by Chris Butler | Aug 20, 2021
More than 250 residents gathered at Thursday’s Cherokee County School Board meeting to protest potential COVID-19 mask mandates, but parents’ comments irked board members to such an extent that those board members ended the forum prematurely. Witnesses said...
by Laura Baigert | Aug 20, 2021
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) was grilled at a Tuesday evening meeting by a large conservative grassroots group in his district that wants the State Senate Speaker to call a special session to deal with Governor Bill Lee’s executive orders. McNally said...
by Grant Holcomb | Aug 20, 2021
The Miami-Dade Public School Board voted to impose a district-wide school mask mandate only providing a medical opt-out form. The board’s final vote was 7-1, after Superintendent Alberto Carvalho already expressed his support for a mask mandate. Miami-Dade...
by RealClearWire | Aug 20, 2021
by Robert Pondiscio & Tracey Schirra The firing of Matthew Hawn, a high school teacher in Sullivan County, Tennessee, recently made national news and seemed to confirm fears that newly-enacted state bans on critical race theory (CRT) would have a chilling...
by Eric Burk | Aug 20, 2021
The Newport News School Board voted 5-1 with one abstention against adopting a transgender policy on Tuesday. Board members cited concerns about provisions limiting how school staff can discuss children’s gender with parents and other concerns about...
by Star News Staff | Aug 20, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky A federal judge blocked a massive Alaskan oil drilling project Wednesday after ruling that the Interior Department inadequately measured its environmental impact. Judge Sharon Gleason of the U.S. District Court of the District of Alaska wrote...
by Star News Staff | Aug 20, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky As tens of millions of American families across the country began to see the second round of monthly cash payments appear in their bank accounts Friday, Republicans in Congress remained oddly quiet. The checks were the result of an expansion...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 20, 2021
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that it will not enforce the indoor mask mandate that Gambier passed this week. “If you have read information from the Gambier ordinance concerning the mask mandate, it indicates a $25 fine and the Knox County...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 20, 2021
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and state Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers (R-District 25) announced Thursday that Arizona will welcome refugees from Afghanistan. “The Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime served alongside America’s military forces and fought for...
by Star News Staff | Aug 20, 2021
– – – Photo “Miguel Cardona” by Secretary Miguel Cardona. Background Photo “Department of Education” by Sardaka. CC BY 3.0.
by RealClearWire | Aug 20, 2021
by Bruce Abramson Every member of America’s expert class possessing even a modicum of integrity and self-awareness has long been aware of a simple truth: Only a fool would trust the emanations of America’s leading experts. Worse, the more prestigious the job...
by Star News Staff | Aug 20, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Amazon is planning to open department stores where consumers can purchase a variety of goods like clothing and electronics, The Wall Street Journal reported. The planned expansion of Amazon brick-and-mortar stores is the online retail...
by Hayley Feland | Aug 20, 2021
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has recommended that school aged children test at least weekly for COVID. Local districts can choose to take part in the program offering on-site testing at elementary schools and receive a grant to fund it. The...
by Chris Butler | Aug 20, 2021
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has filed legislation that would, if enacted into law, create what he said is the first-ever affirmative right to vote and challenge Georgia’s new voter integrity law, Senate Bill 202. “This builds upon the Voting Rights Act of...
by Star News Staff | Aug 20, 2021
– – – Photo “John Cornyn” by Twitter. Background Photo “Certificate of Appreciation” by US Army Fort Bliss.
by Casey Owens | Aug 20, 2021
The Biden administration announced Wednesday its plan to require nursing home employees across the country to receive the vaccination for COVID-19 in order to receive federal Medicaid and Medicare funding. Given the fact that Florida is a common retirement...
by Star News Staff | Aug 20, 2021
by Eric Lendrum On Wednesday, a judge appointed by Barack Obama argued that it is “racist” to prosecute illegal aliens who return to the country after being deported and commit crimes on American soil, as reported by Breitbart. Judge Miranda Du, appointed by...
by Star News Staff | Aug 20, 2021
by Debra Heine The Biden Administration quashed a critical State Department program designed to help Americans evacuate safely out of crisis zones just months prior to the fall of Kabul, the National Pulse reported Wednesday. The “Contingency and Crisis...
by RealClearWire | Aug 20, 2021
by Brian Maloney While they may not agree on nearly anything else, one issue manages to unite Fox News Channel, MSNBC and CNN: an archaic television ratings system that is known to wildly misrepresent viewership. At a time when cord-cutting has brought about...
by Eric Burk | Aug 20, 2021
The Albemarle County School Board passed a transgender policy on August 12. Less than a week later on Wednesday, Albemarle resident Randy Zackrisson announced a write-in campaign to challenge board Chair Graham Paige in the Samuel Miller District. “This...
by The Center Square | Aug 20, 2021
by J.D. Davidson An Ohio lawmaker wants the state to provide more answers quickly as to why personal information and online portal accounts were compromised on the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services’ website. Rep. Jeff Crossman, D-Parma, wrote to...
