by The Center Square | Mar 2, 2022 | National, News, Uncategorized
by Greg Bishop Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is facing corruption charges more than two years after a federal probe first started, according to media reports. The office of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch Jr....
by Neil W. McCabe | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, News, Ohio, The Midwest
Cleveland investment banker Mike Gibbons, who shot from virtual unknown to frontrunner when The Hill-Emerson College poll of 410 Republican voters, conducted February 25 and February 26, put the banker in the lead, told The Ohio Star his political program is more Tea...
by Star News Staff | Mar 2, 2022 | National, News, Uncategorized
by Star News Staff | Mar 2, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Jarrett Stepman President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, it’s a good time to ask: How has Biden done as president and what is the actual state of our union? According to the American people, things aren’t going...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 2, 2022 | National, News, The South
A government watchdog Tuesday took the next step in its battle to expose Chinese connections to the National Institute of Health (NIH). “Empower Oversight filed an amended complaint today against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in its Freedom of...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 2, 2022 | National, News, School, The West, Uncategorized
The Wyoming State Senate passed an amendment to the budget last week that would eliminate funding for the University of Wyoming’s Gender and Women’s Studies program, with those who voted in favor of defunding arguing the program is lacking in academic rigor and offers...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, News, The Northeast
Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)’s radical abortion legislation that would have overridden state pro-life laws was defeated in the U.S. Senate Monday evening. The Senate voted, 46-48, to reject a bill Democrats called the Women’s Health Protection Act,...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
Former President Donald Trump highlighted the findings of an analysis from former Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge Michael Gableman about the November 2020 election. Gableman, who was authorized by Republicans in the state legislature to investigate the process, produced...
by Chris Butler | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and House Ways and Means Chair Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) on Tuesday announced legislation that would, if enacted into law, lower Georgia’s maximum income tax rate. Ralston and Blackmon want to reduce Georgia’s...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
A high school assistant principal who stands accused of sex crimes with a 10-year-old family member has been suspended with pay from his position at the school as he awaits trial, according to several reports. “Melven Conway, the assistant principal at Ecorse...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
At a Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday, representatives discussed the governor’s requested 40 percent state police funding increase with department officials. The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) received $629,342,000 this fiscal year. In a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Miami’s City Manager Art Noriega appointed the city’s Interim Police Chief into the role permanently, ending a months-long process to find a new head of the Miami Police Department (MPD). “After further evaluating Chief [Manuel] Morales’...
by Rachel Alexander | Mar 2, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, Election Integrity, The West
The Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP), along with its secretary Yvonne Cahill, filed a lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs over more actions she took that appear to be making it easier to commit voter fraud. The AZGOP’s Application for Issuance of...
by Eric Burk | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill for the first time, he announced Tuesday. Delegate Patrick Hope’s (D-Arlington) HB 670 would have authorized counties operating under a county manager plan to hire an independent policing auditor to oversee its civilian...
by Star News Staff | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
by Alpha News Staff As the Russian invasion continues to intensify in Ukraine since it began Feb. 24, Ham Lake resident Alina Sciorrotta is overwhelmed with feelings of anxiety and helplessness. Sciorrotta immigrated from Ukraine to the U.S. 10 years ago. Last...
by Eric Burk | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia- As the legislature approaches its March 12 adjournment, legislators are working on budget negotiations, wrapping up their consideration of other bills, and continuing to return to pre-COVID-19 operations. On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge Michael Gableman completed his review of the November 2020 election, issuing a 136-page report on his findings and testifying before the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. In his report, Gableman called for additional...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
Although Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) allowed the statewide school mask mandate to end on Monday, the Hamden Board of Education (BOE) voted that evening to indefinitely extend its requirement. The vote came down along party lines, with Republican BOE members...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
Ohio GOP gubernatorial contender Jim Renacci picked up the endorsement of the Butler County GOP, beating out incumbent Governor Mike DeWine. The support complements the endorsement of the Clermont County Republican Party, who voted to support Renacci with 77 of the...
by Laura Baigert | Mar 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Three bills filed in the General Assembly seek to preserve, protect and properly display historic relics, artifacts and memorials primarily related to the Confederate States of America and Tennessee’s involvement during the War Between the States. All three bills are...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by Mike Gibbons I was 12 years old when I found out my mother had been adopted. I was raised in a religious, pro-life household, but I was 12 years old when my pro-life convictions were truly forged in steel. As I learned the story, my mother was the product of...
