by Cooper Moran | Dec 7, 2021
Former President Donald Trump on Monday responded to former U.S. Senator David Perdue launching a Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The campaign, a GOP primary challenge against incumbent Governor Brian Kemp, follows routine attacks from Trump against Kemp....
by Bethany Bowman | Dec 7, 2021
The Americana/Roots staple American Standard Time Records (ASTR) has released The Holiday Rambler via bandcamp.com. The album is comprised of eight original holiday songs and three covers by various artists of the label. I spoke to the owner of ASTR, Sean...
by Star News Staff | Dec 7, 2021
by Ailan Evans A family safety app used to track children’s movements is selling location data to several different data brokers, according to an investigation by The Markup. Life360, which bills itself as a “family location sharing app” that purports to...
by Chris Butler | Dec 7, 2021
U.S. Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) on Monday denied that he voted for a federal database that documents who got vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the U.S. House of Representatives’ website, Carter was the sole Republican House member from...
by Eric Burk | Dec 7, 2021
Governor Ralph Northam will include a $2.4 billion increase for education in his budget proposal to the General Assembly next week, with a 5 percent salary increase for teachers in each of the next two fiscal years. “Paying teachers is the right thing to...
by Star News Staff | Dec 7, 2021
– – – Photo “Border Patrol Processing Unaccompanied Children” by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
by Star News Staff | Dec 7, 2021
– – – Photo “Charles Flynn” by U.S. Army. Photo “Walter Piatt” by Monica King. Background Photo “2021 Storming of the United States Capitol” by Tyler Merbler. CC BY 2.0. ...
by Star News Staff | Dec 7, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Former President Donald Trump struck a deal this past weekend to clear the crowded field in North Carolina’s Republican primary for Senate for Rep. Ted Budd, his preferred candidate, a source close with Budd and familiar with the meeting...
by Chris Butler | Dec 7, 2021
Two Republicans who represent Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives voted for a bill that some people say would give the federal government access to information about any one person’s COVID-19 vaccination status. Representative David Kustoff (R-TN-08)...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 7, 2021
After The Florida Capital Star discovered the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) removed links that promoted LGBTQ advocacy groups, gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried said the move was “unacceptable”, “dangerous”, and “cruel...
by The Center Square | Dec 7, 2021
by Scott McClallen Attorney General Dana Nessel has offered to review the Oxford High School shooting that has left four students dead. Nessel’s spokeswoman Lynsey Mukomel told The Center Square in an email that they offered the AG’s services “to conduct a full...
by The Center Square | Dec 7, 2021
by J.D. Davidson Ohioans are not as free as much of the rest of the nation, according to a new report released by the Cato Institute. And things are getting worse. The report calls Ohio “thoroughly mediocre when it comes to freedom,” ranking the Buckeye State...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 7, 2021
Thousands of migrants are attempting to cross the U.S. Southern border in Yuma, Arizona, according to multiple reports. Many of the individuals are claiming to seek asylum, as the “Remain in Mexico” policy formed under the Trump administration...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 7, 2021
Two Georgia residents were sentenced to federal prison, following a scheme that sought to steal the identity of elderly individuals. The two criminals, Durrell Tyler and DeShawn Johnson, both plead guilty to charges of access device fraud and aggravated...
by Star News Staff | Dec 7, 2021
by Kerry McDonald Teachers across the country are feeling burned out and depleted, particularly as school coronavirus policies and staffing shortages make their jobs more difficult. According to a survey by the RAND Corporation, almost one-quarter of teachers...
by The Center Square | Dec 7, 2021
by Benjamin Yount Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol aren’t sure just how far Gov. Tony Evers’ new $110 million for schools in the state will go. The governor on Thursday announced the latest round of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 7, 2021
The Voter Reference Foundation (VRF), an outside organization that has reviewed multiple states’ voter registration lists, called for more transparency in Michigan’s voter rolls. When analyzing the data, the group claimed that the state has a...
by The Center Square | Dec 7, 2021
by Scott McClallen Michigan ranked 7th nationwide in the CATO Institute’s 2021 Freedom in the States report. The rankings use 230 metrics to rank states on how their policies promote freedom in fiscal, regulatory and personal realms. The Wolverine state...
