by Star News Staff | Dec 6, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci A large group of House Republicans penned a letter to top Biden administration officials Friday, urging them not to ban U.S. crude oil exports. The GOP lawmakers, led by Texas Reps. Roger Williams and August Pfluger, said the move would be a...
by Star News Staff | Dec 6, 2021
– – – Photo “Mike Parson” by Office of Missouri Governor CC BY-SA 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Dec 6, 2021
by Robert Schmad Emerson College is appointing Kim McLarin, an associate professor of creative writing, to serve as the institution’s interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies. McLarin has written a number of essays and opinion pieces in which she...
by Star News Staff | Dec 6, 2021
by Logan Dubil Some Princeton university students are pushing back after receiving a politically-charged email from a dean following the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. Princeton University students enrolled in the School of Public and International Affairs received...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 6, 2021
Following a request from University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead, members of the University Cabinet voted on Wednesday to recommend renaming two facilities after prominent African American alumni. The unanimous support would change the name of the...
by Eric Burk | Dec 6, 2021
In a weekend that was part play and part work, attendees at the Republican Party of Virginia’s Advance spent time networking and attending events – including a Friday reception with Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin, breakout sessions, a congressional...
by The Center Square | Dec 6, 2021
by Nyamekye Daniel An expansion of the Georgia Power and Southern Nuclear plant in Waynesboro may be delayed once more. Georgia Power and Southern Nuclear are building two additional nuclear energy facilities, Plant Vogtle Unit 3 and Unit 4. The project, which...
by The Center Square | Dec 6, 2021
by Cole Lauterbach Only a state with the motto “Live Free or Die” is freer than the Sunshine State. That’s according to the nonprofit CATO Institute’s annual Freedom in the 50 States report, which compares states based on different aspects of autonomy and...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 6, 2021
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has temporarily shut down their sports betting app as an appellate court in the District of Columbia denied the tribe’s request to continue sports betting while they are appealing a federal ruling shutting down the Seminole Gaming...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 6, 2021
One of Florida’s largest healthcare providers, AdventHealth, has ended their COVID vaccine mandate for employees. The healthcare network cited the recent federal court ruling to block the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate. “Due to...
by Chris Butler | Dec 6, 2021
Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) officials said Sunday that they have confirmed the first case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant in the state. “The individual recently traveled from South Africa and developed mild symptoms and subsequently...
by Star News Staff | Dec 6, 2021
by Martin Catino The 2021-2022 academic college year is nearing completion. Students have quickly forgotten the early apprehensions associated with dorm and housing arrangements, parking permits, class scheduling, and connecting and reconnecting with peers on...
by The Center Square | Dec 6, 2021
by Tyler Arnold Republicans officially have control of the Virginia House of Delegates after the state completed its recount of the 85th District, determining that Republican Delegate-elect Karen Greenhalgh defeated incumbent Del. Alex Askew, D-Virginia Beach....
by Chris Butler | Dec 6, 2021
Nashville Mayor John Cooper is scheduled to discuss the future of Second Avenue, nearly one year after it and several businesses got bombed on Christmas Day. Cooper is scheduled to join members of his Second Avenue Task Force at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 8,...
