by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by Casey Harper Yet another key inflation marker has hit its highest rate in decades, newly released federal economic data show. The personal consumer index, a key marker of inflation, rose about half a percent in December, adding to a total 5.8% increase in...
by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by J.D. Davidson Ohio government leaders say nearly $2 billion in incentives and tax breaks given to Intel to build a $20 billion manufacturing facility outside of Columbus will come back to benefit the state. Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia...
by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by Jon Styf A Tennessee Comptroller Office’s annual financial report of Haywood County had nine findings of deficiency for the second consecutive year. Four of the findings in the report were a repeat of last year’s audit, which had found five of the nine...
by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Jan 30, 2022
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) is warning Tennesseans of identity theft ahead of Identity Theft Awareness Week. Starting Monday, the week will include events to help spread awareness on the various forms of online theft, and how to...
by Chris Butler | Jan 30, 2022
Two members of Tennessee’s Joint Study Committee on Refugee Issues said this week that, try as they might, state officials can’t do much to regulate or control how the federal government handles refugees within the state. “The conservatives on the committee are...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 30, 2022
Congressman Mark Green, who traveled to Ukraine with other members of Congress, urged a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict that included Russia threatening an invasion. While speaking at a meeting in Kyiv, the Tennessee lawmaker issued a stark...
by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by Mary Stroka Many Minnesota schools are struggling to find substitute teachers. State Sen. and gubernatorial candidate Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake, on Friday posted on her campaign website her proposed changes to substitute teacher license regulations, which...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jan 30, 2022
A Democrat Farm-Labor Party (DFL) member of the Minnesota House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would give private citizens power to oversee the police, and punish them for wrongdoing. “[Police Officer Standards and Training Board] (POST)...
by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by Kimberly James Gun sales reached a five-year high in Connecticut in 2021, the year that the FBI saw the second-highest number of recorded background checks. According to Mark Oliva, director of public affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation,...
by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by Victor Skinner Pennsylvania Republicans highlighted legislation Wednesday that is moving through the General Assembly to direct $225 million to recruit and retain health care workers for hospitals and behavioral service providers. Leaders of the House and...
by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by Bruce Walker The Michigan Freedom Fund is seeking answers from Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson related to her decision to allow Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to disburse questionable campaign donations to other Democratic candidates. The conservative MFF filed a...
by The Center Square | Jan 30, 2022
by Benjamin Yount The latest pitch for legalized marijuana in Wisconsin is getting a sour reception from marijuana supporters at the State Capitol. Republican Sen. Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, and Rep. Patrick Snyder, R- Schofield, on Wednesday introduced...
by Star News Staff | Jan 29, 2022
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by Steve Stewart | Jan 29, 2022
During the debate over Florida’s Parental Rights legislation (HB 1557/ SB 1834), progressive politicians are ignoring issues in public schools and calling the proposal the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The bill addresses a number of concerns...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 29, 2022
The Minnesota Republican Party accused the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party of breaking the law when it allowed felons and non-US citizens to participate in the party’s caucus process. Republicans pointed to the state’s voter...
by Chris Butler | Jan 29, 2022
State Representative James Burchett (R-Waycross) said Friday that he believes members of the Georgia General Assembly will pass a bill that would, if enacted into law, clamp down on obscene material in public school libraries. But the bill still has a long way...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jan 29, 2022
As President Joe Biden’s nomination of University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann as ambassador to Germany proceeds in the U.S. Senate, a new book reveals that financial support from communist China to her university nearly tripled after the school...
