by The Center Square | Aug 11, 2021
by Scott McClallen COVID-19 isn’t over in Michigan but early 2021 data from 24 states suggests a fully vaccinated person is much less likely to be hospitalized or die from the virus, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). As summer winds...
by Chris Butler | Aug 11, 2021
Georgia State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson) announced Tuesday he’s running for lieutenant governor, and, while he didn’t elaborate, said he feels “real good” about getting an endorsement from former U.S. President Donald Trump. The Georgia Star News asked Jones...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 11, 2021
The Minneapolis DFL Chair Devin Hogan said in an op-ed that the burning down of the Third Precinct last summer was an “act of pure righteousness.” Hogan wrote a column in the Southside Pride, that said lighting the precinct on fire was a “genuine revolutionary...
by Rachel Alexander | Aug 11, 2021
A new report from the payroll company PayChex ranked the states in order of small business job growth and Arizona came out No. 1, with nearly 6% growth over the past year. Phoenix ranked third among the country’s 20 most populated cities. The Arizona...
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 11, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is reminding officials that they could have their salaries suspended if they defy the state’s mask optional rule for students in public schools. DeSantis’ Press Secretary Christina Pushaw reminded the noncompliant...
by Eric Burk | Aug 11, 2021
Virginians for Safe Communities (VSC) is the second organization to try to recall Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano. Now, the organization wants an ethics investigation into the prosecutor, alleging misconduct in a August 9 letter to the...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 11, 2021
The University of Minnesota announced it will require the COVID vaccine for students if the vaccine is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. As long as the plan to mandate the vaccine is approved by the Board, the university has said it will offer some...
by Cooper Moran | Aug 11, 2021
U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN-03) on Tuesday endorsed best-selling author J.D. Vance in his quest to win the Republican nomination to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate. When describing the basis for the endorsement, Banks told Axios that Vance...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 11, 2021
Andy Slavitt, who has been helping the Minnesota Department of Health to vaccinate school children, said in a Twitter thread that going to public events is not a constitutional right. Slavitt was a former Biden COVID Response Senior Advisor and worked in the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 11, 2021
In four separate groups over a period of less than 24 hours over the weekend, 280 unaccompanied minors illegally crossed into the United States, with Arizona as their destination. “Within 24 hours, 4 separate groups, totaling over 400 migrants,...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 11, 2021
The proposed changes to Minnesota’s social studies curriculum would embrace Critical Race Theory (CRT). According to the Center for the American Experiment, “The CRT framework can be found throughout the second draft of the social studies standards.” The...
by Bradley Vasoli | Aug 11, 2021
Michigan’s local health departments are plotting new restrictions as bureaucrats are alarmed by a rise in COVID-19 cases that apparently are not being blunted with vaccinations. WZZM speculated another lockdown may be “in sight”: With Kent and...
by Bradley Vasoli | Aug 11, 2021
Supporters of former President Donald Trump held a “Trump Won” rally in Livonia, Michigan on Tuesday. Organizers of the event, affiliated with the Michigan Conservative Coalition (MCC), want the state legislature to commission a forensic audit to verify the...
by Casey Owens | Aug 11, 2021
A lawsuit arguing the constitutionality of a 2015 abortion law (HB 633) that requires a 24 hour waiting period is set for trial next year. The trial was set in an order issued by Leon County Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey on Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by...
by Chris Butler | Aug 11, 2021
Brentwood High School staff members gave students a questionnaire on the first day of school this year and allegedly asked them to identify themselves by the gender pronouns “She/her/hers,” “He/him/his,” “They/them/theirs,” or “other.” Middle Tennessee...