by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin fired back at the White House Monday after it put out a blistering statement criticizing him for opposing President Joe Biden’s domestic spending package. In an interview with West Virginia’s Hoppy...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Ailan Evans A majority of Americans say Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is failing to handle the ongoing supply chain crisis, according to a new poll. Roughly 55% of likely voters rated Buttigieg’s handling of the supply chain crisis as “poor,”...
by The Center Square | Dec 21, 2021
by J.D. Davidson The Ohio Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to Gov. Mike DeWine’s first COVID-19 vaccination incentive lottery without ruling on the merits of the program. The court rejected the lawsuit, saying the group – Stand Up Ohio! – failed to...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Ailan Evans Republicans are more likely than Democrats to back certain reforms targeting major tech companies like Amazon, Google and Apple, including a key bipartisan antitrust bill, according to a new poll. There is a bipartisan consensus among voters in...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Kyle Hooten Newly-released IRS filings show that a foundation funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg injected $7.1 million into local Minnesota electoral systems in 2020. The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) is funded by Zuckerberg and his wife,...
by The Center Square | Dec 21, 2021
by J.D. Davidson President Joe Biden’s mandate that all businesses with 100 employees or more require employee COVID-19 vaccinations is now with the U.S. Supreme Court. The Buckeye Institute, a Columbus, Ohio-based policy group, became the first to file a...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Katelynn Richardson ’22 Albany State University (ASU) is requesting that professors include a LGBTQ “Safe Zones” section on their syllabi. Campus Reform obtained a copy of the recommended syllabus statement, which explains that the university intends...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Sebastian Hughes Chinese spies infiltrated Taiwan’s military as a part of a campaign to undermine the island’s defense, Reuters reported. The effort involved recruiting senior officers at the center of the Taiwan’s armed forces, even reaching President Tsai...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Ben Zeisloft Stanford University has made its admissions process test-optional for the third year in a row. Following the arrival of COVID-19 in the United States, Stanford previously suspended standardized testing requirements for the 2020-21 undergraduate...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Laurel Duggan Jefferson County, Alabama, Judge Nakita Blocton was removed from her job after numerous accusations of abuse against employees, colleagues and litigants while reportedly under the influence of Phentermine or other prescription drugs. Blocton...
by RealClearWire | Dec 21, 2021
by Susan Crabtree After a year in which parents across the country began exercising more political power at school board meetings and through activist groups, the COVID-fueled parent movement is unlikely to subside any time soon, a new poll released Monday...
by The Center Square | Dec 21, 2021
by Benjamin Yount Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly are looking to a younger woman as their next leader. Democratic lawmakers on Monday unanimously elected Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, as their new Minority Leader. Neubauer is 30-years-old, she replaces...
by Star News Staff | Dec 21, 2021
by Deion A. Kathawa The U.S. Supreme Court on December 10 handed down its much-awaited opinion in Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson. I’ll bottom-line the result as simply as possible. The court concluded that Texas abortion providers may maintain a...
by The Center Square | Dec 21, 2021
by Elizabeth Troutman The city of Phoenix will offer bonuses up to $2,000 to vaccinated city employees, costing the city between $25 million to $29 million. The Phoenix City Council voted, 6-3, this week to approve the bonuses, which will go out to full and...
by Chris Butler | Dec 21, 2021
Memphis International Airport (MEM) will receive nearly $17.3 million in federal taxpayer money through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that President Joe Biden signed into law last month. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) announced the news late...
