by Grant Holcomb | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Florida would not be enforcing the vaccine mandate recently upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States aimed at healthcare workers. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued two decisions...
by Neil W. McCabe | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Election Integrity, Ohio, The Midwest
The attorney for Sarah Chambers, the whistleblower, and former co-campaign manager for Joseph K. Blystone’s gubernatorial campaign, told The Ohio Star Blystone’s lawsuit filed Tuesday asking the court to order the Ohio Elections Commission to dismiss Chambers’...
by Chris Butler | Jan 15, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
FRANKLIN, Tennessee — Three days before the federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, former presidential candidate and world-renowned surgeon Dr. Ben Carson traveled to Williamson County to tell a packed audience that Critical Race Theory (CRT) defies the...
by Chris Butler | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Declared Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones on Friday said his campaign has raised $3.75 million for this fundraising period. Senator Jones (R-Jackson) received former U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement last September. Jones spokesman...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
Hennepin County Jail is reportedly unable to book suspects with warrants from other counties due to COVID. In audio from the local police scanner, obtained by Crime Watch Minneapolis, the dispatcher can be heard announcing that “for the next two weeks, Hennepin...
by Casey Owens | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Two bills (HB 7001 and HB 7003) related to lobbying restrictions for public officials after leaving office were unanimously approved by the Florida House State Affairs Committee on Thursday. Both bills, backed by Representative Traci Koster of Tampa, were filed...
by Star News Staff | Jan 15, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Julie Kelly Paul Hodgkins, according to Joe Biden’s Justice Department, is a domestic terrorist. A working-class man from Tampa, Hodgkins committed what Democrats and the media consider a murderous crime comparable to flying a packed jetliner into a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 15, 2022 | National, News
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan – The Star News Network’s Neil W. McCabe reported Tuesday from a Farmington Hills high school, where parents protested the town’s school board over a Critical Race Theory (CRT) initiative. “Dozens of parents...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 15, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance fined Nashville Metro Councilmember Jonathan Hall to the tune of $360,000 at their meeting on Thursday. The Registry found Councilmember Jonathan Hall guilty of campaign finance law violations related to his run for...
by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Jan 15, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
A new bill was filed this week that would make assaulting a sports official while they’re officiating a Class E Felony. Sponsored by Representative Brandon Ogles (R-Franklin), the bill would also make the assault a Class A Misdemeanor, depending on the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
A U.S. Senator from Ohio released a statement Friday regarding Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling against President Joe Biden and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s attempt to mandate vaccines in the workplace. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
State Senator Ryan Aument (R-Lititz) on Thursday introduced legislation that will expand parents’ access to school choice during the coronavirus pandemic. The measure, Senate Bill 1015, will create an Education Savings Account, allowing parents to...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 15, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The Biden administration on Friday threatened to cut Arizona’s coronavirus relief funding because of Governor Doug Ducey’s policies to continue in-person learning in the state. According to the letter from the U.S. Treasury Department, Ducey’s...
by Star News Staff | Jan 15, 2022 | National, News
by Andrew Trunsky As Washington, D.C., prepares for its second winter storm in as many weeks, Democrats in Congress are all-in on their bid to pass their voting legislation and, if it fails, to abolish the Senate filibuster to advance it. Their strategy has...
by Star News Staff | Jan 15, 2022 | National, News
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by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 15, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that would apply to large U.S. businesses. The mandate, which would have been enacted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), could have forced...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 15, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
A bipartisan coalition of state attorney generals, including Tennessee’s Herb Slatery, announced a $1.8 billion settlement with Navient, a large, nationwide student loan provider. The agreement will dispense millions to residents of the state that were...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 15, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennesseans in Rutherford County will notice a few changes this year when renewing their vehicle tags, according to a press release by Rutherford County Clerk Lisa Duke Crowell. The most noticeable change, beginning Friday, January 14, is the official end of...
by Star News Staff | Jan 15, 2022 | National, News
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by Star News Staff | Jan 15, 2022 | National, News
by Thomas Catenacci The Biden administration advanced a federal review of the impact of leasing public waters for offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. The review is part of President Joe Biden’s goal to permit at least 30 gigawatts of offshore...
by The Center Square | Jan 15, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by J.D. Davidson Ohio Democrats believe an Ohio Supreme Court decision that tossed out the state’s new Senate and House legislative district maps is an opportunity to create fairer districts, while Gov. Mike DeWine said court challenges were not unexpected. The...
