by Eric Burk | Aug 19, 2021
The Craig County School Board decided Tuesday to provide medical mask mandate exemption forms that don’t require a physician’s signature and religious exemption forms, although the medical exemption form requires an explanation. “I do not...
by Chris Butler | Aug 19, 2021
Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones announced Wednesday that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will accompany him at various rallies later this month. Jones emailed supporters and said Flynn will appear with him at the following...
by Rachel Alexander | Aug 19, 2021
President Joe Biden called the head of Phoenix Union High School District after the district implemented mask requirements that may be contrary to state law, praising Superintendent Chad Gestson for the move. In a statement, Biden said he told Geston during his...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 19, 2021
A Detroit firearms instructor is planning this weekend the largest gun training event for women ever in the state. Rick Ector, who runs Legally Armed in Detroit – or LAID – has held similar events in the past, including one last year that attracted...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 19, 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and her health department are leaving the door open to new coronavirus orders as school districts are defying their demands to mandate universal mask wearing in schools this fall. In an interview with MIRS News, Michigan...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2021
by Casey Harper The Biden administration announced Wednesday that federal health experts now recommend vaccinated Americans receive a COVID booster shot. The boosters will be widely distributed to the public after research indicated that the vaccine’s...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 19, 2021
A judge ordered an Ohio felon to get the COVID vaccine within 60 days of his court date or face additional jail time. Obtaining the vaccination was the condition of his probation. He was sentenced to two years of probation for possession of fentanyl. The judge,...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 19, 2021
The Minnesota State Fair announced Wednesday it will not be requiring masks. Its statement reads, “Mandating masks fairgrounds-wide would be extremely difficult for our organization to enforce, so we are urging you to pitch in and do what’s right.” Fair...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2021
by Delphine Luneau A majority of New York lawmakers were ready to remove Gov. Andrew Cuomo from office over misconduct allegations, a removal that was only averted by his resignation. But despite the near-universal condemnation of his actions as governor, Cuomo...
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 19, 2021
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to withhold funding from Alachua and Broward County school districts for imposing district wide school mask mandates, other school districts are considering defying the state as well. DeSantis previously signed an...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2021
by Benjamin Yount Less than 24 hours after the U.S. Census Bureau delivered Wisconsin’s 2020 Census numbers, a handful of voters have filed a lawsuit to toss out the state’s current political map, and have judges skip the legislature and draw new maps on their...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2021
by J.D. Davidson When a local school district decided not to require masks for students and staff, a small north central Ohio village decided to take matters into its own hands. Gambier, a town of about 2,500 people about 60 miles northeast of Columbus, enacted...
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 19, 2021
The Florida Board of Education (BOE) is ramping up pressure toward Florida’s two defiant school districts, Alachua and Broward, over their insistence on imposing a district-wide school mask mandate despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mask mandate ban. The BOE...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2021
by Benjamin Yount Madison and Dane County residents will have to wear their masks once again. The city and county’s joint public health office, Public Health Madison & Dane County, on Tuesday reinstated its indoor mask mandate. “As cases continue to...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2021
by Scott McClallen Congresswoman and “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib, D-MI, is under fire for pushing to cancel rent during the COVID-19 pandemic while at the same time raking in up to $50,000 in rental income. Fox reported Tlaib’s 2020 financial disclosure....
by Brian Ball | Aug 19, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Progressive political activist and consumer protection attorney Morgan Harper will take a second shot at challenging a veteran Democrat with her announcement Wednesday that she will compete for the Democratic nomination to replace...
by Eric Burk | Aug 19, 2021
Based on population shifts reflected in 2020 Census Data, Southwestern Virginia is likely to lose a House of Delegates district, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. On top of that, HB 1255, a 2020 bill passed by the General Assembly, now requires...
by The Center Square | Aug 19, 2021
by Cole Lauterbach Arizona’s water supply is going to take a hit in 2022 because of falling levels behind the Hoover Dam. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior announced Monday that, based on projected water levels at Lake Mead, an unprecedented Tier I shortage...
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 19, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday three new legislative proposals related to recruiting new and out-of-state law enforcement officers. DeSantis said it is an effort for Florida to acquire valued men and women of our nation’s law enforcement community...
by Star News Staff | Aug 19, 2021
by Eric Lendrum On Tuesday, Twitter admitted in a statement that they have no plans to ban the official accounts of the Taliban and its spokesmen, even after the radical Islamist group had seized control of the nation of Afghanistan over the weekend, as...
