by Star News Staff | Dec 26, 2021
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by The Center Square | Dec 26, 2021
by Bethany Blankley At least nine Republican U.S. senators are continuing to pressure the Department of Homeland Security for answers over its vetting process of Afghan evacuees entering the U.S. Three Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee...
by The Center Square | Dec 26, 2021
by Tyler Arnold Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn was elected to be the new chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court beginning on Jan. 1 after the current chief justice, Donald W. Lemons, announced he would step down. The justices elected Goodwyn upon the news of...
by Star News Staff | Dec 26, 2021
by Tony Woodlief Gabriel: “Do you know the difference between a hustler and a good con man?” Fitz: “No.” Gabriel: “A hustler has to get out of town as quick as he can, but a good con man—he doesn’t have to leave —Steven McKay, Diggstown The Kansas City...
by Star News Staff | Dec 26, 2021
by Saul Zimet Population growth in the United States declined to an all-time low during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a decade-long fertility slump, 2020 saw more people dying than being born in half of all US states. Early estimates suggest that the US...
by The Center Square | Dec 26, 2021
by Scott McClallen After calling state vaccine mandates a “problem” on Dec. 7, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has apparently changed her mind and now supports them. “I know if that mandate happens, we’re going to lose state employees,” Whitmer said on...
by The Center Square | Dec 26, 2021
by Victor Skinner Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is again urging the Republican-controlled General Assembly to increase the commonwealth’s minimum wage, claiming anything under $15 an hour isn’t enough to support a family. “Pennsylvania’s food service, retail and...