by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 4, 2022
Nashville Metro Council passed a resolution establishing a target of an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from 2014 levels by 2050. Metro Council approved the resolution at its last meeting on Tuesday and Mayor John Cooper added his stamp of...
by Chris Butler | Feb 4, 2022
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) this week announced that former Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke will serve that agency in a senior leadership position and will have direct influence over President Joe Biden. Berke is joining...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 4, 2022
The Big Board in the H Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. was given a notice by city health officials Tuesday that the establishment was being shut down due to its “disobedience of COVID-19 guidelines,” according to FOX News. DC bars and restaurants that...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 4, 2022
The Tennessee Firearms Association announced its opposition to a pending bill under General Assembly consideration that lowers the handgun carry age from 21 to 18. State Rep. Chris Todd (R-Madison) filed HB1735 last month. House Majority Leader William Lamberth...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Feb 4, 2022
Hillsdale College announced Thursday it will begin to offer its support to classical charter schools in the state of Tennessee. Through a partnership with American Classical Education, Inc. (ACE), Hillsdale will provide assistance to classical charters in the...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 4, 2022
Monogram Foods, a manufacturer of packaged and value-added foods, will expand its operations in Tennessee, according to Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe. The new space will infuse a $53.5 million...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 4, 2022
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) doubled down on his position that if public universities want to mandate COVID-19 vaccines, they must wait until the General Assembly passes a law to that effect. “The COVID-19 vaccine is a critical tool in our fight...
by Grant Holcomb | Feb 4, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of an emergency executive order on Wednesday for almost all of Central and South Florida after the extreme cold weather threatened Florida’s farmers and growers. “Because of the foregoing conditions, I declare that a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 4, 2022
Ohio’s seven-day COVID-19 case rate has now fallen to about the same level of seven-day cases as the state saw in mid-September, when the more deadly Delta variant was the virus’ prominent strain. As of February 2, Ohio had an average seven-day case...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 4, 2022
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) blasted President Biden and congressional Democrats for the ongoing border crisis that had produced a spike in migrants coming across the border. In a recent press conference, Johnson contended that Biden’s policies, supported...
by The Center Square | Feb 4, 2022
by Bruce Walker A Republican legislator has introduced a bill intended to curtail Michigan’s alleged teacher shortage. The House Education Committee heard testimony related to House Bill 5685 on Monday. The bill, introduced by Rep. Pamela Hornberger,...
by Neil W. McCabe | Feb 4, 2022
The new episode of The Ohio Star Podcast, hosted by Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor for The Star News Network, dropped Thursday. McCabe interviewed Star reporter Peter D’Abrosca about his interview with Mount Vernon attorney Scott A. Pullins, who...
by Hayley Feland | Feb 4, 2022
A Minnesota gubernatorial candidate released a video statement saying that he stands with the Canadian truckers. Truckers feed our families and are the unseen force which creates "normal" for society. From Minnesota, to Canada, and beyond… I...
by The Center Square | Feb 4, 2022
by J.D. Davidson Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants state lawmakers to put the brakes on lowering the state gas tax, saying infrastructure upgrades are needed around the state and those projects create jobs. A state senator pushing to scale back the tax to pre-2019...
by The Center Square | Feb 4, 2022
by Benjamin Yount The relationship between Wisconsin’s Elections Commission, state lawmakers, and voters is not improving. Members of the legislature’s rulemaking body on Tuesday criticized the commission for once again failing to vote on rules for ballot drop...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 4, 2022
Juan Ciscomani, a candidate running for Arizona’s new Sixth Congressional District, picked up an endorsement from House Republican Whip Steve Scalise. The announcement from Scalise follows a string of endorsements for Ciscomani, including House Republican...
by Chris Butler | Feb 4, 2022
Media chatter suggests that Vernon Jones could soon drop out of the Georgia gubernatorial race, but the candidate gave no indication of that on either his Facebook page or his Twitter feed Thursday. Jones did not return The Georgia Star News’ request for...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 4, 2022
Bernie Moreno, a businessman and Republican running for U.S. Senate, on Thursday suspended his campaign for the GOP nomination. After meeting with former President Trump, Moreno and Trump cited too many “Trump candidates” as reason to exit the race....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 4, 2022
Activists and police disagree on the narrative on what happened in the death of Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis Police officer Wednesday morning as a SWAT Team attempted to serve a warrant. Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) Public...
by Eric Burk | Feb 4, 2022
The House of Delegates passed a bill to repeal the 2020 law authorizing localities to ban firearms on locality property. Delegates debated the bill on Wednesday before the vote Thursday. “House Bill 827 returns our code back to its prior position,”...
by Grant Holcomb | Feb 4, 2022
A new poll from Suffolk University shows Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) is leading Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL-10) in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup. The in-dept look at the data shows Rubio leads Demings in most demographics, except black Floridians....
