by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Eric Lendrum A coalition of three dozen Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives has vowed to investigate the Biden Administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), after it has been reported that the agency has...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2022
by Bethany Blankley Multiple news reports suggesting that a Travis County judge ruled that Texas’ Operation Lone Star is unconstitutional is “fake news,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Office says. To suggest the state’s border security measures are...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2022
by John Styf Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget includes $626.5 million in road projects for the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The proposal includes 22 new projects that are categorized under the State Highway Partnership...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Alyssa Jones On Jan. 26, the group “White Coats 4 Black Lives,” an organization with a mission to “dismantle racism in medicine and fight for the health of Black people,” gave the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine &...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Roger Kimball Do you trust the U.S. government? I don’t recommend it. Consider what John Kirby, a spokesman for the Pentagon, said a couple of days ago at a press briefing. “We believe,” Kirby said, that Russia is planning to stage a fake attack by Ukrainian...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Jennie Taer The COVID-19 vaccine exemption process in the Marine Corps gives no consideration to the faiths of individual soldiers and could hamper military readiness, according to Marines fighting the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate on religious grounds who...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Peter Cordi Chief Financial Officer of San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Campanile Foundation, David Fuhriman, spoke to Campus Reform about the school’s decision to accept Bitcoin and cryptocurrency donations. Fuhriman noted the push to expand...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2022
by Casey Harper A Canadian movement of truckers protesting the country’s vaccine mandate has inspired a similar protest in the U.S., with a convoy expected to arrive at the nation’s capital next month. That movement, though, sparked controversy beyond its...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Addison Smith State University of New York at Fredonia Professor Stephen Kershnar has been relieved of his on-campus duties and “will not have contact with students” pending an investigation by the school, according to the popular Twitter...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Philip Lenczycki The Biden administration is experiencing an uptick of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spokesmen channeling left-wing talking points aimed at discrediting American institutions. Seeking to denounce a key Department of Justice (DOJ)...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Thomas Catenacci The top House Republican on a key oversight subcommittee has pushed a series of conflict-of-interest probes into the Biden administration over its ties to the renewable energy industry. Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman, the...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 7, 2022
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the State Bar of Arizona on Friday reached an agreement to settle multiple ethics complaints. The Arizona Board of Regents and Secretary of State’s office claimed Brnovich acted unethically when representing the...
by Chris Butler | Feb 7, 2022
Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) this week said his chamber’s recently passed America COMPETES Act does not hold China accountable for trade abuses and human rights violations, per the bill’s original intent. Loudermilk, in a podcast, said Speaker of...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin’s coronavirus school closures over the past two years hurt all students across the state, but, according to a study released Friday, the closures hurt low income and minority students the most. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and...
by Star News Staff | Feb 7, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh Democratic leadership in the Minnesota House decided to close the chamber gallery Thursday after a group of maskless protesters gathered inside the building to support medical freedom. The protest took place at the Capitol rotunda, but House...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2022
by Tom Joyce The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) announced that it would receive about $3 million in grants from the Department of Justice to help victims of crime. One grant the office will receive will help the office in investigations where DNA is...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2022
by Nyamekye Daniel Georgia has awarded more than $5.6 million in grants to law enforcement agencies, state officials announced Friday. The grants will fund law enforcement training programs. It is part of Gov. Brian Kemp’s larger effort to bolster public...
by The Center Square | Feb 7, 2022
by Tyler Arnold Legislation that would make parole release for inmates more difficult passed the Virginia House of Delegates on Friday. House Bill 435, sponsored by Del. Thomas Wright, R-Victoria, passed the chamber on strict partisan lines 52-48. The...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 7, 2022
Republican lawmakers in the state legislature proposed a plan to stiffen penalties for violence or threats of violence against healthcare workers. According to the release, the legislation would elevate criminal penalties for battery and threats of violence...
