by Chris Butler | Nov 20, 2021
Law enforcement officers at Thursday’s Gwinnett County Public School (GCPS) Board meeting arrested two mothers, one on a charge of criminal trespass and another on a charge of obstruction as part of the school’s new security measures. Both mothers told The...
by Star News Staff | Nov 20, 2021
by Ninos P. Malek Ph.D Public education has been under the microscope lately, especially since many states shut down in-person learning last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. With children learning from home via technology, many parents had the chance to hear...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 20, 2021
Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally on Friday announced additional appointments to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee Board of Directors. The appointees, Evelyn Crawford Robertson, Jr. and Michael J. Banks, will work closely with the development of the new...
by Neil W. McCabe | Nov 20, 2021
The chairman of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for Election Integrity (AFPI) told The Star News Network that he is watching for how elections run in 2022 and 2024 based on lessons learned from the poor handling of the 2020 presidential...
by Star News Staff | Nov 20, 2021
by Harry Wilmerding The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Moderna and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines for booster shot use for adults in the U.S., the agency announced Friday, The announcement was made just two months after the FDA first rejected the White...
by RealClearWire | Nov 20, 2021
by Howard Fillit, M.D. The recent approval of Aduhelm, a drug that removes amyloid plaques from the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, is a reason for cautious celebration. Not just because it is the first new treatment approved in 17 years, but because it is...
by The Center Square | Nov 20, 2021
by Bethany Blankley Border Patrol agents encountered 129.7% more people at the southern border this year than last, according to new data published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The greatest number of encounters was in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas...
by Star News Staff | Nov 20, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee Vice President Kamala Harris met with Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador to discuss everything but the border, according to a Thursday press release. Harris and Obrador didn’t appear to discuss the Biden administration’s pending...
by Star News Staff | Nov 20, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee New migrant campsites have sprung up around Mexico throughout 2021 as migrants have grown uncertain of whether they’ll be able to remain in the U.S., the Associated Press reported Thursday. Camps are full of migrants, including many children...
by Bethany Bowman | Nov 20, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – When you hear Taylor Hughes’ previous edgy releases about her “bad taste in men” and “prayin’ to the whiskey,” you may not know is that Hughes is happily married to an awesome guy. “High On Something” was written with her writing...
by Hayley Feland | Nov 20, 2021
Shakopee, Minnesota public schools are closing for the entire week of Thanksgiving due to rising COVID case levels. Across all 10 Shakopee schools, 85 students have COVID as of Friday, with 30 of the cases at Jackson Elementary. The number of cases is growing,...
by Hayley Feland | Nov 20, 2021
Representative Thomas Tiffany (R-WI-07) is demanding answers from United States Attorney General Merrick Garland following a leaked Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) memo that outlines how parents would be given “threat tags” for outbursts at school board...
by Star News Staff | Nov 20, 2021
by Evan Stambaugh Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared to misuse the English language in an attempt to hit back at a Republican colleague. On Wednesday Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, a freshman member of Congress, took the opportunity to blast some of her colleagues...
by Grant Holcomb | Nov 20, 2021
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) claims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is raising gas taxes. However, it’s Florida law that dictates the rise in gas taxes which is tied to consumer price index (CPI ). The gas tax adjustment is required...
by Brian Ball | Nov 20, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The November 19 vote of congressional Democrats to pass the Build Back Better Act cornucopia of social spending and policies unleashed a wave of criticism from Ohio’s GOP U.S. representatives united in a fear of unbridled inflation...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 20, 2021
As the political left continues to advocate against parents who want a say in their children’s education, alternative options to traditional public schools are exploding, including a new culinary magnet program at an Orlando area high school. “Our...
by Star News Staff | Nov 20, 2021
by Shawn Parker Energy prices are spinning out of control and we are facing a crisis of the working people like we haven’t seen since 2009. Energy prices have risen 30 percent on average and the winter has not yet arrived. Families will be faced with the hard...
by Grant Holcomb | Nov 20, 2021
The Flagler County Sheriffs’ Office is investigating whether or not obscenity laws might have been violated after social media posts brought a book to the attention of the Flagler County School Board. The book is entitled “All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 20, 2021
Michigan State Senator Ed McBroom (R-Waucedah Township) on Friday pledged to utilize the state legislature’s oversight committees to investigate the mistakes of the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). McBroom, who serves as the chair of the Senate...
by Eric Burk | Nov 20, 2021
The Virginia Supreme Court has selected Republican nominee Sean Trende and Democratic nominee Bernard Grofman to be the two Special Masters who will work together to draw legislative and congressional map proposals for the court. Due to deep partisan splits,...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 20, 2021
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) on Friday slammed Vice President Kamala Harris and her visit to Ohio to highlight the administration’s “infrastructure” bill. During her visit, Harris will take a tour of the Plumbers and Pipefitters...
