by Susan Berry, PhD | Feb 21, 2022
A Knox County Schools (KCS) parent group fighting the end of school mask mandates has filed an ethics complaint against three members of the school board, alleging they violated one of the board’s own policies and also appeared at a Knox County Commission meeting...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 21, 2022
Arizona’s 6th Congressional District is believed to be a prime target for a GOP pickup, according to Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight political blog, which rates the newly-redrawn district as “Competitive R.” Seven-term incumbent Rep. Ann...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 21, 2022
On Friday, Rock County’s current sheriff, Troy Knudson, announced he will not seek reelection, according to multiple reports. Knudson has been with the department for 33 years and has served as sheriff since 2019. “It has been an incredible honor and...
by Bradley Vasoli | Feb 21, 2022
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, deliberating over oral arguments made last Friday, will soon decide the congressional-district boundaries that apply in next year’s elections. State House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Bellefonte) has meanwhile asked the court to...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 21, 2022
According to a statement from its president, the Navajo Nation will continue its mask mandate, even as surrounding states begin to lift restrictions. The large reservation, which is located in three different states, has witnessed a decline in cases in recent...
by Star News Staff | Feb 21, 2022
by Alexander Zubatov It seems lately like everywhere, on both the Right and the Left, we are hearing a chorus of voices tell us America is hopelessly divided and on the brink of a second civil war. The level of rancor and incivility characterizing much of our...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 21, 2022
City leaders from Bexley, Whitehall, Worthington, and Columbus met with Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts and Franklin County Health Commissioner Joe Mazzola recently to receive an update on the status of the spread of COVID-19 in the community,...
by Star News Staff | Feb 21, 2022
by Jennie Taer The number of migrants encountered at the southern border in January nearly doubled that of January 2021, when President Joe Biden took office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported Friday. CBP agents encountered 153,941 migrants in...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 21, 2022
Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-26) called for reduced coronavirus regulations on the cruise industry, penning a letter to Jeffrey Zients, the White House COVID coordinator. The letter, which gathered bipartisan support, criticized a new program implemented by...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 21, 2022
On Friday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Expo Center & State Fair General Manager Virgil Strickler announced that the 2022 Ohio State Fair will run from July 27th to August 7th. We’re back! The Ohio State Fair will return in full this summer, July 27 –...
by Cooper Moran | Feb 21, 2022
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has established a “Rent Stabilization Stakeholder Group” to “identify considerations on improving and enhancing rent stabilization in Saint Paul.” According to the mayor’s office, the new group is...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 21, 2022
The Tennessee State House is set to consider a resolution honoring and commending the Mission America Foundation, a Tennessee-based 501c(3) organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking, for the work they do. The Mission America Foundation works to empower...
by Star News Staff | Feb 21, 2022
by George Neumayr “In an unjust society the only place for a just man is in prison,” said the writer Henry David Thoreau. That is increasingly true in Canada, where critics of its COVID restrictions can be thrown in jail for peaceful protests. Canadian prime...
by Chris Butler | Feb 21, 2022
Senator Burt Jones (R-Jackson) filed a bill last week that would, if enacted into law, allow Georgia residents to contribute money to increase law enforcement officers’ pay. Georgia residents would subsidize this Back the Blue fund through motor vehicle insurance...
by Eric Burk | Feb 21, 2022
Governor Glenn Youngkin asked the administration’s finance team to perform a mid-session review which added another $1.25 billion to the Fiscal Year 2022 revenue forecast. Youngkin highlighted the additional expected cash in a Friday letter to...
by Bethany Bowman | Feb 21, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee Possibly the biggest highlight of a country music artist’s career is their first time performing at the Grand Ole Opry. It’s an important step toward seeing their hard work come to fruition. One of my favorite artists, country-rocker Jacob Bryant,...
by Chris Butler | Feb 21, 2022
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn are scheduled to announce legislation for the new student-based funding formula, known as the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement formula (TISA) this week. According...
by Chris Butler | Feb 21, 2022
The former mayor of Stonecrest and a bookkeeper who administered COVID-19 relief funds to the town pleaded guilty in federal court this month to charges related to the theft of pandemic relief funds. Per federal rules, Stonecrest officials could only spend...
by Star News Staff | Feb 21, 2022
by Avery Selby The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) maintains an “Equity Dashboard” that tracks law enforcement encounters by race, ethnicity, and gender. “This dashboard is the result of more than a year of...
by Star News Staff | Feb 21, 2022
by Eric Lendrum In the latest blow to Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) re-election bid, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has endorsed her biggest primary opponent. As reported by CNN, McCarthy issued his endorsement of Harriet Hageman on...
by Star News Staff | Feb 21, 2022
by Eric Lendrum The latest findings from Gallup indicate that the number of American adults who claim to be part of the “LGBT” crowd – lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender – has doubled in the last decade. ABC News reports that the new percentage of...
