by Chris Butler | Jan 24, 2022
Unemployment in Tennessee reached a two-year low in December, according to new data that the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) released late last week. The state ended 2021 with an unemployment rate of 3.8 percent, which was 0.2 of...
by Star News Staff | Jan 24, 2022
by Eric Lendrum The iconic statue of U.S. President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt has been removed from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where it has stood for over 80 years. CNN reports that demands for the statue to be removed began over...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 24, 2022
Due to this season’s back-to-back winter storms, potholes have formed along Tennessee interstates and state highways. As a result, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced in a Friday press release that it is using all available staffing to...
by Star News Staff | Jan 24, 2022
by Jeff Minick “Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” That song and those words used to open the show Cops along with scenes of the police chasing down and arresting the “bad boys.” Viewers assume those...
by Star News Staff | Jan 24, 2022
- – – Photo “Andrew Yang” by Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Jan 24, 2022
by Harold Hutchison A conservative group at an Ivy League college was reportedly forced to take a planned event virtual after reported threats tied to a left-wing protest group, according to journalist Andy Ngo. The Dartmouth College chapter of Turning Point...
by Star News Staff | Jan 24, 2022
– – – Photo “vaccine protestors” by Becker1999 CC BY 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Jan 24, 2022
by Addison Smith Earlier this week, Campus Reform reported on the North Dakota Catholic Conference’s (NDCC) concerns surrounding the University of North Dakota’s (UND) ‘Gender Inclusion’ policy proposal. Today, UND President Andrew...
by Neil W. McCabe | Jan 24, 2022
The executive director of Ohio Right to Life told The Star News Network he and the more than 100 young people he bused to Washington for Friday’s 49th March for Life could have marched for the last time under the current abortion regime. “We believe in...
by The Center Square | Jan 24, 2022
by Tom Joyce Republican members of Arizona’s congressional delegation have a demand for United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: don’t take federal relief funding away from the state. Arizona is scheduled to receive $4.2 billion from the federal...
by The Center Square | Jan 24, 2022
by Scott McClallen Gov. Tim Walz says he plans to send 2.7 million Minnesotans “Walz Checks” up to $350 as part of his 2022 Local Jobs and Projects Plan. “To continue growing Minnesota’s economy, we must invest in the people who made it strong in...
by The Center Square | Jan 24, 2022
by Tyler Arnold With Virginia’s 2022 legislative session underway, a small business association is asking lawmakers to consider tax relief, lower regulation and other policies to help the commonwealth’s business community. The National Federation of Independent...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 24, 2022
A newly elected Minneapolis council member made a statement on Saturday after she defended a homeless encampment from eviction two weeks ago. Robin Wonsley-Worlobah, a Democratic Socialist, said that all pending evictions from Minneapolis homeless encampments...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 24, 2022
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) questioned coronavirus relief policies enacted by President Biden and congressional Democrats, labeling the added spending as “irresponsible.” According to Scott, the funds, which were enacted through legislation passed...
by Rachel Alexander | Jan 24, 2022
The Kari Lake campaign for governor continues its strong momentum, raising $1,462,115 in 2021 according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s campaign finance database. Two of her Republican opponents brought in more money, but both are funding their campaigns...
by The Center Square | Jan 24, 2022
by Joe Mueller Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt completed on Friday a promise made earlier this week by filing lawsuits against 36 public school districts for requiring masks. “Mask mandates in schools are illegal, they simply don’t work, and...
by The Center Square | Jan 24, 2022
by Benjamin Yount One of Wisconsin’s Republican congressmen wants to ban racial-scoring in deciding who gets the new coronavirus antiviral pills. Northwoods U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany on Thursday introduced legislation that would prohibit the federal government and...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 24, 2022
The University of Wisconsin system on Friday named Jay O. Rothman the new system president, following a unanimous vote from the Board of Regents. Rothman, who serves as chairman and CEO of a law firm in Milwaukee, will become the eighth president of the system....
by Eric Burk | Jan 24, 2022
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and Department of Education (VDOE) updated their guidelines to reflect Governor Glenn Youngkin’s mask-mandate opt-out order. The new guidance downplays masks and says COVID-19 risk reduction is a shared...
by Chris Butler | Jan 24, 2022
Federal officials have sentenced an Atlanta real estate agent for a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, many of which were insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). This resulted in more than $850,000...
by Star News Staff | Jan 24, 2022
by Bill Asher House Democrats can subpoena President Trump or they can yield back the balance of their time to Speaker Trump. They can carry on about January 6, 2021, until the midterms on November 8, 2022, or they can hold out until January 3, 2023, when the...
