by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 3, 2022
A trio of bills was filed this week for consideration by the Tennessee General Assembly dealing with tobacco products. The first bill deals with smokeless nicotine products and age restrictions, the second bill would authorize local governments to regulate...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 3, 2022
Nearly 335 soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment, are scheduled to return home this week after a successful ten-month deployment overseas in the Middle East, according to a press release by the Tennessee...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 3, 2022
Metro Nashville Council approved a license plate reader pilot program on Tuesday. Mayor Cooper’s office, Metro Nashville PD, and NDOT supported the creation of the pilot program. The issue of license plate readers (LPRs) was contentious, as it was at the...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 3, 2022
Candidate for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District Robby Starbuck appears to be backing off his claims about his voter history, writing on social media that he never said he voted in two 2020 Tennessee GOP primaries and that he misunderstood the question. More...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 3, 2022
A lengthy investigation by federal and local law enforcement resulted in the indictment of 22 individuals for illegally distributing substantial amounts of controlled substances in and around the areas of Maury County and Lewis County. According to a press...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 3, 2022
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers updated residents of the state on his latest efforts to spend more than $4 billion given to the state from coronavirus relief funds. According to the governor, $1.3 billion has been directed to economic initiatives, roughly $1...
by Bethany Bowman | Feb 3, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennesee- Before you ask, yes, Bobby Cyrus is related to Billy Ray Cyrus. Bobby Cyrus is Billy Ray Cyrus’ younger cousin. They both hail from the same region around Louisa, Kentucky where bluegrass music was a prominent part of their heritage. Their...
by The Center Square | Feb 3, 2022
by Mary Stroka An Iowa representative introduced Tuesday a bill that would allow parents to watch live footage of their children in public school classrooms. “I think we need to showcase the great work our teachers do,” Rep. Norlin Mommsen, R-DeWitt, a farmer,...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 3, 2022
U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters raised more money directly from supporters than other Republican challengers in the final quarter of 2021, according to financial disclosures filed to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). Masters, who has not self-funded...
by The Center Square | Feb 3, 2022
by Benjamin Yount It’s the latest snapshot of just how many parents in Wisconsin want to explore educational options for their kids. Tuesday was the first day for parents to enroll in the state’s Private School Choice Program. By midday, the state’s website...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 3, 2022
Mike Pompeo, a former secretary of state and director of the Central Intelligence Agency under former President Donald Trump, will be the keynote speaker at events for the Center for Christian Virtue. According to a release from the group, Pompeo will address...
by The Center Square | Feb 3, 2022
by Kimberly James Although Connecticut will add 60,000 jobs this year, the state won’t be back to pre-pandemic levels of employment until 2023, industry groups say. “The inability to grow jobs at the national average or even at the top of the...
by The Center Square | Feb 3, 2022
by J.D. Davidson Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that creates more options for telehealth patients and more protections for providers. The law, in the works for nearly a year, drew praise from The American Cancer Society Action Network and The...
by Star News Staff | Feb 3, 2022
by Anthony Gockowski Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson won’t seek reelection in November, multiple sources told Alpha News. This was confirmed Wednesday morning when Hutchinson told his staff that he has “made the difficult decision not to seek reelection...
by The Center Square | Feb 3, 2022
by Bruce Walker Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson allegedly accepted a donation in excess of $10,000 over the state’s legal campaign finance limits. The purported discrepancy is the basis for a lawsuit filed with Attorney General Dana Nessel Tuesday by...
by Grant Holcomb | Feb 3, 2022
Florida Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL-10) announced on social media that her senate campaign raised more than $ 7 million during the last four months of 2021. Demings thanked her contributors in her message. “The momentum is real,” Demings said. “More than...
by Star News Staff | Feb 3, 2022
by Gary Anderson I had a junior high social studies teacher who was fond of saying that if it reached its logical conclusion, liberalism would eventually become fascism. He was long dead before Ilhan Omar hit the scene, but he would be gratified to see his...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 3, 2022
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway blocked an Ohio law for the second time in one year that would require fetal remains from surgical abortions to be cremated or buried. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the law, Senate Bill 27, in December 2020....
