by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 4, 2022
Governor Ron DeSantis announced that his wife, Casey DeSantis, after going through both “treatment and surgery” for breast cancer, is now considered cancer-free. Excited to share this update about First Lady @FLCaseyDeSantis’ health: pic.twitter.com/HsMjWwPHIv —...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 4, 2022
Governor Ron DeSantis hosted a news conference on the USF Tampa campus Wednesday to announce a $20 million grant from the Florida Department of Education to Cyber Florida at USF to “strengthen the state’s ability to fill high-demand careers in cybersecurity and...
by Bethany Bowman | Mar 4, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Jenny Tolman is one of the rare country musicians who was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father, Steve Tolman, was a touring musician before her birth. Her dad sang and played the character of Diamond Jim at Disney’s Diamond Horseshoe...
by Chris Butler | Mar 4, 2022
Citing the city’s high crime rate, members of the Metro Nashville Office of Alternative Policing Strategies this week announced a new gun retrieval program. The Tennessee Star on Thursday contacted Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) spokesman Steven Bowers. We...
by RealClearWire | Mar 4, 2022
by Rupert Darwall Rising inflation threatens the value of Americans’ retirement savings. Now the Biden administration is finalizing a rule to loosen safeguards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) that protect private retirement...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 4, 2022
Businessman Jake McCalmon is running for the Republican nomination for an open seat in the Tennessee state House of Representatives to represent parts of Williamson County. The seat was vacated by Representative Glen Casada, who opted to not run for another term amid...
by Star News Staff | Mar 4, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh Private and charter schools are the beneficiaries of a continued decline in Minnesota public school enrollment. Data from the Minnesota Department of Education’s annual report shows that compared to the 2020-21 school year, roughly 2,000 fewer...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 4, 2022
The Florida House passed HB 7071, which would codify four new sales-tax holidays for Floridians. The bill was passed unanimously and was championed by Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls (R-Palm Harbor) as the “coolest tax package.” Under the proposal, back-to-school...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 4, 2022
The Ohio Senate “concurred with changes” Wednesday made to Senate Bill 215 which will allow law-abiding adults to carry a concealed handgun without obtaining a permit in areas where concealed carry is currently exercised, according to a press release by the Ohio...
by Star News Staff | Mar 4, 2022
by Ailan Evans Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sent a formal request for information Thursday to major tech companies demanding data on “misinformation” related to the COVID-19 vaccine and the virus itself, The New York Times reported. The request demanded the...
by Star News Staff | Mar 4, 2022
– – – Photo “Ukrainian Refugees” by Mirek Pruchnicki. CC BY 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Mar 4, 2022
by Debra Heine A corn and soybean farmer from Iowa said on Wednesday that Americans can expect to see grocery bills increase $1,000 a month due to a massive increase in the price of fertilizer . Ben Riensche, who runs the Blue Diamond Farming Company, predicted...
by Star News Staff | Mar 4, 2022
by Laurel Duggan Hundreds of people have been arrested around the world as part of a two-year investigation of international child pornography networks, according to European authorities. Law enforcement discovered files including “imagery depicting sadistic...
by Star News Staff | Mar 4, 2022
by Eric Lendrum Anthony Fauci, longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was apparently well aware that the Chinese government was withholding crucial information about the coronavirus as far back as January 2020....
by The Center Square | Mar 4, 2022
by J.D. Davidson A northeast Ohio state senator believes moving the state more rapidly into the electric vehicle industry is the way to restore the state’s once booming auto industry. Sen. Michael Rulli (pictured above), R-Salem, wants the state to take...
by RealClearWire | Mar 4, 2022
by John R. Lott Jr. On the 10th anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death this week, the media is still rewriting history. He is being depicted as an innocent young victim minding his own business who wasn’t a threat to anyone in Sanford, Florida, when George...
by The Center Square | Mar 4, 2022
by Greg Bishop Prosecutors indicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on 22 counts of corruption Tuesday. U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. (pictured above) announced the charges Tuesday afternoon, connecting Madigan to the nearly decade-long bribery...