by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
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by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 14, 2022
According to a report in Daily Wire, Virginia’s Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) will appoint a staunch opponent of Critical Race Theory (CRT) to his education team. Elizabeth Schultz will become the state’s Assistant Superintendent of Public...
by Chris Butler | Jan 14, 2022
State Representative Brad Thomas (R-Holly Springs) on Thursday filed a bill that he said would, if enacted into law, prohibit Georgia public school officials from teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the 1619 Project. Thomas did not return The Georgia Star...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 14, 2022
State Representative Jeremy Munson (R-Lake Crystal) responded to Minnesota’s new COVID vaccine incentives for kids, calling it bribery and coercion. The state of Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced that they will be giving every family of 5 to...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 14, 2022
Wisconsin Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-05) introduced a motion to protect veteran G.I. Bill benefits from the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate. Fitzgerald shared his concerns on the floor. “The Secretary of Defense issued a directive...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jan 14, 2022
Across the Keystone State, more and more observers are raising concerns about the proposed district map for state representatives. The redistricting plan, crafted by a majority-Democrat Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC), has received reproach for...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 14, 2022
Michigan’s 2020 Teacher of the Year openly promotes his political beliefs in his high school classroom. Owen Bondono teaches ninth grade at Oak Park High School. He won Michigan’s Teacher of the Year in the 2020-2021 school district. He is also a...
by Grant Holcomb | Jan 14, 2022
Former President Donald J. Trump (R) criticized politicians who have not announced their vaccine status, referring to them as “gutless.” Many pundits theorized that Trump was hinting at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “Well, I’ve taken it,” said Trump. “I’ve had the...
by Chris Butler | Jan 14, 2022
Governor Brian Kemp delivered his yearly State of the State address Thursday, where he announced his policy priorities for the 2022 session of the Georgia General Assembly, and they include reducing crime and reforming public education. “From the classroom to...
by Eric Burk | Jan 14, 2022
In a Wednesday tweet, Speaker of the House Todd Gilbert blasted Governor Ralph Northam’s final State of the Commonwealth address, leading House Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn to respond in a floor statement on Thursday. “Ralph Northam is leaving...
by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
by Eric Lendrum The year 2021 saw the highest number of police officers killed in the line of duty in modern history, with 458 officers dying over the course of the year. As reported by Fox News, the number is the highest since record-keeping first began,...
by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
by Jennie Taer The Biden administration is returning migrants in small numbers to Mexico as it rolls out the resumption of the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), it fought for months to end. The policy...
by The Center Square | Jan 14, 2022
by Bethany Blankley More than 50,000 illegal immigrants released into the U.S. by Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to report to their deportation proceedings during a five-month period analyzed last year, according to a report provided by the...
by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
by Ailan Evans President Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to drop as voters grow increasingly dissatisfied with his handling of key issues, according to the results of a new poll. Biden’s approval rating dropped to a new low of 33%, according to a...
by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
by Harry Wilmerding The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures inflation at the wholesale level, surged to 9.7% on a year-over-year basis as of December 2021, marking the highest rate in history, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Thursday....
by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
by Harry Wilmerding Thousands of federal employees will peacefully march in protest of President Biden’s vaccine mandate, Defeat The Mandates DC organizers announced in a press release Thursday. Over 6,000 members of Feds For Medical Freedom, a national...
by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
by Victor Davis Hanson From the moment COVID-19 appeared, the pandemic became inseparable from politics. Political frenzy was inevitable since the SARS-CoV-2 virus likely escaped from a level-4 security virology lab in Wuhan, China. The rapid-fire spread soon...
by Chris Butler | Jan 14, 2022
Between July 2020 and June of last year, more than 650 people tipped off Tennessee Comptrollers to various and alleged instances of waste, fraud, and abuse in local, state, and federal government agencies. Comptrollers said it acted on those tips and learned...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 14, 2022
The Tennessee Department of Revenue reminded Tennessee residents impacted by December’s severe weather that they are potentially eligible for sales tax refunds on home appliances, home furniture, and home building supplies, as they rebuild after storms,...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 14, 2022
Williamson County Schools on Tuesday posted the highest number of students who tested positive for the coronavirus since August. In total, 590 students were absent because they were infected with the virus, in addition to approximately 200 staff members across...
by Star News Staff | Jan 14, 2022
by Brett Craig According to nearly every poll, Americans believe race relations are deteriorating. Clearly, it’s never been more important to ask the question: how can we better live up to Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream that we and our children “not be...
