by Star News Staff | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
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by Cooper Moran | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday ruled to strike down Governor Tom Wolf’s statewide mask mandate for schools. The challengers of the mandate, including Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre) and State Representative Jesse...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 12, 2021 | News, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, The South
While children in Pennsylvania will soon be allowed to return to school without masks, children in Tennessee will not. Over a 24-hour period, Pennsylvania’s highest court and a federal judge in Tennessee came to opposite conclusions about whether mask...
by Star News Staff | Dec 12, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Julie Kelly The first thing Victoria White noticed after emerging from the tunnel where she was severely beaten by two D.C. Metropolitan police officers on January 6 was the floor of the U.S. Capitol. Dressed in jeans and a light red turtleneck, shoeless,...
by RealClearWire | Dec 12, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Sarah White South America has sat within the U.S. sphere of interest since the Monroe Doctrine was enunciated in 1823. Now that may be changing, thanks to the inroads that Chinese telecom companies such as Huawei are making in the region’s economies....
by Admin | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
by Mary Margaret Olohan Pro-life leaders anxiously awaiting decisions in major abortion cases reacted Friday to news that the Supreme Court had dismissed one challenge to Texas’ ban on abortions after an unborn baby has a heartbeat. “Today, the Supreme Court...
by Admin | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
by Kendall Tietz The co-chair of a racial equity committee at a Texas school district resigned Wednesday after admitting she had doxxed parents who opposed her policies and left one a profane voicemail, Fox News reported. While Norma Garcia-Lopez was co-chair...
by Admin | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
by Ailan Evans The U.S. won an appeal in its case to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the United Kingdom. The U.K.’s High Court ruled Friday that Assange could be returned to the U.S. where he will face multiple charges related to espionage and...
by Admin | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
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by Admin | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
by Admin | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
by Admin | Dec 12, 2021 | National, News
by Sebastian Hughes A senior Ukrainian military adviser floated the idea of handing over the country’s own weapons to its citizens in the event of a Russian invasion, The New York Times reported. The official told the NYT that the government might have to open...
by The Center Square | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen Health care leaders and doctors say hospitals are “just keeping our heads above water” as 21.5% of inpatient beds are COVID-19 patients – an all-time high since the beginning of the pandemic. In a virtual press conference Friday, State Health...
by RealClearWire | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, News, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
by Michael Torres When Joe Biden kicked off his presidential campaign in April 2019 at the Teamsters Local 249 union hall in Pittsburgh, he declared himself a “union man,” sounding a theme that he repeated during his more than 25 campaign visits to the state....
by Star News Staff | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
by Kyle Hooten Warning: The contents of this article are disturbing. A teacher in Minnesota’s Alden-Conger Public School District reportedly identifies as a “furry,” brags to her class about having threesomes with her husband and another woman, speaks...
by The Center Square | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin is taking a huge step to eliminate the sometimes long wait to get a license to work in the state. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed a plan (AB 218) that fast-tracks occupational licensing in the state. The new law allows the...
by Casey Owens | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Almost six months after the Florida Supreme Court upheld a law that designated a single medical marijuana treatment center (MMTC) license for an African American farmer, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) issued rules for a new licensing process related to...
by Chris Butler | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
U.S. Representative Jody Hice (R-GA-10) pushed back this week against a proposal from President Joe Biden to allow federal employees to work remotely. The congressman said the plan will shortchange the American people. Hice, the Republican member of the House...
by Rachel Alexander | Dec 12, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The city of Phoenix instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, and numerous Republican lawmakers want to stop it. Several legislators sent a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey demanding that he call a special session of the Arizona Legislature so they can pass...
by Eric Burk | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Governor Ralph Northam announced the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan on Tuesday, which outlines increasing threats to coastal structures and landscapes while also highlighting potential mitigation projects. Northam is set to leave office at the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 12, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
An Ohio congressional candidate responded Friday evening after being subpoenaed by the congressional January 6 Committee, which is investigating the mostly-peaceful protest at the Capitol early this year. “Upon taking office, I will make sure one of my...