by RealClearWire | Nov 16, 2021
by Todd Carney It is now less than a year to the 2022 elections, with this, more stories about the midterms are developing. Below are the latest updates. State In California, Progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin will face a recall....
by Cooper Moran | Nov 16, 2021
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) on Monday criticized a ruling from a Tennessee judge, which halted a new law that prevented mask mandates in schools. Calling the decision “judicial overreach,” Johnson argued that U.S....
by RealClearWire | Nov 16, 2021
by Ric Grenell and Gloria Romero When students are armed with a world class education, they can break down barriers and achieve their deepest dreams. However, in America today, big government and big unions are preventing students from receiving a quality...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 16, 2021
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office announced in a press release Monday that it has launched a new webpage that will allow Tennessee businesses, governmental entities, or schools to seek an exemption from a new law that prohibits Tennessee businesses from...
by Star News Staff | Nov 16, 2021
by Ailan Evans U.S. states may have to provide funding for Apple’s plan to store government-issued identification credentials in its devices. The company first announced partnerships with several states in September to develop a digital driver’s license and...
by Star News Staff | Nov 16, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said President Joe Biden is “all over” rising gasoline prices but failed to name a single administration policy aimed at lowering energy costs. “The president is all over this,” Granholm said during a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 16, 2021
In the high-profile trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of intentional homicide after killing two and wounding one during an August 25, 2020 riot in Kenosha, Judge Bruce Schroeder began Monday by dismissing a weapons charge against the 18-year-old defendant....
by The Center Square | Nov 16, 2021
by Bethany Blankley The Biden administration won’t give members of Congress access to flight manifests of illegal immigrants flown into states from the southern border, Florida Rep. Kat Cammack says. Those entering the U.S. illegally, violating federal law, are...
by Grant Holcomb | Nov 16, 2021
As Florida’s special session regarding vaccine mandates began yesterday, Florida’s business community shares concerns and opposition to the prospect of vaccine mandate bans. Leading Age Florida represents continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes,...
by The Center Square | Nov 16, 2021
by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed the expansion of free or low-cost child care to 105,000 more kids via the expanded income eligibility criteria in the latest bipartisan budget. Families of four earning up to $49,000 will be eligible for free or...
by Brian Ball | Nov 16, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Attorney Dave Yost has taken social media behemoth Facebook to federal court for misleading investors on how the negative effects of its content management algorithms in an effort to boost its stock performance while deceiving...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 16, 2021
In a recent letter, the Michigan Rheumatism Society and similar organizations from elsewhere in the U.S. have urged members of Congress to prioritize the development of predictive drug-response testing and other elements of precision medicine. The model of...
by Grant Holcomb | Nov 16, 2021
After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called for a special session over vaccine mandates and mask mandates last month, the Florida Legislature convened for the first time yesterday and will continue to meet until Friday. The goal of the special session for...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 16, 2021
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the Michigan State Legislature, which would eliminate some penalties imposed on businesses that violated strict COVID-19 orders. House Bill 4501, introduced by State Representative Tim...
by Chris Butler | Nov 16, 2021
The head of the Oklahoma National Guard won’t require troops to comply with the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but don’t expect the Georgia National Guard to follow Oklahoma’s example. Adjutant General of Georgia Major General Thomas Carden told The...
by Star News Staff | Nov 16, 2021
by Mark Bauerlein People old enough to remember the academic culture wars of the late 1980s and early ’90s have a special insight into this year’s controversy over critical race theory. I don’t mean insight into the identity politics of the old days and into...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 16, 2021
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on Monday detailed that the state will invest $100 million in a new grant program to increase accessibility of broadband internet. According to the governor’s office, funds from the American Rescue Plan will be used to create...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 16, 2021
In just two traffic stops, Arizona law enforcement officials seized dozens of pounds of heroin and thousands of fentanyl pills. On Interstate 10, troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety conducted a traffic stop on a truck, finding 35 pounds of...
by Eric Burk | Nov 16, 2021
Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin has said he’s opposed to mandates, including COVID-19 vaccine mandates. However, many current vaccine mandates are federally-ordered, including a mandate for all members of the Armed Forces on active duty, or in ready...
by Hayley Feland | Nov 16, 2021
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) says he does not want to include “additional, controversial topics” in a proposed special session. Walz finally made the move to have a special session, something that Republican lawmakers have been asking him to do for months....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 16, 2021
Old Dominion University (ODU) released a statement Saturday clarifying its position on pedophilia, after one of its professors appeared to downplay child sex abuse in an interview with a non-profit that has been accused of promoting pedophilia. “Following...
