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At Least 40 Killed, Including Civilians, amid Russian Airstrikes in Ukraine

At Least 40 Killed, Including Civilians, amid Russian Airstrikes in Ukraine

by Star News Staff | Feb 24, 2022

by Andrew Trunsky   Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has already left at least 40 Russian soldiers and “a few” Ukrainian civilians dead as of Thursday, multiple sources reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in...
Former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell Announces Candidacy for GOP Nomination in TN-5 Congressional District Race

Former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell Announces Candidacy for GOP Nomination in TN-5 Congressional District Race

by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 24, 2022

Former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell announced Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy, her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Tennessee’s Fifth Congressional district. A Tennessee...
LGBTQ Advocates Choose Florida Teachers, School Officials over Parental Involvement When Addressing Gender Issues

LGBTQ Advocates Choose Florida Teachers, School Officials over Parental Involvement When Addressing Gender Issues

by Steve Stewart | Feb 24, 2022

  A proposed amendment requiring parental involvement when gender and sexuality issues arise at schools was withdrawn after LGBTQ advocates argued that informing parents could be dangerous to students. The amendment, sponsored by State Representative Joe Harding...
Study: More Than One in Three Children in Early Elementary Grades Unlikely to Read on Grade Level by End of School Year

Study: More Than One in Three Children in Early Elementary Grades Unlikely to Read on Grade Level by End of School Year

by Susan Berry, PhD | Feb 24, 2022

A study released last week found more than one in three children in grades K-3 are unlikely to be reading on grade level by the end of the current school year unless they receive major remedial help. Curriculum and assessment company Amplify analyzed data from more...
National Cornbread Festival Set to Return to South Pittsburg in 2022

National Cornbread Festival Set to Return to South Pittsburg in 2022

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 24, 2022

  The National Cornbread Festival is set to return this year after being canceled the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s festival will be held in South Pittsburg on April 23rd and April 24th. The festival, which began in 1996, is...
Commentary: For Decades Biden Promised He Could Handle Putin

Commentary: For Decades Biden Promised He Could Handle Putin

by RealClearWire | Feb 24, 2022

by Philip Wegmann   There is always a tweet, so says the online aphorism, developed during the chaotic Trump years, that now seems to hold true across administrations and perhaps even with increased significance after a Russian strongman decided to invade an...
Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper Wants Democrats to Seek Out More Rural Voters

Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper Wants Democrats to Seek Out More Rural Voters

by Chris Butler | Feb 24, 2022

  Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN-05) told CBS News this week that it’s in Democrats’ best interests to befriend rural voters. “There are other things we could do for rural voters, but primarily it is a values question. Senator [Daniel Patrick] Moynahan...
Lawsuit Alleges Michigan Secretary of State Allowed Facebook to Sway 2020 Election

Lawsuit Alleges Michigan Secretary of State Allowed Facebook to Sway 2020 Election

by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 24, 2022

A conservative group in Michigan is duking it out in court with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) claiming that the elected official allowed money from Silicon Valley titan Facebook to have a partisan impact on the state’s 2020 elections. “This is what...
Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake Still Polling Higher Than All Other GOP Candidates in the Race Combined

Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake Still Polling Higher Than All Other GOP Candidates in the Race Combined

by Rachel Alexander | Feb 24, 2022

A new poll in the Arizona gubernatorial race shows Trump-endorsed Kari Lake still far ahead of other Republican candidates in the race, and the only Republican beating the Democratic frontrunner, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, in the general election....
Minnesota College Cancels Appreciation Lunch for Non-White Staff Following Civil Rights Complaint

Minnesota College Cancels Appreciation Lunch for Non-White Staff Following Civil Rights Complaint

by Star News Staff | Feb 24, 2022

by Evan Stambaugh   A small liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota, has canceled a de facto non-whites-only appreciation lunch following a federal civil rights complaint and a report by Alpha News. Gustavus Adolphus College intended to hold its “People of...
Virginia Senate Kill Key House Republican Bills, but Some Policies Have a Chance in the Budget

Virginia Senate Kill Key House Republican Bills, but Some Policies Have a Chance in the Budget

by Eric Burk | Feb 24, 2022

  Democrat-controlled Senate committees have been killing House Republican bills, blocking policy changes on elections, guns, and the environment. More bills on education, abortion, and taxes are set to be heard in committees that have already killed similar...
Timken Endorsers Silent on Her Alleged Mismanagement of Ohio Republican Party Funds

Timken Endorsers Silent on Her Alleged Mismanagement of Ohio Republican Party Funds

by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 24, 2022

  Three U.S. senators who this week endorsed Ohio Republican candidate Jane Timken for U.S. Senate are silent after The Ohio Star reached out to ask about Timken’s alleged mismanagement of Ohio Republican Party (ORP) funds. Tuesday, Senators Joni Ernst...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Picks Democrat-Favored Congressional Map

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Picks Democrat-Favored Congressional Map

by Bradley Vasoli | Feb 24, 2022

  Democrats celebrated and Republicans demurred Wednesday after the Democrat-controlled Pennsylvania Supreme Court selected the state’s new congressional map.  In so doing, the court overturned a decision earlier this month by Commonwealth Court Judge Patricia A....
Wisconsin Assembly Approves Multiple Education-Focused Bills

Wisconsin Assembly Approves Multiple Education-Focused Bills

by Cooper Moran | Feb 24, 2022

The Wisconsin Assembly approved multiple pieces of legislation focused on education-related issues, sending the bills to the Wisconsin Senate for full legislative approval. One of the bills is a “parental bill of rights” that would establish certain legal...
Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate David Perdue Releases New Ad Featuring Donald Trump

Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate David Perdue Releases New Ad Featuring Donald Trump

by Chris Butler | Feb 24, 2022

  Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue on Wednesday released a new campaign ad that highlights former U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement. According to a statement, Perdue’s advertisement will run across the state with a $600,000 buy. In the ad,...
Metro Nashville Public School Board Member Drops ‘F Bomb’ in Board Meeting

Metro Nashville Public School Board Member Drops ‘F Bomb’ in Board Meeting

by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 24, 2022

In a Metro Nashville School Board (MNSB) meeting that turned heated Tuesday night, one of the school board members directed a curse towards parents. Parents who attended the meeting – but were not allowed to speak – cheered when the board voted seven to one in favor...
Former Trump Cabinet Member Ric Grenell Endorses Morgan Ortagus for TN-5, Pulling Prior Robby Starbuck Endorsement

Former Trump Cabinet Member Ric Grenell Endorses Morgan Ortagus for TN-5, Pulling Prior Robby Starbuck Endorsement

by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 24, 2022

Former Director of National Intelligence and the first openly gay cabinet member in U.S. History, Ric Grenell, endorsed Morgan Ortagus for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District seat. Prior to redistricting, Grenell had endorsed Robby Starbuck but he pulled that...
Senate Budget Amendment Would Block Richmond’s Second Attempt to Get a Casino

Senate Budget Amendment Would Block Richmond’s Second Attempt to Get a Casino

by Eric Burk | Feb 24, 2022

The Senate Finance Committee killed a bill that would have blocked the City of Richmond from holding another casino referendum after voters voted against a casino proposal in 2021. The bill would have granted the opportunity to build the casino to nearby Petersburg...
Congressman Burchett: Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Gave Vladimir Putin the Green Light to Invade Ukraine’

Congressman Burchett: Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Gave Vladimir Putin the Green Light to Invade Ukraine’

by Cooper Moran | Feb 24, 2022

Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) on Tuesday argued that President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal laid the foundation for Russian leader Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine. The Ukraine-Russia conflict has reached a boiling point amid weeks of...
Michigan Democrat Representative Elissa Slotkin Commands a Substantial Financial Advantage in the Race for State’s 7th Congressional District

Michigan Democrat Representative Elissa Slotkin Commands a Substantial Financial Advantage in the Race for State’s 7th Congressional District

by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 24, 2022

National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)-targeted Democrat incumbent U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-08) has a towering financial advantage in the race for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District seat. Slotkin has raised $3,476,331.42 for the...
House Sponsor of Residency Requirement Legislation Affecting Federal Campaigns Punts Subcommittee Consideration Back a Week

House Sponsor of Residency Requirement Legislation Affecting Federal Campaigns Punts Subcommittee Consideration Back a Week

by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 24, 2022

State Representative Dave Wright (R-Knoxville), the Tennessee House sponsor of legislation that would establish three-year residency requirements for Congressional and Senate candidates running in Tennessee, motioned Wednesday to roll his bill back for consideration...
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