by Star News Staff | Feb 9, 2022
by Auguste Meyrat Last week in the Atlantic, David Graham took aim at smart conservative politicians who play dumb. He declares at the beginning of his piece, “This is the age of smart politicians pretending to be stupid.” As evidence, he mainly cites Gov. Ron...
by Chris Butler | Feb 9, 2022
Tennessee residents can now go online to see how the 2021-2022 redistricting process impacts them. Members of the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office have created a new online dashboard called Tennessee District Lookup that shows which addresses in the state are now...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 9, 2022
Pro-life legislation pending before Tennessee’s General Assembly has received a sponsor in the State House. State Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) originally filed SB2158, a bill prohibiting Local Education Associations (LEA) or public charter schools...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 9, 2022
Congressman Mark Green (R-TN-07) on Tuesday formally launched his campaign for a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The lawmaker will run in the 7th Congressional District, which will hold a slightly different constituency than previous years due...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 9, 2022
Nashville continues to be in the hunt to host the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC). The four final cities under consideration to host the 2024 GOP presidential nominating convention are Nashville, Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh. Politico...
by Bradley Vasoli | Feb 9, 2022
Governor Tom Wolf (D-PA) unveiled his final state budget proposal to the General Assembly yesterday, asking members to approve a 10.9-percent spending increase. Major items he proposed include $1.75 billion more for public schools and $200 million more for...
by The Center Square | Feb 9, 2022
by Scott McClallen The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) granted Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request to expand the eligibility for waivers for Michiganders who wrongly received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) because of the state jobless agency’s mistake....
by The Center Square | Feb 9, 2022
by J.D. Davidson The Ohio Supreme Court agreed with two Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission and denied a motion from Attorney General Dave Yost to relegate the two to “friend of the court” status in ongoing legal challenges to new state legislative...
by The Center Square | Feb 9, 2022
by Bethany Blankley The Biden administration is advancing immigration policies that are harming children, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, and Attorney General Ashley Moody say. The statewide elected officials met Monday with Cuban Americans who came...
by Star News Staff | Feb 9, 2022
by Anthony Gockowski An Albert Lea woman who was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 executive orders was released from custody Saturday morning. Lisa Hanson, owner of The Interchange Wine and Coffee Bistro, refused to close her...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 9, 2022
Minnesota Teen Activists announced Tuesday that it would be co-hosting a walkout on behalf of Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer during a raid last Wednesday. HAPPENING TUESDAYMN Teen Activists State-Wide...
