by Eric Burk | Aug 13, 2021
Groups in Loudoun County and Fairfax County are attempting to recall school board members. They’re part of a national increase of school board recalls in 2021, according to Ballotpedia, which reports 58 recall efforts in 2021, targeting 144 officials....
by Bethany Bowman | Aug 13, 2021
Being a journalist from Nashville, there are plenty of talented guitar players that I meet and interview. But I don’t find many traditional, western folk stylists who appreciate the old sound of blues mixed with some Americana. Max Gomez is the exception...
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 13, 2021
The federal Department of Health and Human Services sent 200 ventilators and 100 high-flow nasal oxygen kits to Florida after a request from the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), allegedly due to a shortage. However, when asked earlier this week, Florida...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 13, 2021
Federal prosecutors now claim that the five men who allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) also discussed doing the same to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R). “The DeWine connection to a high-profile federal criminal case involving alleged...
by Casey Owens | Aug 13, 2021
Three membership organizations in Florida joined together Wednesday to oppose a settlement agreement by Florida Power and Light (FPL) that increased base electricity rates for its residential consumers and included a plan to expand solar energy, which is also...
by Casey Owens | Aug 13, 2021
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) filed a lawsuit against the owner of an old phosphate mining facility in Manatee County, formerly known as Piney Point. The suit is in response to 215 million gallons of contaminated wastewater that...
by Chris Butler | Aug 13, 2021
Georgia officials have announced that economic development projects throughout the state during fiscal year 2021 have delivered record-setting jobs and investments. This, according to a press release that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and officials with the Georgia...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 13, 2021
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced that the COVID vaccine will be required for government employees in Minnesota. If employees choose not to be vaccinated and get an exemption, they will need to undergo weekly COVID testing. The State of Minnesota is the...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2021
by Elizabeth Troutman The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that schools cannot be held accountable for off-campus incidents of violence between students. Diannah Dinsmoor, the mother of high school student Ana G., who was shot and killed by her classmate in...
by Cooper Moran | Aug 13, 2021
Tanya Wheeless, the former deputy chief of staff to Senator Martha McSally, announced on Tuesday that she will run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. In an approximately two-minute campaign launch video, Wheeless highlighted her family background,...
by Bradley Vasoli | Aug 13, 2021
Michigan voters upset with mask mandates and other school-board actions can organize recall efforts, as Mount Pleasant Public Schools parents are now doing. Three directors of that central-Michigan school district could be electorally removed owing to public...
by Bradley Vasoli | Aug 13, 2021
According to the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association (MRLA), about nine out of 10 restaurants and hotels are operating with too few employees. On June 22, state officials lifted COVID-related restrictions on restaurant capacity. The MRLA conducted a...
by Bradley Vasoli | Aug 13, 2021
Second-term Michigan State Rep. Ryan Berman (R-Commerce Township) this week became the first Republican to announce a 2022 run for state attorney general. Whoever the GOP nominates at its state convention next year will likely face incumbent Democrat Dana...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 13, 2021
In direct defiance of legislation banning vaccine passports and mask mandates, three major Arizona universities will require masks for students, setting up a showdown between the schools and the state government. “All three Arizona universities said...
by Cooper Moran | Aug 13, 2021
A group of Arizona state lawmakers on Wednesday urged Governor Doug Ducey to take direct action against school districts that have seemingly ignored a new state law that prevents mask mandates. In total, 26 legislators called on Ducey to withhold funding from...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2021
by Jon Styf Former football players becoming politicians isn’t new. Plenty of ex-football players have been elected to Congress or state legislatures, and former NFL running back Herschel Walker is working on a U.S. Senate run in Georgia. But having a retired...
by Cooper Moran | Aug 13, 2021
Kila Posey, a parent whose child attends Mary Lin Elementary School in Atlanta, filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, after discovering some classes were separated based on race. According to Posey, the...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 13, 2021
The Brooklyn Park mayoral special election was decided by one vote, with Lisa Jacobson winning the election with 3,415 votes, beating Hollies Winston, who had 3,414 votes. Winston was backed by the Minnesota DFL and Governor Tim Walz. A vote canvass will be...
by Rachel Alexander | Aug 13, 2021
With popular conservative Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio term-limited, local activist and professor Moses Sanchez, a Republican, announced he is running for the District 6 slot based in Ahwatukee. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Phoenix in 2018, a...
