by Cooper Moran | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig registered as a Democrat when he moved to Ohio in 2012, after previously claiming that he converted to becoming a Republican three years earlier. James has said he became a Republican in 2009 when he moved from Los...
by The Center Square | Sep 4, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
by Jon Styf Tennessee’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group met with state agency heads this week regarding funding requests related to the second half of $3.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act relief. The group met with 17 departments over...
by Admin | Sep 4, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Chris Buskirk Things stopped working in this country about 50 years ago. But it wasn’t really noticeable until a few decades later. I like to date the beginning of the decay to the summer of 1969, though it’s impossible to put a precise date on it. Still,...
by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | National, News
by Sebastian Hughes General Motors will shut down production at the majority of its North American plants for up to two weeks due to a worldwide chip shortage, the Detroit Free Press reported. A fraction of GM plants will remain open to continue making its most...
by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | National, News
by Kaylee Greenlee Afghan women were reportedly forced into marriages with men who were eligible for evacuation from the country, CNN reported Thursday. U.S. officials notified the State Department about some Afghan women and girls showing up with men...
by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Ellie Gardey Just before midnight on Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued an order denying injunctive relief to the Texas abortion providers who had sought to halt Texas’ new abortion law which prohibits abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat can be...
by Julie Carr | Sep 4, 2021 | Election Integrity, John Fredericks Show, National, News, Politics, President Donald Trump
Live from Virginia Wednesday morning on The John Fredericks Show – weekdays on WNTW AM 820/ FM 92.7 – Richmond, WJFN FM 100.5 – Central Virginia, WMPH AM 1010 / FM 100.1 / FM 96.9 (7-9 PM) Hampton Roads, WBRG AM 1050 / FM 105.1 – Lynchburg/Roanoke and Weekdays...
by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | National, News
by Thomas Catenacci The U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 5.2%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday. The number of unemployed people decreased to 8.4 million, according to the Bureau of Labor...
by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | National, News
by Andrew Trunsky Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday that he thinks former President Donald Trump will run for a third time in 2024. “I think he’s gonna run. I want him to run,” Jordan said at a GOP event in Dallas County, Iowa, reported the Des...
by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | National, News
by Kaylee Greenlee Hundreds of American citizens and people with green cards were left in Afghanistan after U.S. forces withdrew from the country, the Associated Press reported Thursday. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who were left in Afghanistan...
by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | National, News
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by Star News Staff | Sep 4, 2021 | National, News
by Eric Lendrum On Thursday, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) called for his party in both houses of Congress to take a “strategic pause” in their efforts to pass two massive spending bills worth $4.7 trillion, according to CNN. Manchin made his case...
by Julie Carr | Sep 4, 2021 | Election Integrity, National, Politics
In a specific discussion, Thursday on First Principles with Phill Kline – host Kline talked with CEO and editor-in-chief of The Star News Network, and host of The Tennessee Star Report, Michael Patrick Leahy about the alliance that exists between Big Tech and...
by Hayley Tschetter | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, National, News, The Upper-Midwest
A COVID vaccine declination form from a Wisconsin health provider, Hudson Physicians, says an employee must understand that by declining the vaccine they are “endangering” others. The form also states that by signing the form, the employee is acknowledging that...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
According to non-profit Samaritas, a Michigan refugee resettlement group that has been providing homes for displaced migrants since 1934, it will be resettling at least 350 Afghan refugees in Michigan. “What I can tell you is that Samaritas is committed to...
by Eric Burk | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
The Prince William School Board (PWSB) and Virginia Beach School Board (VBSB) are both considering changes to public hearing procedures, a move aimed at making meetings more efficient in an era of controversial school board decisions. The PWSB proposal includes...
by Casey Owens | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Florida joined a coalition with 17 other states to back on an amicus brief related to the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The brief is asking the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to deny the Biden administration’s motion for a stay on the Texas...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 4, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The first of hundreds of Afghan refugees have been settled in the Phoenix area, which is being described as a “top destination” for those displaced after the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover of the country. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey thanked the...
by Brian Ball | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine has activated an Ohio National Guard transportation battalion and two transportation companies to join relief efforts in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida’s devastation of the Pelican State. The 250 members of...
by Hayley Tschetter | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
A nurse at Minnesota Regions Hospital, a part of the Healthpartners care network, revealed an internal memo from Healthpartners president that tells clinicians not to offer medical exemptions for the COVID vaccine for their patients. The letter also...
by Bradley Vasoli | Sep 4, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-MI) State Budget Director Dave Massaron instructed state department heads last week to begin preparing for a possible government shutdown, though Michigan taxpayers may have other concerns to expect from the current budget...
