by Admin | Dec 16, 2021 | National, News
by Harry Wilmerding Google told its employees that they would lose pay and eventually their jobs if they did not abide by the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. Employees had until Dec. 3 to state their...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 16, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday announced a pay raise for new Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) officers across the state. Specifically, new correctional officers will receive a 37 percent salary increase, bringing the position’s starting...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 16, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
A member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives filed a bill Wednesday to repeal the state’s gas tax. “The working people of Tennessee are getting hammered by inflation and horrendous energy policy that has caused gas prices to sky rocket! All...
by Chris Butler | Dec 16, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Staff at the Beacon Center of Tennessee on Wednesday bestowed the Metro Nashville Public School System (MNPS) with their yearly Pork of the Year Award, for more reasons than one. Beacon, a Nashville-based center right think tank, published their 2021 Pork...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 16, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Bank of America (BofA) annouced the award $1.7 million to local nonprofits across Middle Tennessee in 2021, according to a Wednesday statement emailed to The Tennessee Star by the banking giant. The company’s donation is part of its “commitment to...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 16, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
In Memphis, a pair of armed carjackers have been sentenced to federal prison, according to a press release by the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Tennessee. Ramone Ervin, 21, and Jaquarious Douglas, 22, have been sentenced to federal prison...
by The Center Square | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by J.D. Davidson Ohio plans to take the next step to reduce what Lt. Gov. Jon Husted called burdensome and costly regulations that could save the state millions of dollars. New legislation, introduced at a Tuesday morning news conference, comes nearly two years...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that will allow an individual to carry a concealed handgun without obtaining a concealed carry permit, also known as “constitutional carry.” Specifically, Senate Bill 215, introduced by Senator Terry...
by Eric Burk | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
As the Virginia General Assembly battles a ransomware attack, the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Systems (DBHDS) is dealing with impacts from a separate attack against timekeeping systems provider Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG)....
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced at a press conference Wednesday the unveiling of new anti-woke legislation referred to as the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (WOKE) Act. After DeSantis banned Critical Race Theory (CRT) from Florida’s schools...
by Admin | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
by Kyle Hooten A Soros-backed activist who allegedly lied about her Native-American heritage and headed the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) during its most controversial moments currently sits on the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (MSGC). Tonja Honsey...
by The Center Square | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen In a Tuesday late-night session, The Michigan House approved a $1.5 billion spending plan to fight COVID-19. The House passed House Bill (HB) 5523 on a vote of 98-4. The bill aims to spend $1 billion for COVID-19 treatment, testing, and...
by The Center Square | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount The state’s largest business group says Gov. Tony Evers’ could have done better with his latest workforce development effort. The governor on Tuesday announced plans to spend $60 million in coronavirus stimulus money to try and get more...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
A new poll released on Wednesday shows that a majority of Michigan voters believe that the state is on the wrong track, an increase from September. The survey initiated by the Detroit Regional Chamber demonstrated that 52.8 percent of voters do not support the...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of requiring prospective university board of trustee members to donate $100,000 to his campaign. In turn, he would grant appointments to university boards. “Our current board of...
by Chris Butler | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) said this week that members of the state’s GOP will suffer a “bloodbath” in 2022 if they continue to allege that voter fraud occurred during the 2020 elections. Ralston made those remarks to the...
by Hayley Feland | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter Tuesday to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for information regarding violent felons out on pretrial release. Johnson said he found this information to be necessary following the...
by Hayley Feland | Dec 16, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
Mark Bishofsky, a former respiratory therapist as well as a medical freedom protest and rally organizer, announced his intention to run for the Minnesota State House of Representatives in District 39. Bishofsky hosted one of the largest medical freedom rallies...
