by Cooper Moran | Jan 26, 2022
U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) joined a bipartisan delegation to travel to parts of Europe and Ukraine amid the country’s growing tensions with Russia. The group, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), will...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 26, 2022
A State Representative and a State Senator – both representing the Nashville area – have filed two bills which would lower Tennessee’s sales tax rate and outright exempt fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables from a sales tax....
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 26, 2022
On Monday in a press release, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced that they recently approved $28.5 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which will assist communities...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 26, 2022
The Tennessee Democratic Party sent a fundraising email out shortly after the Tennessee House passed the redistricting proposals. The email came from the Digital Director for the Tennessee Democratic Party, Cassie Jackson, and makes a monetary request for the...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 26, 2022
President Donald Trump has offered an endorsement in race to represent Tennessee’s 5th District in Congress. Former spokesperson for the United States Department of State, Morgan Ortagus, is reportedly weighing a run. Sources tell The Tennessee Star...
by Chris Butler | Jan 26, 2022
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and staff at the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) this week released projected data that predates COVID-19 and compared it to students’ actual TCAP scores. They said in a press release that they did this to measure the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 26, 2022
To commemorate National School Choice week in Tennessee, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released a statement calling for government funding to follow and benefit students. “School choice is an issue that I hear about every single week from Tennesseans, and...
by The Center Square | Jan 26, 2022
by Joe Mueller Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Monday filed lawsuits against nine public school districts with mask requirements. Schmitt, a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Republican Senator Roy Blunt, filed suit against 36 school...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 26, 2022
According to a new prediction from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Wisconsin’s projected budget balance will be approximately $2.9 billion higher than initially forecasted. The funds, which are a result of unexpected tax revenue and coronavirus relief...
by The Center Square | Jan 26, 2022
by Mary Stroka Iowa senators advanced a bill Monday that would change the makeup and leadership of district judicial nominating commissions. Iowa’s 14 judicial election subdistricts each has a nominating commission that screens applicants and selects two...
by Eric Burk | Jan 26, 2022
The Richmond City Council voted eight to one to again pursue bringing an Urban One casino to the city, despite voters rejecting the casino in a November referendum. Pro-casino spending hit about $2 million, but local grassroots activism and $200,000 defeated...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 26, 2022
Automobile maker General Motors on Tuesday announced a new $7 billion investment in Michigan to expand manufacturing capacity for electric vehicles and batteries. According to projections released by the company, the investment will create 4,000 new jobs, while...
by The Center Square | Jan 26, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Voters in Wisconsin will be able to use ballot drop boxes in the next election after all. An appeals court in Madison on Monday unanimously ruled against a Waukesha County judge who said the drop boxes are not permitted under the state’s...
by Eric Burk | Jan 26, 2022
Attorney General Jason Miyares fired University of Virginia (UVA) counsel Tim Heaphy, who was on leave to work as chief investigative counsel for the Congressional select committee on the January 6 riot. Senator Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax) told The New York...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2022
by Harold Hutchison A state plan to abolish teaching advanced math in public schools that was seen as a means of implementing Critical Race Theory (CRT) was canceled Monday, according to a parents group. The Virginia Department of Education (VDoE) has shut down...
by Eric Burk | Jan 26, 2022
The General Assembly started out Tuesday with a 7 a.m. House of Delegates subcommittee meeting where Republicans passed some election reforms bills, and ended the day in a lengthy Senate committee meeting where Democrats killed seven of Senator Amanda...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2022
by Anthony Gockowski As many cities across the state return to mandatory masking and impose vaccine requirements on their residents, the city of Lexington, Minnesota, has unanimously declared itself a “Health Freedom Sanctuary City.” “The Lexington City Council...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 26, 2022
A Wisconsin representative responded to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s approach to masking school aged children. Rep. Gallagher slams Dr. Fauci's comments earlier this week where he doubled down on masking kids in schools. "By masking kids, you're...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 26, 2022
Titan Steel Door will invest $11 million in northeast Georgia to create a new manufacturing facility, according to a release from Governor Brian Kemp. The new project will establish a 145,000 square feet building and create more than 90 Jobs in Hart County,...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 26, 2022
Congressional candidate Juan Ciscomani expanded his campaign team Tuesday by hiring two senior-level staffers to manage the effort’s operations. The two new staff members, Becky Freeman and Jonathan Bleacher will serve as the campaign manager and field...
by Chris Butler | Jan 26, 2022
NORCROSS, Georgia — Sunny Park immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1983, and, after his arrival, made $1.80 an hour working in a kitchen. Despite that meager salary, Park was ambitious and aspired to pay at least $1 million in taxes every year....
