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Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Renacci Stands with Trump After Biden’s January 6 Attacks

Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Renacci Stands with Trump After Biden’s January 6 Attacks

by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 9, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest

  In a press release Thursday, Ohio gubernatorial candidate and former congressman Jim Renacci made it clear that he stands with former President Donald J. Trump after President Joe Biden’s disparaging remarks. “It’s a shame that Joe Biden is...
State Rep. Quang Nguyen Introduces Bill to Protect Religious Arizonans from Liability If an Employer Requires the COVID-19 Vaccine

State Rep. Quang Nguyen Introduces Bill to Protect Religious Arizonans from Liability If an Employer Requires the COVID-19 Vaccine

by Rachel Alexander | Jan 9, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  Religious employees in Arizona who suffer an injury due to being required to get the COVID-19 vaccine by their employer will have a remedy if a proposed bill makes it into law. State Rep. Quang Nguyen (R-Prescott), along with several co-sponsors, introduced HB...
David Perdue Files Suit Against Law He Says Gives Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s Campaign Unfair Advantage

David Perdue Files Suit Against Law He Says Gives Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s Campaign Unfair Advantage

by Chris Butler | Jan 9, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South

  Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue said a new state law gives Governor Brian Kemp a significant financial advantage as he seeks reelection, and this week Perdue filed suit to challenge that law’s constitutionality. In his lawsuit, Perdue, a former...
Hennepin County Commissioners Call for Resignation of Sheriff Hutchinson over DUI Conviction

Hennepin County Commissioners Call for Resignation of Sheriff Hutchinson over DUI Conviction

by Hayley Feland | Jan 9, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest

  Five Hennepin County Commissioners have joined the call for the resignation of Sheriff Dave Hutchinson following his DUI conviction. Angela Conley, Chris LaTondresse, Marion Greene, Jeffrey Lunde, and Irene Fernando all have issued statements asking him to step...
FBI Lost Control of Rogue Informant in Whitmer Case

FBI Lost Control of Rogue Informant in Whitmer Case

by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 9, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest

  According to documents filed by government prosecutors in response to a motion by the defendants in the alleged kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) informants turned rogue during the plot....
State Lawmaker Seeks to Bolster Pennsylvania Parents’ Rights

State Lawmaker Seeks to Bolster Pennsylvania Parents’ Rights

by The Center Square | Jan 9, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Upper-Midwest

by Victor Skinner   A Pennsylvania state senator wants to ensure parents have the final say in how they raise their children by preventing government from superseding their authority. Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, introduced Senate Bill 996 this week to...
Milwaukee Public Schools Extend Virtual Learning Another Week, Wisconsin Rep. Gallagher Says It’s a Decision Based on ‘Outdated Science’

Milwaukee Public Schools Extend Virtual Learning Another Week, Wisconsin Rep. Gallagher Says It’s a Decision Based on ‘Outdated Science’

by Hayley Feland | Jan 9, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin

  Milwaukee Public Schools voted this week to extend virtual learning another week, after making the last-minute decision to not have in-person classes following Winter Break, which Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08) said is based on “outdated...
Virginia COVID-19 Hospitalizations Beat January 2021 Record

Virginia COVID-19 Hospitalizations Beat January 2021 Record

by Eric Burk | Jan 9, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia

  Virginia COVID-19 hospitalizations of confirmed and pending COVID-19 cases climbed to 3,329 on Friday and to 3,478 on Saturday, beating the previous daily record of 3,329 set on January 13, 2021, according to data from the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare...
Commentary: It’s 2022, But Many Schools Are Reverting to 2020’s COVID Playbook

Commentary: It’s 2022, But Many Schools Are Reverting to 2020’s COVID Playbook

by Admin | Jan 9, 2022 | Commentary, News

by Kerry McDonald   It’s 2022 but you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s still 2020—especially if you have children enrolled in K-12 district schooling. Some parents are grappling this week with a return to, or threat of, remote learning first introduced nearly two...
Commentary: Joe Biden’s Failed Policies Has Lead to a COVID Test Shortage

Commentary: Joe Biden’s Failed Policies Has Lead to a COVID Test Shortage

by Admin | Jan 9, 2022 | Commentary, News

by Robert Romano   America has basically run out of tests for Covid-19 as lines are forming at emergency rooms, urgent care facilities and doctors’ offices, and now patients are simply being turned away nationwide. In the meantime, tests are being rationed to...
Missouri Attorney General Sues St. Louis County After Council Enacts Mask Mandate

Missouri Attorney General Sues St. Louis County After Council Enacts Mask Mandate

by The Center Square | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

by Joe Mueller   The day after the St. Louis County Council voted 4-3 along party lines to enact a mask mandate, Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit to stop it. Schmitt, a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Roy Blunt,...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Announces Intent to Regulate Lying

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Announces Intent to Regulate Lying

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

by Ailan Evans   Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced plans Thursday to introduce legislation that would regulate candidates and elected officials from spreading lies about elections that are likely to result in violence. The legislation, which is...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Made Nearly $100 Million in 2021

Apple CEO Tim Cook Made Nearly $100 Million in 2021

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

by Harry Wilmerding   Apple chief executive Tim Cook made nearly $100 million in compensation in the company’s fiscal year, according to SEC filings published Thursday. SEC filings show that Cook took home $98.73 million in the 2021 fiscal year, more than 500%...
Jobless Claims Jump to 207,000, Higher Than Anticipated

Jobless Claims Jump to 207,000, Higher Than Anticipated

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

by Harry Wilmerding   The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased to 207,000 in the week ending Jan. 1 as workers seek more attractive positions with better pay and Omicron coronavirus variant cases surge. The Labor Department...
Supreme Court’s Conservative Justices Seem Skeptical of Biden Admin’s Workplace COVID Vaccine Rules

Supreme Court’s Conservative Justices Seem Skeptical of Biden Admin’s Workplace COVID Vaccine Rules

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

   – – – Photo “Neil Gorsuch” by Franz Jantzen, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States. Photo “John Roberts” by Steve Petteway. Photo “Amy Coney Barrett” by United States Supreme Court. Photo...
Rep. Davis Blasts Pelosi for Refusing to Release January 6 Evidence

Rep. Davis Blasts Pelosi for Refusing to Release January 6 Evidence

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

  - – – Photo “Rep. Nancy Pelosi” by Nancy Pelosi.      
Americans Ring in 2022 with Highest Mortgage Rates Since the Pandemic Started

Americans Ring in 2022 with Highest Mortgage Rates Since the Pandemic Started

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

by Harry Wilmerding   Mortgage rates soared to their highest level since the beginning of the pandemic in the first week of 2022, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.22% in the week ending on Jan. 6, up from a 3.11% average during...
Republican Leaders Slam Biden After Jobs Report Shows ‘Massive Miss’

Republican Leaders Slam Biden After Jobs Report Shows ‘Massive Miss’

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

by Harry Wilmerding   Republican leaders slammed President Joe Biden after December’s jobs report released Friday reported numbers well below economists’ projections, highlighting the report as another example of how the president mishandled the post-pandemic...
Former Planned Parenthood President Says School Closures Harm Children

Former Planned Parenthood President Says School Closures Harm Children

by Star News Staff | Jan 9, 2022 | National, News

by Kendall Tietz   A former Planned Parenthood president and public health professional argued in a Thursday op-ed for The Washington Post that the rise in cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not a reason to keep schools closed. Dr. Leana Wen argued “both...
Tennessee Legislator Files Bill Criminalizing Online Posting of False Business Reviews

Tennessee Legislator Files Bill Criminalizing Online Posting of False Business Reviews

by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 9, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South

  A Tennessee legislator filed a bill that would criminalize the posting of false reviews about businesses on the internet. If passed, House Bill (HB)1664 would classify those actions as Class B misdemeanors under the Tennessee Code. The maximum penalties for a...
Zach Wamp’s Daughter, Coty Wamp, Accused of Witness Tampering

Zach Wamp’s Daughter, Coty Wamp, Accused of Witness Tampering

by Chris Butler | Jan 9, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Former Tennessee Republican Congressman Zach Wamp’s daughter, Coty Wamp, is accused of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and one Hamilton County official wants the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to review the matter. This, according to the...
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