by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 25, 2022
AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for Americans 50 and older, has ranked Jackson, Tennessee as one of the best places to live and retire in the country. Jackson, located in Madison County, has a population of 68,205. According...
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
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by The Center Square | Jan 25, 2022
by Ted O’Neil The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear oral arguments later this year in the case of a high school football coach in Washington state who was fired for praying after games. The case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School Board, involves Joe...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 25, 2022
Seven restaurants in Minneapolis have joined a lawsuit against Mayor Jacob Frey (D) over COVID-19 restrictions that they say are hurting their businesses. The plaintiffs include Smack Shack, Sneaky Pete’s, Jimmy John’s, Bunkers Music Bar & Grill, The Gay...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 25, 2022
A bill filed in the Tennessee State House criminalizing the online posting of false business reviews has received a sponsor in the state Senate. Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-SD-28) filed the companion bill to HB1664, SB1832, on January 20, 2022. The...
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
by Kendall Tietz A school district in Denver, Colorado, plans to host a Black Lives Matter “Week of Action,” according to a report from Parents Defending Education. Centennial Elementary School (CES) in Denver Public Schools (DPS) announced its plans to...
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
by Ailan Evans Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has had his personal account on Chinese-owned social messaging service WeChat taken over by a Chinese tech company and shut down Monday, Reuters reported. Fuzhou 985 Technology, a China-based technology...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 25, 2022
The Tennessee State House approved their congressional and legislative redistricting proposals on Monday evening. The vote was 70-27, 70-26, and 70-26 on the house legislative district, senate legislative district, and congressional redistricting plans,...
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
by Robert Schmad ’23 The Union League Club of Chicago, a highly selective private civic and social club in the windy city, invited Nikole Hannah-Jones to give a keynote speech in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Jones, a professor at Howard...
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
– – – Photo “U.S. Small Business Administration” by Mr. Blue MauMau. CC BY 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it would be suspending at least 44 flights bound for China and operated by Chinese airlines over the course of the next few months. CNN reports that the ban will last from late...
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
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by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Jan 25, 2022
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced Monday that $122 million in taxpayer money will be used to fund “Family First Community Grants.” The grants are available to “public and private organizations dedicated to helping...
by Star News Staff | Jan 25, 2022
by Ailan Evans Former President Donald Trump’s entertainment venture is currently outperforming all other special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), according to a recent market report. Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC), the SPAC used to take Trump...
by Grant Holcomb | Jan 25, 2022
A jobs report from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) shows Florida is continuing to lead the county in job creation and lower unemployment rates. Florida’s unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in December 2021 – down 0.1 percent from...
by Julie Carr | Jan 25, 2022
Live from Virginia Monday morning on The John Fredericks Show – weekdays on WNTW AM 820/ FM 92.7 – Richmond, WJFN FM 100.5 – Central Virginia, WMPH AM 1010 / FM 100.1 / FM 96.9 (7-9 PM) Hampton Roads, WBRG AM 1050 / FM 105.1 – Lynchburg/Roanoke and Weekdays...
by The Center Square | Jan 25, 2022
by Nyamekye Daniel The Georgia Senate rejected a measure Monday that could have changed the state constitution to clarify only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. Senate Resolution 363 would place a constitutional amendment on an election ballot for voter...
by The Center Square | Jan 25, 2022
by Bethany Blankley Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling on President Joe Biden and the leaders of the House and Senate to “stop posturing” and acknowledge the magnitude of the crisis at the southwest border, which she says is enabling the illicit...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 25, 2022
The Republican Party of Wisconsin blasted the Biden Administration during Vice President Kamala Harris visit to Milwaukee Monday. The purpose for Harris’ stop in Brew City was to promote the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which passed Congress last year...
