by Admin | Dec 20, 2021 | National, News
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by The Center Square | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen A $40 million project is estimated to help 30,000 workers statewide secure employment through the state’s Going PRO Talent Fund. The program aims to lure back Michigan’s workforce lost during COVID-19, encourage specialization, and help...
by Admin | Dec 20, 2021 | National, News
by Harold Hutchison Two teachers in a California school district are accused of coaching a student into coming out as transgender behind the backs of the student’s parents, according to video footage circulating on social media. School staff reportedly changed...
by Chris Butler | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) announced late last week that he has asked the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to increase the number of new C-130J aircraft, which are manufactured at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Marietta, Georgia. That Lockheed...
by Admin | Dec 20, 2021 | National, News
by Debra Heine Buzzfeed’s holiday party appears to have become a super-spreader event, despite a company-wide vaccine mandate that required partygoers to present their vaccination cards in order to get into the event. Three BuzzFeed staffers were reportedly...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 20, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Officials in multiple jurisdictions throughout Tennessee have detected cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Shelby County reported the first case of the new variant. New cases were discovered on Thursday by both the Metro Nashville Public Health...
by Admin | Dec 20, 2021 | National, News
by Jennie Taer U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported Friday that agents encountered 173,620 migrants at the southern border in November. The number is a 5% increase from October’s encounters. Over 50% of those encountered were processed under a...
by Admin | Dec 20, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Julie Kelly History, it appears, is repeating itself—at least when it comes to the latest crusade to destroy Donald Trump and everyone around him. For nearly three years, the American people were warned that Donald Trump had been in cahoots with the Kremlin...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 20, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) released its plan to administer its portion of the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies directed to Tennessee, outlining the department’s approach for improved water infrastructure in...
by Eric Burk | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
After winning reelection, Delegate Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) announced Thursday that he is resigning to focus on his family at the end of 2021, setting off a last-minute scramble to find candidates and hold a special election in House District 89 on January 11....
by The Center Square | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
by Bethany Blankley Two South Florida men have pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud the federal government of $35 million worth of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and funded by federal coronavirus...
by The Center Square | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount It’s now the Wisconsin Assembly’s turn to consider what to do with the staggering 55,000 regulations for hunting and trapping in the state. The Assembly’s Committee on Sporting Heritage on Wednesday held a hearing on AB 676, which would...
by The Center Square | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
by Nyamekye Daniel Georgia was one of six states classified as having exemplary disclosure of its Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) spending, according to a new report on transparency in CRF spending. The CRF was established from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief...
by Admin | Dec 20, 2021 | National, News
by Ashley Stultz A federal judge ordered the University of Iowa (UI) to pay $1.9 million in fees and damages after two student groups won a series of religious discrimination lawsuits against the university. The Becket Fund, which represents Business Leaders in...
by The Center Square | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount There is a growing list of people and groups who are not fans of the idea to scrap Wisconsin’s personal income tax. Former Gov. Scott Walker, University of Wisconsin economist Noah Williams, and a host of conservative reform groups on...
by Star News Staff | Dec 20, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
by Andrew Trunsky Former Sen. Johnny Isakson, a Republican from Georgia, died Sunday morning at 76. Isakson’s death was confirmed by Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who called the former senator one of Georgia’s “greatest statesmen.” “As a businessman and...