by Cooper Moran | Jan 6, 2022
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Tuesday criticized the University of Memphis for awarding additional funds to educators as a part of its “Eradicating Systemic Racism and Promoting Social Justice Initiative.” The new initiative will provide a...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 6, 2022
FW Publishing, the parent company of the Nashville Scene, and reporter Stephen Elliot filed a public records lawsuit against Governor Bill Lee after the state failed to provide reports for the state compiled by consulting group McKinsey and Company. The suit,...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 6, 2022
The Mayor of Green Bay is asking for sanctions against Michael Gableman, with the Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel, for his actions in the election investigation. Eric Genrich’s attorney Jeffrey Mandell made the request in Waukesha County Circuit...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 6, 2022
Two Ohio Democrats running for governor on Wednesday announced their running mates to serve as lieutenant governor for the state. Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, chose Cuyahoga County Council Vice President Cheryl Stephens, and former Cincinnati Mayor...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 6, 2022
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch on Wednesday released her first campaign ad in 2022, pledging to allow in-person learning in the state. The video, entitled “Open Schools,” knocked incumbent Governor Tony Evers for allowing...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 6, 2022
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) responded after backlash regarding his view on COVID vaccines. Johnson said, “I won’t apologize for being in awe of creation or for the assumption that immunity from COVID infection might outperform immunity created in a lab.” Once...
by Eric Burk | Jan 6, 2022
Freshman Delegate Tim Anderson (R-Virginia Beach) has pre-filed a suite of bills that, if enacted, will roll back many of Democrats’ gun control initiatives from recent years. Anderson’s four bills would eliminate fees for concealed handgun permits;...
by The Center Square | Jan 6, 2022
by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive establishing the Michigan Office of Rural Development within the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). The Office of Rural Development will focus on all rural matters....
by Grant Holcomb | Jan 6, 2022
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs announced in a video that he is planning on stepping down from his current position in 2023. Fuchs desires to return to the classroom and be a professor. “When I was appointed in 2014, I was asked to make three...
by Casey Owens | Jan 6, 2022
A week before the 2022 legislative session in Florida begins, Attorney General Ashley Moody – at a news conference with other state officials on Tuesday – doubled down on her stance regarding the crackdown on organized retail thefts that have been...
by Star News Staff | Jan 6, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in an important case that could change how cities and counties conduct future statewide elections. The case, Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) v. Ramsey and Olmsted Counties, seeks to...
