Fight Breaks Out at Minnesota School Board Meeting

by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 29, 2021

  A fight at a Minnesota county school board meeting Monday led to parents being ejected from the meeting space. The topic of the discussion at the Eastern Carver County Schools meeting in Chaska was mask mandates. A video of the incident shows a few men getting...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Chief Medical Advisor Abruptly Resigns Amid Latest Coronavirus Surge

by Cooper Moran | Sep 29, 2021

  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) chief medical advisor is hitting the exit amid the latest coronavirus surge in the state. Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, a deputy director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Whitmer’s point person...

Third-Party Candidate Princess Blanding Interrupts McAuliffe, Youngkin Moderate-Focused Debate

by Eric Burk | Sep 29, 2021

  In the last of only two gubernatorial debates GOP candidate Glenn Youngkin and Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe made their pitches to Virginia moderates on issues including vaccinations, abortion, qualified immunity, business climate, and Afghan refugees in...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Leaves Door Open to Statewide Vaccine Mandate

by Cooper Moran | Sep 29, 2021

  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) refused to say if she would agree to President Joe Biden’s (D) demand to impose a statewide coronavirus vaccine mandate. Whitmer, facing slumping polls showing her reelection prospects threatened by multiple Republican...

Virginia Amtrak Returns to Pre-Pandemic Service Levels with New Route Extension into Downtown Richmond

by Eric Burk | Sep 29, 2021

  The last of three Amtrak Virginia trains that were suspended due to the pandemic is open again, with a new extension to the Main Street Station in downtown Richmond. Governor Ralph Northam and rail officials announced the reopening and expansion of Northeast...

Minneapolis Residents Plead for State Assistance as Officer Exodus Continues

by Admin | Sep 29, 2021

by Anthony Gockowski   A group of north Minneapolis residents said they feel like they live in a “war zone” in an open letter to Gov. Tim Walz this week. “North Minneapolis, the most diverse part of the state, is a war zone, with a child murdered, a man killed...

Gov. Abbott Says Texas Will Hire Border Patrol Agents If Biden Administration Fires Any

by The Center Square | Sep 29, 2021

by Bethany Blankley   Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would hire any Border Patrol agent fired by the Biden administration after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said agents would no longer be permitted to use horses to guard the border in Del Rio, Texas....

Parents Sue Williamson County Schools to Dismiss Mask Mandate Altogether

by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 29, 2021

  A group of parents in Williamson County filed a lawsuit against county school system last week over its mask mandate they allege impacts students, staff, and faculty. The lawsuit, which was filed by four parents, asks for the federal court to set aside the mask...