by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by Anthony Gockowski Republican Kendall Qualls announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as president of TakeCharge, a nonprofit he founded earlier this year, prompting speculation that he will be running for governor of Minnesota. Qualls first gained...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci on Wednesday opposed additional mask mandates, after healthcare leaders called the measure for children. The statement from Renacci follows a letter from the Ohio Hospital Association to education officials and school...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance on Tuesday blasted Dr. Anthony Fauci for suggesting the U.S. should consider a coronavirus vaccine requirement for domestic air travel. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases explained, in an...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who has been a constant critic of vaccine mandates, challenged President Joe Biden over his apparent hypocrisy in handling the coronavirus pandemic. In a recent address, Biden claimed it is not up to the federal government to solve...
by Bradley Vasoli | Dec 30, 2021
Congressional candidate Jim Bognet this week denounced transport of illegal aliens into Pennsylvania and rebuked his prospective opponent Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) for inattention to the issue. The Republican attorney and small-business owner who...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 30, 2021
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings (D) criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week saying the governor has been absent from helping local communities against the fight from the omicron variant of COVID. “Our residents, all Florida residents, should be...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by John Phelan New Census Bureau population data show that Minnesota’s population grew by just 225 people in 2021. One particularly alarming aspect of this was a loss of 13,453 residents to other states. This was our state’s biggest net loss of domestic...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 30, 2021
A CNN producer who was busted by Project Veritas for sending lewd text messages to a woman about his now ex-fiancée’s underage daughter is no longer with the media outlet. “Rick Saleeby does not work for CNN. He resigned from his position two weeks...
by Chris Butler | Dec 30, 2021
The Intercept, a left-of-center publication, has published a new article that tries to connect U.S. Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN-05) to slavery and segregation. The article, which The Intercept published late last week, links Cooper to what it calls “a...
by Rachel Alexander | Dec 29, 2021
The Biden administration announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all branches of the military on August 25, which applies to members of the Arizona Army National Guard (AZARNG). Although six governors are attempting to stop the mandate for their National...
by Chris Butler | Dec 29, 2021
Six of the 10 Athens-Clarke County (ACC), Georgia commissioners have proposed an ordinance that, if enacted into law, would more than double their salaries from $15,000 per year to $31,000. County Mayor Kelly Girtz, under this proposal, would enjoy a pay...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 29, 2021
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday pardoned 30 individuals that were convicted for a host of violations, including drug distribution. With the added numbers, Evers has now released 337 convicted criminals in his first three years leading the state. When...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 29, 2021
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed legislation that aims to limit the state’s substitute teacher shortage. House Bill 4294, sponsored by State Representative Brad Paquette (R-Niles), will allow certain school staff members, like...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 29, 2021
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci on Monday slammed the level of government spending over the past year under Governor Mike DeWine. The former congressman and DeWine’s GOP primary challenger remained critical of the incumbent governor’s...
by Bradley Vasoli | Dec 29, 2021
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid (D), in answering a lawsuit concerning congressional redistricting Monday, indicated interest in having the state Supreme Court once again redraw district lines. Petitioners have complained of an impasse...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 29, 2021
An illegal alien living in Williamsburg was arrested on December 14 for allegedly kidnapping a teenaged girl, as confirmed by Breitbart. However, the public was not alerted that a violent illegal alien, Brando Alex Pastor Batz, 19, had been living among them....
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 29, 2021
Since taking office as commissioner for the Florida Department of Agriculture, Nikki Fried (D) has made numerous moves backing LGBTQ issues while receiving praise from Equality Florida. Equality Florida, created in 1997, is described as a “civil rights...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 29, 2021
Two Minnesota colleges have joined a handful of schools across the country who will require students to receive a COVID-19 booster shot in order to attend spring semester classes. “News about the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is undoubtedly on...
by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2021
by Julie Kelly The U.S. Department of Justice received an unwelcome Christmas gift from defense attorneys representing five men charged with conspiring to “kidnap” Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020: a motion to dismiss the case. The Christmas...
by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2021
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by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2021
by Sebastian Hughes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated the amount of time it recommends people isolate themselves after testing positive for COVID-19, shortening it from 10 days to five. “Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and...