by Bethany Bowman | Nov 13, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Belmont student and former NBC’s The Voice contestant Gracee Shriver hails from Owasso, Oklahoma. Shriver started singing lessons at age nine to give herself something to do. About a year after starting lessons, she got her first...
by Hayley Feland | Nov 13, 2021
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN-06) introduced legislation this week to try and reduce opioid related deaths. Emmer, along with Representative Annie Kuster (R-NH-02), wrote the Inpatient Opioid Safety Act of 2021, which is “legislation to improve...
by The Center Square | Nov 13, 2021
by Cole Lauterbach A former adviser to Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has again won a racial discrimination case against the state official from their time in the state Legislature. A jury sided with Talonya Adams, a former legal advisor to the Arizona...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 13, 2021
Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci slammed Governor Mike DeWine, following the closure of a Tenneco shock absorber manufacturing facility. The closure of the plant in Kettering, which will fully take place by 2023, will impact 648 employees who work...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 13, 2021
A transgender assistant professor of sociology and criminology at Old Dominion University (ODU) has been making the media rounds advocating in support of pedophilia, or what he calls “minor attraction,” according to a report from earlier this week....
by Grant Holcomb | Nov 13, 2021
The first maps of Florida’s new congressional districts were released this week, and Florida’s newest district could have Polk County existing within its own congressional district. Florida currently has 27 districts but gained one after the 2020 census....
by Grant Holcomb | Nov 13, 2021
DraftKings and FanDuel have contributed more than $20 million to fund a ballot initiative hoping to expand gambling in Florida. The ballot measure would legalize sports betting at all pari-mutuels, professional sports stadiums and arenas, and throughout the...
by The Center Square | Nov 13, 2021
by Scott McClallen Earlier this month, St. Paul voters chose 53%-47% to impose a 3% cap on rent increases per year. Despite the rule not activating until May 22, developers already are pausing and pulling out of projects. The cap is strict: it doesn’t account...
by Rachel Alexander | Nov 13, 2021
Fresh on the heels of the big GOP win in Virginia, Arizona’s Republican legislators are eager to stop dropping bills for the 2022 legislative session. They begin filling them on November 15. Here are a handful of bills some of them will be sponsoring. Rep. Jake...
by Eric Burk | Nov 13, 2021
Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) is supporting Prince William County’s efforts to build a crisis stabilization center, asking Virginia’s House Finance Committee Chair Luke Torian (D-Prince William) to use federal COVID-19 relief to help fund the...
by Chris Butler | Nov 13, 2021
Members of the Georgia Department of Education (GDOE) have announced their priorities for the 2022 session of the Georgia General Assembly. The GDOE, among other things, wants Georgia students to focus more on civics and to give parents more power to decide...
by Star News Staff | Nov 13, 2021
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by Chris Butler | Nov 13, 2021
The nation’s supply chain crisis has strained Georgia’s farmers, so much so they’re unsure they can produce their crops on time. This, according to Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc. Executive Officer Jon Schwalls. The organization is based out of Norman...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 13, 2021
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Representative Matt Maddock (R-Milford) in his reelection campaign for the Michigan State Legislature. Matt Maddock, who has remained a strong proponent of the former president, is also running for a leadership...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 13, 2021
According to data presented Friday to the Senate Retirement Security for Georgians Study Committee, about half of Peach State residents—and Americans generally—aren’t saving enough for retirement. Jessica Eckman, a senior legislative representative with the...
by Eric Burk | Nov 13, 2021
The Supreme Court of Virginia rejected all three Republican nominees for special master to work with the court for redistricting, noting that the nominees had conflicts of interest. The court also rejected one of the Democratic nominees, noting that he might...
