by Star News Staff | Dec 31, 2021
by Ellie Gardey For three months, as the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal was firm in her threat: “We will agree to the bipartisan [infrastructure] bill if, and only if, we also pass the reconciliation bill first.” She was the...
by Eric Burk | Dec 31, 2021
Virginia is experiencing another wave of COVID-19 cases. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported 13,500 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, up from 12,112 reported on Wednesday, breaking the previous daily record from January 17, 2021 of 9,914 new cases....
by Cooper Moran | Dec 31, 2021
The Richmond City Health Department on Thursday seemingly contradicted a claim made by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam that coronavirus tests are widely available throughout the state. In a statement addressing the statewide rise in positive COVID-19 cases,...
by Casey Owens | Dec 31, 2021
An appeal to a settlement approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) – that would allow Florida Power and Light (FPL) to increase its utility rates in January 2022 and 2023 – was filed Monday to the Florida Supreme Court by a non-profit...
by Star News Staff | Dec 31, 2021
by Adam Mill I have a pretty good track record on predictions. In March of 2020, I wrote, “Don’t write off Joe [Biden] . . . it’s clear he will run a close contest against President Trump.” Approximately two weeks into the pandemic, I wrote “If we wait until...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 31, 2021
Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) paid out more than $8 billion in fraudulent claims from March 2020 to September 2021, according to a new report from Deloitte. According to the consulting agency, an estimated 10.16 percent of the funds were...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 31, 2021
Florida State Rep. Bob Rommel (R- District 106) is sponsoring legislation that would require public school teachers to wear microphones and be video recorded in classrooms. The live stream of the classroom would also become available for public viewing. The...
by Bradley Vasoli | Dec 31, 2021
Pennsylvania House GOP leaders announced this week that their caucus will hold field hearings on the proposed new legislative-district plan which stands to make House districts more winnable for Democrats. The first House GOP Policy Committee hearing on the...
by Chris Butler | Dec 31, 2021
Staff for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee won’t comment on the matter, but State Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) said Thursday that members of the Tennessee National Guard should decide on their own whether to vaccinate against COVID-19. Tennessee National Guard...
by Chris Butler | Dec 30, 2021
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, up for reelection next year, released a campaign ad on Wednesday and told voters he has done everything he said he would do during his first term. Two Republicans running against Kemp said Wednesday that the incumbent governor has...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 30, 2021
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra saying the Biden administration is “actively preventing” the shipments on Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatments to...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
The Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday approved the final version of congressional and legislative maps that will enact political boundaries for the next decade. The process allowed for the judicial branch to determine the districts after the Virginia...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 30, 2021
Two suspects in separate murders in Georgia were arrested in Tennessee Monday, according to reports. “The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 29-year-old Alyssa Danielle Wild of East Dublin, Georgia was pulled over in Franklin,” according to WTVC....
by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Dec 30, 2021
Visit Music City announced that in order to gain entry to the Jack Daniel’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash! festivities Friday night, proof of either a negative COVID test or vaccination will be required. Officials were careful to...
by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Dec 30, 2021
District Attorney Brent Cooper announced that a year and a half long task force investigation in conjunction with the DEA Nashville office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Columbia Police Department resulted in the disruption of a fentanyl drug...
by Rachel Alexander | Dec 30, 2021
This past year, the Arizona Legislature passed a law banning the abortion of babies for reasons of genetic abnormalities such as Down Syndrome, but a federal judge who was appointed by President Barack Obama halted it from going into effect due to a legal...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 30, 2021
In a proposed shift towards what it calls more “equitable” grading practices, the Arlington School Board wants to make several massive changes to the way student achievement is measured. The changes would include removing due dates and eliminating...
