by Admin | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News, port
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by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
The majority opinion released on Friday by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, which restored the Biden administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with more than 100 employees...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
A Kentucky congressman Saturday said that Pfizer’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved COVID-19 vaccine is not available in the United States after The Ohio Star spent a week reporting on that subject. “Your first sentence, ‘Comirnaty...
by Eric Burk | Dec 19, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Crews dismantling the Lee Monument pedestal in Richmond found what they believe to be an 1887 time capsule believed to contain Confederate memorabilia and a possible photograph of Abraham Lincoln, the governor’s office announced Friday. “Workers...
by Hayley Feland | Dec 19, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
A Shakopee woman, Tara McNeally, who was fired from her job after questioning her children’s school board, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court against the school and her former employer. The lawsuit filed by McNeally reportedly asks for...
by Steve Stewart | Dec 19, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley told The Florida Capital Star that he started the process of removing seven felons from the Leon County voter registration system. Earley noted that all seven voted in the 2020 general election. The voters were...
by Rachel Alexander | Dec 19, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The American Conservative Union rates members of Congress and state legislators every year, and this past year State Rep. Jake Hoffman (R-Mesa) was the only member of the Arizona Legislature to receive a perfect 100% rating. Other high scorers included State...
by Admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Mark Judge In the 2000 political drama “The Contender,” an opposition research attack is launched against a woman named Laine Hanson (Joan Allen) who has been nominated for the vice presidency. Part of the assault is a rumor, supposedly confirmed with actual...
by Rachel Alexander | Dec 19, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, News, port, The West
Turning Point USA is holding their annual AmericaFest 2021 conference this weekend in Phoenix, where they are based. Founder Charlie Kirk and Fox News personality Tucker Carlson spoke Friday on opening night. Kirk opened the event, hitting on a lot of social...
by Star News Staff | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
by Kendall Tietz Students at a Wisconsin school district were able to access pornography on their school’s iPads for months due to a lack of “working” filters, according to the mom of a student who accessed the material and spoke during the public comment...
by Admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Lou Aguilar Hollywoke may be spearheading the War on Christmas, but three cable channels are mounting a far more effective counteroffensive, running traditionalist Christmas movies 24/7. And one of them, Lifetime, is a surprising beachhead. While HBO Max is...
by Star News Staff | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
by Andrew Trunsky Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough rejected another Democratic effort to include immigration reform in President Joe Biden’s spending bill. MacDonough’s ruling, which came late Thursday, is Democrats’ latest setback in their bid to...
by The Center Square | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
by Ted O’Neil Boeing Friday said it has suspended its requirement that U.S.-based employees be fully vaccinated or face losing their jobs. The announcement comes as several attempts by President Joe Biden to require vaccinations for workers in various settings...
by RealClearWire | Dec 19, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Philip Wegmann Staff were still finding their desks at the White House when the new first lady hosted a summit to celebrate educators. There were just two guests invited on that first full day of the new administration: the leaders of the two largest public...
by Star News Staff | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
by Harry Wilmerding Kellogg announced Thursday that it reached a tentative agreement with employees, potentially ending a 10-week labor strike at the company. The agreement between the cereal giant and The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain...
by RealClearWire | Dec 19, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Matt Ladner Between 2012 and 2019, student ridership on school district buses declined nationally by 3.8 million riders. The drop is owed to various factors, especially increased demand for drivers in private industry. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the...
by Star News Staff | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
by Laurel Duggan Mask mandates do little, if anything, to make the air safer inside airplanes, two major airline CEOs argued before Congress Wednesday. “I think the case is very strong that masks don’t add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment,” Gary...
by Star News Staff | Dec 19, 2021 | National, News
by Harold Hutchison A federal district court ruled that the state of New York can force a photographer to take pictures depicting same-sex weddings. In the decision issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. dismissed the First Amendment claims of...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 19, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Friday approved a plan to limit the spread of Asian carp in Tennessee’s waterways, releasing a final Environmental Assessment on the project. According to the TVA’s recommendation, barriers need to be...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 19, 2021 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
Members of the Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday passed legislation that will alter the state’s current probation system. Senate Bill 913, sponsored by Senator Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne), would provide an opportunity for some inmates to secure early release...
by The Center Square | Dec 19, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen Not a cent from a $25 million relief fund created four months ago has been spent on medical providers to stabilize a July 45% fee cut for Michigan’s auto accident insurance providers. DIFS spokeswoman Laura Hall told The Center Square in an...
