaving the city. K.G. Wilson, who has been helping to combat crime on the streets of Minneapolis for almost two decades, says he is done....
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 29, 2021
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has continued his fight with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after CDC Director Rochelle Walensky put forward new mask requirement recommendations for K-12 school systems for the upcoming school year...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 29, 2021
Florida congressman Byron Donalds joined CNN Tuesday evening to debate host Chris Cuomo on his decision not to take the COVID-19 vaccine. “Do you feel responsible for spreading a message where [you say] ‘I’m not gonna take [the vaccine]...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 29, 2021
Fourteen Minnesota barbershops are participating in a national program called “Shots at the Shop”, which is seeking to increase COVID vaccination rates in the black community. The campaign is “a White House-led effort that is working with 1,000 barbershops and...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 29, 2021
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension released their annual report on Tuesday, showing that Minnesota had a record number of murders in 2020. According to Bring Me The News, the report “shows there were 186 murders in Minnesota in 2020, a 58.1% increase...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 29, 2021
Rochester Public Schools Tuesday said that it will require students aged two to 12 to wear masks inside all school facilities during the upcoming school year, citing the fact that the COVID-19 has not been approved for children between those ages. “When...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 29, 2021
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on Tuesday slammed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for recently “updating” its guidelines on masks. Earlier this week, the agency changed its policy to recommend that some vaccinated individuals...
by The Center Square | Jul 29, 2021
by Bruce Walker Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed Senate Bill 27 to appropriate $384.7 million in supplemental pandemic relief funding. Signed by the governor on Monday afternoon, the bill also provides $10 million of financial support for Southeast Michigan...
by Chris Butler | Jul 29, 2021
A professor at Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases reportedly said this week that new government guidelines saying that even vaccinated people should wear masks in some areas is an idea with which he agrees. William Schaffner, who...