by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, National, News, The West, Uncategorized
by Hayley Feland | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a ban this week on Critical Race Theory (CRT) in classrooms in a partisan vote. State Rep. Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna), the majority leader, told The Wisconsin Daily Star, “Over the past year, CRT and other backwards ideologies have...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 2, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
A 12-person federal jury on Thursday found Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson (D-Memphis) guilty of four of five counts of wire fraud. Robinson was facing federal wire fraud charges after she was accused of using federal grant money awarded to a health...
by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | Commentary, News
by John C. Eastman The media-generated controversy over the legal memo I wrote in January (a preliminary, incomplete draft of which was recently made public) outlining the possible scenarios for the certification of the electoral vote is another instance of the...
by The Center Square | Oct 2, 2021 | National, News
by Scott McClallen A new report found that only 12% of educators in some schools believed students would complete the 2020-21 school year proficient in math, English Language Arts, science, or social studies. That’s according to Michigan State University’s...
by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | National, News
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by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Catherine Mortensen Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) introduced the Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021 to prohibit the indoctrination of racially divisive curriculum within our nation’s schools. Good’s bill would prohibit the use of Critical Race Theory or...
by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | National, News
by Harry Wilmerding Fossilized footprints found in New Mexico show that human beings were living in North America roughly 23,000 years ago, the Associated Press reported Friday. The footprints were found in a dried-up lake bed in the White Sands National Park...
by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | National, News
by Thomas Catenacci A key economic index used by the Federal Reserve to measure inflation surged to another 30-year high in August as Americans continued to experience sticker shock. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index increased 4.3% over the...
by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | National, News
by Eric Lendrum Republican lawmakers in both houses of Congress are demanding that the United States Marine Corps release a Lieutenant Colonel who was jailed earlier this week for criticizing military leadership after the failed Afghanistan...
by RealClearWire | Oct 2, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Howard Fillit, M.D. In sharp contrast to every other top-ten cause of death, Alzheimer’s disease has long lacked affordable and accessible ways to diagnose it. While doctors have been able to tell patients with almost 100% certainty whether they have...
by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | National, News
by Kaylee Greenlee Border Patrol agents could be fired if they’re not vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of November, two active agents and a union official told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday. Border officials have until Nov. 22 to get vaccinated...
by Eric Burk | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
The Virginia Redistricting Commission spent its Friday meeting discussing drafts of House maps but got bogged down during consideration of greater Hampton Roads and Richmond-area maps. Although there is general agreement over much of the geographic areas...
by Bradley Vasoli | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
A committee established this year to examine retirement security for Georgians focused on public servants’ retirement needs in a hearing Thursday, particularly those of law-enforcement officers strained by heightened crime and a hostile media. Members of the...
by Star News Staff | Oct 2, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Newt Gingrich The Virginia governor’s race may be developing into an argument with a clear choice that has real implications for campaigns across the country in 2022. Tuesday night’s debate clarified the dramatic gap between Republican Glenn Youngkin and...
by Steve Stewart | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, News, The South
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has responded to the reminder letters sent this week by Leon County Government informing employees that without proof of a COVID vaccination they would be terminated on October 4, 2021. In response to Leon County’s...
by Hayley Feland | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
Brainerd High School is going to remove the existence of a homecoming king and queen in order to be more inclusive. According to an article by KSTP, the school will be replacing the homecoming court with the “Above and Beyond Award.” Avery Mulholland, a senior...
by Brian Ball | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Republican candidates running for the party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate race in 2022 have formed a solid wall of opposition to the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill stuck in congressional negotiations this last week. But Ohio...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
After the Biden administration announced that it plans to track every American bank account with $600 or more via the Internal Revenue Service, Georgia’s Tea Party Patriots responded with a harsh rebuke. “The Biden Administration apparently wants to compound...
by Eric Burk | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Virginia Beach School Board Member Victoria Manning is one of the leaders of a group trying to recall six other school board members. Students First VA (SFVA) announced this week that it is collecting signature for the recalls, focusing on 2020-2021 virtual...
by Grant Holcomb | Oct 2, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Florida State Rep. Dana Trabulsy (R-District 84) has filed legislation with the intention of reviving Florida’s television, media, and film industry. Trabulsy filed HB 217 which would create the Film, Television, and Digital Media Targeted Rebate program within...
